Chapter 19: Blood Vessels

Which of the following is the correct sequence of layers in the vessel wall from superficial too deep?

The vessel layer that has a direct role in vasoconstriction is the ___.

Which of the following acts on the kidneys and blood vessels to raise blood pressure?

Loss of vasomotor tone that results in a huge drop in peripheral resistance known as ___.

If the net filtration pressure (NFP) is positive, the fluid is reabsorped into the blood.

During systematic circulation, blood leaves the ___.

Which if the following veins is the longest in the body?

Diastolic pressure is the peak of aortic pressure.

Blood flows directly from ___ into capillary beds.

Which of the layers of an artery wall is regulated by the sympathetic nervous system and many hormones?

The inferior vena cava brings blood from the lower regions of the body and empties into the ___.

The major long-term mechanism of blood pressure control is provided by the ___.

Which of the following regulates blood flow at the entrance to each true capillary?

Which of the following blood vessels is the most susceptible to atherosclerosis?

Blood flow would be increased by ___.

Which of the following would experience increased blood flow during exercise?

Exchange of gases and nutrients occurs by diffusion between the ___.

The only vessels that provide direct access to nearly every cell in the body are the ___.

The flow of blood from the left ventricle to the right atrium is called the ___.

Mean arterial pressure propels blood through the tissues.

Which of the following is true when comparing arteries and veins?

At the arteriolar end of a capillary, ___ pushes fluid into the capillary.

Baroreceptors are effective in long-term regulation of blood pressure.

The hepatic portal system collects blood from the ___ and then routes it to the ___.

Hypertension is defined physiologically as a condition of sustained arterial pressure of ___ or higher.

Most neural controls of blood pressure involve input from baroreceptors, which are sensitive to ___.

___ inhibits fibrinolysis by competing with plasminogen and may contribute to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques.

Any condition in which blood vessels are inadequately filled and blood CANNOT circulate normally is called ___.

Which of the abdominal arteries branches to form the common hepatic artery, left gastric artery, and splenic artery?

Sympathetic impulses are the nervous system control of blood flow.

During pulmonary circulation, blood leaves the ___.

Cardiogenic shock is most likely to result from ___.

Which of the following conditions would NOT increase the chances of developing varicose veins?

Blood from the brain is returned to the heart via the ___.

Blood services the myocardium of the heart by coronary vessels that originate from the ___.

Angiotensin II has a hormonal control of blood flow.

Which of the following types of blood vessels have the proportionally thickest tunica media of all vessels?

The vessels that exhibit the lowest level of permeability are the ___.

A metarteriole is a vessel that ___.

An elastic lamina on both sides of the tunica media is a characteristic of ___.

Nitric oxide has a myogenic control of blood flow.

When would the capillary beds surrounding the gastrointestinal organs be open?

Changes in peripheral resistance are primarily driven by ___.

The minute-to-minute blood flow through the capillary beds is determined by the ___.

Which of the following is the major force generating blood flow?

Systolic pressure is the lowest level of aortic pressure

The endothelium is composed of ___.

Pulse pressure is the difference between systolic and diastolic pressure.

Stretch of vascular smooth muscle uses metabolic control of blood flow.

Blood flows from the lungs to the ___ via the ___.

Up to 65% of the body's blood supply is found in ___.

The presence of ___ stabilizes the wall of capillaries.

Reduction in the lumen diameter of a blood vessel as the smooth muscle contracts is known as ___.

Fluids are likely to leave or filter out of the capillary if ___.