Veins Quiz: questions and answers

1. What is the function of the veins?

To site of substance exchange between the blood & body tissues

To convey blood from the tissues back to the heart

To carry blood from he heart to the tissues

2. How many layers do the veins have?

3

4

2

3. Which is the thickest layer in veins?

The middle layer

The outer layer

The inner layer

4. How many types of veins exist?

5

6

7

5. What is the characteristic of superficial veins?

Deeper in the body and have corresponding arteries

They drain from the superficial to the deep veins

Those closer to the surface of the body, and have no corresponding arteries

6. What is the characteristic of deep veins?

They drain from the superficial to the deep veins

Deeper in the body and have corresponding arteries

Those closer to the surface of the body, and have no corresponding arteries

7. What are perforator veins?

They drain from the superficial to the deep veins

Deeper in the body and have corresponding arteries

Those closer to the surface of the body, and have no corresponding arteries

8. What are communicating veins?

Deeper in the body and have corresponding arteries

Veins that directly connect superficial veins to deep veins

Those closer to the surface of the body, and have no corresponding arteries

9. What are pulmonary veins?

They drain the tissues of the body and deliver deoxygenated blood to the heart

A set of veins that deliver oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

They drain from the superficial to the deep veins

10. What are systemic veins?

They drain the tissues of the body and deliver deoxygenated blood to the heart

A set of veins that deliver oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart

They drain from the superficial to the deep veins

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Veins Quiz: questions and answers

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1. What is the function of the veins?

2. How many layers do the veins have?

3. Which is the thickest layer in veins?

4. How many types of veins exist?

5. What is the characteristic of superficial veins?

6. What is the characteristic of deep veins?

7. What are perforator veins?

8. What are communicating veins?

9. What are pulmonary veins?

10. What are systemic veins?

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