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Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels
Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels
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Anatomy & Physiology of the human body. Circulatory System.
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1
The external iliac vein merges with which of the following to form the common iliac vein
femoral vein
popliteal vein
internal iliac vein
great saphenous vein
2
Delicate microscopic vessels that carry nutrient rich blood from the arteries to the cells.
capillaries
alveoli
bronchioles
veins
3
If you are dehydrated,
blood pressure decreases
blood pressure stays the same
blood pressure increases
4
The entry of water and nutrients into the capillary at the venous end is called __________.
Filtration
Reabsorption
5
High blood pressure.
hypotension
tachycardia
hyperglycemia
hypertension
6
Which of the following is
NOT
a blood vessel that brings blood into the right atrium?
Pulmonary vein
Coronary sinus
Superior vena cava
Inferior vena cava
7
All of the following are branches of the aortic arch
except
brachiocephalic trunk
left subclavian artery
left common carotid artery
right common carotid artery
8
If you are taking someone's pulse at the wrist, you are palpating the
brachial artery
dorsalis pedis
radial artery
ulnar artery
9
This is the only vein in the body to carry oxygenated blood.
pulmonary vein
jugular vein
inferior vena cava
superior vena cava
10
All of the following directly affect venous return
except
vasodilation of the veins
thoracic pump
skeletal muscle pump
posture & gravity
11
Hepatic portal circulation filters nutrient rich blood from the GI tract to the
spleen
kidneys
liver
small intestines
12
Which of the layers of an artery wall is regulated by the sympathetic nervous system?
middle layer
external layer
inner layer
13
If blood volume decreases
blood pressure stays the same
blood pressure decreases
blood pressure increases
14
Which of the following are known as the
"blood reservoirs"?
capillaries
arterioles
arteries
veins
15
This is the only artery to carry de-oxygenated blood.
pulmonary artery
aorta
brachial artery
carotid artery
16
The volume of fluid & solutes reabsorbed is almost as large as the volume filtered out
Henry's law
Frank-Starling law of the heart
Starling law of the capillaries
Boyle's law
17
Which of the following does
NOT
affect the resistance found in arteries?
presence of valves
viscosity of blood
vessel diameter
vessel length
18
These blood vessels are characterized by a thin middle layer & valves & return blood to heart
arteries
veins
arterioles
capillaries
19
Blood hydrostatic pressure promotes _____ in the capillaries.
active transport
filtration
phagocytosis
reabsorption
20
Endothelium makes up the
external layer
middle layer
inner layer
