Blood vessels
11.3What the syllabus asks of you
- Name the main blood vessels that carry blood to and from the heart, lungs, liver and kidneys, limited to: aorta, vena cava, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, hepatic vein, hepatic artery, hepatic portal vein, renal artery and renal vein
- Describe, and identify on diagrams and photomicrographs, the structure of arteries, veins and capillaries, limited to: (a) relative thickness of wall (b) composition of wall (muscle and elastic tissue) (c) diameter of lumen (d) presence of valves
- Explain how the structure of arteries, veins and capillaries is related to the pressure of the blood that they transport
Read the notes first
Chapter 11: Blood vessels
Drill this topic
Every question on Blood vessels, untimed, marked as you go.
Make a worksheet
Choose the years and how many questions, then print it with the answers on separate pages.
7 questions
1Oct / Nov 2020 · Paper 11 · Q14Show mark scheme →
AA
BB
CC
DD
Mark scheme
2Oct / Nov 2020 · Paper 12 · Q15Show mark scheme →
Aartery 0.6, capillary 4.0, vein 13.0
Bartery 4.0, capillary 0.6, vein 13.0
Cartery 13.0, capillary 0.6, vein 4.0
Dartery 13.0, capillary 4.0, vein 0.6
Mark scheme
3May / June 2020 · Paper 11 · Q13Show mark scheme →
Ahepatic artery: yes, hepatic portal vein: yes, hepatic vein: no, vena cava: no
Bhepatic artery: yes, hepatic portal vein: no, hepatic vein: yes, vena cava: no
Chepatic artery: no, hepatic portal vein: yes, hepatic vein: no, vena cava: yes
Dhepatic artery: no, hepatic portal vein: no, hepatic vein: yes, vena cava: yes
Mark scheme
4May / June 2020 · Paper 12 · Q14Also set in May / June 2020 Paper 11Show mark scheme →
Acapillary ✓, renal artery ✗, renal vein ✗
Bcapillary ✗, renal artery ✗, renal vein ✓
Ccapillary ✓, renal artery ✓, renal vein ✗
Dcapillary ✗, renal artery ✓, renal vein ✓
Mark scheme
5Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 11 · Q14Show mark scheme →
Acoronary artery
Bhepatic portal vein
Cpulmonary artery
Drenal vein
Mark scheme
6Oct / Nov 2019 · Paper 12 · Q15Show mark scheme →
Aarteries always carry oxygenated blood: yes; the pulmonary vein carries deoxygenated blood: yes
Barteries always carry oxygenated blood: yes; the pulmonary vein carries deoxygenated blood: no
Carteries always carry oxygenated blood: no; the pulmonary vein carries deoxygenated blood: yes
Darteries always carry oxygenated blood: no; the pulmonary vein carries deoxygenated blood: no
Mark scheme
7May / June 2019 · Paper 11 · Q15Show mark scheme →
Ablood to organ | organ | blood away from organ
pulmonary artery | heart | pulmonary vein
hepatic portal vein | liver | hepatic vein
pulmonary vein | lungs | pulmonary artery
Bblood to organ | organ | blood away from organ
pulmonary artery | heart | pulmonary vein
hepatic vein | liver | hepatic portal vein
pulmonary vein | lungs | pulmonary artery
Cblood to organ | organ | blood away from organ
pulmonary vein | heart | pulmonary artery
hepatic portal vein | liver | hepatic vein
pulmonary artery | lungs | pulmonary vein
Dblood to organ | organ | blood away from organ
pulmonary vein | heart | pulmonary artery
hepatic vein | liver | hepatic portal vein
pulmonary artery | lungs | pulmonary vein
Mark scheme