1. The outer layer of a blood vessel is called the _________________.
2. The inner layer of a blood vessel is called the _________________.
3. The middle layer of a blood vessel is called the _________________.
4. The passageway within a blood vessel is called the _____________.
5. The ____________ carry blood away from the heart.
6. The ____________ are under high pressure.
7. Large, thick walled arteries, located near the heart, are called ______________.
8. A distributing artery about 5mm across would be classified as a/an ___________ artery.
9. The smallest type of artery, that connects with the capillaries, is called ______________.
10. The smallest type of blood vessel is the _____________.
11. Nutrients & wastes are exchanged at the ___________.
12. ______________ capillaries are the most common and do not have holes in their linings.
13. ______________ capillaries have holes in the lining.
14. ______________ capillaries are large, irregular, and very leaky.
15. ______________ carry blood to the heart.
16. The ____________ are under low pressure.
17. The ____________ have one-way valves.
18. Small veins are called ______________.
19. __________ is the volume of blood flowing through an area in a certain amount of time.
20. __________ is the pressure exerted on the blood vessel by the blood
21. __________ is how well the blood flows; its “thickness.”
22. __________ pressure is when the heart contracts and BP is at its highest.
23. Epinephrine _________ your blood pressure.
24. High blood pressure is known as ______________.
25. Extreme loss of blood can cause ______________.
26. The ___________ artery drains the kidney.
27. The longest superficial vein of the body is the __________________.
28. The _____________ is the major artery of the arm.
29. The pulse at the wrist is caused by the ____________ artery.

LABEL the Following ARTERIES/VEINS.

ARTERIES - carotid, brachiocephalic, brachial, aorta, popliteal, femoral
VEINS - inferior vena cava, great saphenous, jugular, median cubital, axillary

DESCRIBE the factors that can increase the chances of hypertension and atherosclerosis.