Veins Quiz: questions and answers
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1. What is the function of the veins?
To convey blood from the tissues back to the heart
2. How many layers do the veins have?
3
3. Which is the thickest layer in veins?
The outer layer
4. How many types of veins exist?
6
5. What is the characteristic of superficial veins?
Those closer to the surface of the body, and have no corresponding arteries
6. What is the characteristic of deep veins?
Deeper in the body and have corresponding arteries
7. What are perforator veins?
They drain from the superficial to the deep veins
8. What are communicating veins?
Veins that directly connect superficial veins to deep veins
9. What are pulmonary veins?
A set of veins that deliver oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
10. What are systemic veins?
They drain the tissues of the body and deliver deoxygenated blood to the heart