Question 1

Imagine someone who drank too much water before running a race. Their very watery blood would have

Accepted Answer

A)   high viscosity and therefore have high resistance.
B)   high viscosity and therefore have low resistance.
C)   low viscosity and therefore have high resistance.
D)   low viscosity and therefore have low resistance.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Which of the following supplies blood to the abdominal wall?

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A)   Lumbar arteries
B)   Posterior intercostal arteries
C)   Subclavian arteries
D)   Median sacral arteryE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

During a dangerous situation, the sympathetic nervous system causes widespread vasoconstriction, raising systemic blood pressure. This is an example of the myogenic response.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the fetus, the blood from the umbilical vein is shunted away from the liver and sent to the inferior vena cava through the ductus ________.

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The answer of In the fetus, the blood from the...

Question 5

Which statement accurately compares filtration and reabsorption?

Accepted Answer

A)   Filtration is driven by concentration gradients, whereas reabsorption depends on hydrostatic pressure.
B)   Filtration involves bulk flow of fluid out of the blood, whereas reabsorption is bulk flow back into the blood.
C)   Filtration happens at the venule end of a capillary bed and reabsorption happens in feeder arterioles.
D)   The direction of filtration can be either into or out of the blood, but reabsorption always involves fluids entering the blood.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Epinephrine, aldosterone, and antidiuretic hormone each cause an increase in blood pressure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Blood velocity is measured in ________ and is generally ________ related to total cross-sectional area of blood vessels.

Accepted Answer

A)   cm/second; directly
B)   cm/second; inversely
C)   liter/min; directly
D)   liter/min; inverselyE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 8

Which path of arteries would a blood cell follow on its way from the thigh to the foot?

Accepted Answer

A)   Deep femoral a., medial planar a., posterior tibial a., plantar arterial arch
B)   Femoral a., popliteal a., anterior tibial a., dorsalis pedis a.
C)   Internal iliac a., deep femoral a., popliteal a., posterior fibular a.
D)   Lateral sacral a., femoral a., hamstring a., tibial a., dorsalis pedis a.
E)   Femoral a., saphenous a., azygos a., anterior tibial a.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

A vasodilator causes a decrease in local blood flow at a capillary bed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Epinephrine, aldosterone, and antidiuretic hormone each cause an increase in blood pressure.

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Blood velocity is measured in and is generally related to total cross-sectional area of blood vessels.

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Which path of arteries would a blood cell follow on its way from the thigh to the foot?

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Which statement accurately compares filtration and reabsorption?

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Which of the following supplies blood to the abdominal wall?

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A vasodilator causes a decrease in local blood flow at a capillary bed.

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Imagine someone who drank too much water before running a race. Their very watery blood would have

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During a dangerous situation, the sympathetic nervous system causes widespread vasoconstriction, raising systemic blood pressure. This is an example of the myogenic response.

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In the fetus, the blood from the umbilical vein is shunted away from the liver and sent to the inferior vena cava through the ductus ________.

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Epinephrine, aldosterone, and antidiuretic hormone each cause an increase in blood pressure.

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Blood velocity is measured in ________ and is generally ________ related to total cross-sectional area of blood vessels.

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Which path of arteries would a blood cell follow on its way from the thigh to the foot?

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Which statement accurately compares filtration and reabsorption?

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Which of the following supplies blood to the abdominal wall?

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A vasodilator causes a decrease in local blood flow at a capillary bed.

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Imagine someone who drank too much water before running a race. Their very watery blood would have

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During a dangerous situation, the sympathetic nervous system causes widespread vasoconstriction, raising systemic blood pressure. This is an example of the myogenic response.

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In the fetus, the blood from the umbilical vein is shunted away from the liver and sent to the inferior vena cava through the ductus ________.

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Blood velocity is measured in and is generally related to total cross-sectional area of blood vessels.

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