Question 1

Arteries in the systemic circuit carry oxygenated blood while arteries in the pulmonary circuit transport deoxygenated blood.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Describe how an increase in blood pressure is returned to normal using the baroreceptor reflex.

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The baroreceptor reflex is a negative fe...

Question 3

List the three arteries that branch off of the aortic arch.

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The three branches of the aort...

Question 4

Determine the mean arterial pressure (MAP)  given a systolic pressure of 130 mm Hg and diastolic pressure of 70 mm Hg.

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A)   200 mm Hg
B)   90 mm Hg
C)   70 mm Hg
D)   130 mm HgE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Match the following arteries with the correct name.
 
-Identify the radial artery.

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The answer of Match the following arteries with the correct...

Question 6

A cerebrovascular accident (CVA, or stroke)  can occur due to a blockage in the:

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A)   facial artery.
B)   basilar artery.
C)   occipital artery.
D)   axillary artery.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Match the following arteries with the correct name.
 
-Identify the external carotid artery.

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The answer of Match the following arteries with the correct...

Question 8

Fenestrations in capillaries are small pores that allow water and small substances to move freely through these pores.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain the role of peripheral chemoreceptors in the maintenance of blood flow to tissues.

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Peripheral chemoreceptors, located in th...

Question 10

Into which vein does blood in the external jugular vein drain?

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A)   inferior vena cava
B)   vertebral vein
C)   internal jugular vein
D)   subclavian veinE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

What type of vessel is built to handle the highest pressure of any vessel in the cardiovascular system?

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A)   metarteriole
B)   elastic artery
C)   muscular artery
D)   arterioleE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following situations creates edema?

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A)   an increase in the colloid osmotic pressure
B)   a negative net filtration pressure (NFP) 
C)   a decrease in the capillary hydrostatic pressure gradient
D)   an increase in the capillary hydrostatic pressure gradientE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

Filtration occurs when colloid osmotic pressure is greater than capillary hydrostatic pressure.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Describe the hormones that increase cardiac output.

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Hormones that increase cardiac output in...

Question 15

The anterior and posterior tibial veins merge to form the:

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A)   external iliac vein.
B)   great saphenous vein.
C)   femoral vein.
D)   medial plantar vein.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Which vessels vasoconstrict in response to epinephrine and norepinephrine?

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A)   capillaries
B)   systemic arterioles
C)   venules
D)   coronary arteriolesE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an artery that branches off the aortic arch?

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A)   left subclavian artery
B)   brachiocephalic artery
C)   left common carotid artery
D)   right subclavian arteryE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Besides blood, what other fluid returns to the dural sinuses of the brain? To what vein do the dural return these fluids?

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Blood from the brain drains in...

Question 19

Describe blood flow through the hepatic portal circulation.

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The splenic, gastric, superior mesenteri...

Question 20

Predict the scenario that will decrease peripheral resistance.

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A)   increase in vessel radius
B)   increase in vessel length
C)   increase in blood viscosity
D)   increase in vessel obstructionsE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Exam 18: The Cardiovascular System Ii: Blood Vessels

Match the following arteries with the correct name. -Identify the external carotid artery.

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Filtration occurs when colloid osmotic pressure is greater than capillary hydrostatic pressure.

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Predict the scenario that will decrease peripheral resistance.

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Explain the role of peripheral chemoreceptors in the maintenance of blood flow to tissues.

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Describe blood flow through the hepatic portal circulation.

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Arteries in the systemic circuit carry oxygenated blood while arteries in the pulmonary circuit transport deoxygenated blood.

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Which of the following is NOT an artery that branches off the aortic arch?

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What type of vessel is built to handle the highest pressure of any vessel in the cardiovascular system?

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Into which vein does blood in the external jugular vein drain?

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Match the following arteries with the correct name. -Identify the radial artery.

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Besides blood, what other fluid returns to the dural sinuses of the brain? To what vein do the dural return these fluids?

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Determine the mean arterial pressure (MAP) given a systolic pressure of 130 mm Hg and diastolic pressure of 70 mm Hg.

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Describe how an increase in blood pressure is returned to normal using the baroreceptor reflex.

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Describe the hormones that increase cardiac output.

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Which of the following situations creates edema?

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The anterior and posterior tibial veins merge to form the:

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List the three arteries that branch off of the aortic arch.

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A cerebrovascular accident (CVA, or stroke) can occur due to a blockage in the:

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Fenestrations in capillaries are small pores that allow water and small substances to move freely through these pores.

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Which vessels vasoconstrict in response to epinephrine and norepinephrine?

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