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1
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the layer of vascular tissue that consists of an endothelial lining and an underlying layer of connective tissue dominated by elastic fibers is the…

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tunica intima

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smooth muscle fibers in arteries and veins are found in the…

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tunica media

3
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one of the major characteristics of the arteries supplying peripheral tissues is that they are…

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muscular

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the only blood vessels whose walls permit exchange between the blood and the surrounding interstital fluids are…

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capillaries

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one of the primary characteristics of continous capillaries is that they prevent…

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the loss of blood cells and plasma proteins

6
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the unidirectional flow of blood in venules and medium sized veins is maintained by…

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the presence of valves

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the specialized arteries that are able to tolerate the pressure shock produced each time ventricular systole occurs and blood leaves the heart are…

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elastic arteries

8
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where does the greatest drop in blood pressure occur?

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arterioles

9
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if the systolic pressure is 120 mm Hg and the diastolic pressure is 90 mm Hg, the mean arterial pressure(MAP) is…

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100 mm Hg

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the distinctive sounds of Korotkoff heard when taking the blood pressure are produced by…

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turbulences as blood flows past the constricted portion of the artery

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the phenomenon that helps maintain blood flow along the arterial network while the left ventricle is in diastole is…

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elastic rebound

12
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the most important factor in vascular resistance is…

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friction between blood and the vessel walls

13
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two factors that assist the low venous pressures in propelling blood toward the heart are…

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elastic rebound and mean arterial pressure

14
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what correctly identifies all the factors that would increase blood pressure?

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increasing CO, decreasing SV, increasing VR, decreasing PR, increasing BV

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the two major factors affecting blood flow rates are…

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pressure and resistance

16
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for circulation to occur, the circulatory pressure must be sufficient to overcome the…

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total peripheral resistance

17
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atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) reduces blood volume and pressure by…

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  1. blocking release of ADH
  2. stimulating peripheral vasodiliation
  3. increased water loss through the kidneys
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the circulatory regulatory mechanisms that can assist in short term and long term adjustments…

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endocrine responses

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the regulatory mechanism that cause immediate, localized homeostatic adjustments is…

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autoregulation

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the central regulation of cardiac output primarily involves the activities of the…

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autonomic nervous system

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an increase in cardiac output normally occurs during…

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widespread sympathetic stimulation

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stimulation of the vasomotor center in the medulla causes __________, and inhibition of the vasomotor center causes __________.

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vasoconstriction; vasodilation

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hormonal regulation by ADH, epinephrine, angiotensin II, and norepinephrine results in…

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increasing peripheral vasoconstriction

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the three primary interrelated changes that occur as exercise begins are…

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increasing vasodilation, increasing venous return, and increasing cardiac output

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the only area of the body where the blood supply is unaffected while exercising at maximum levels is the…

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brain

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other than near the heart, the peripheral distributions of arteries and veins on the left and right sides are…

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generally identical on both sides

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as the external iliac artery leaves the body trunk and enters the lower limb, it becomes the…

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femoral artery

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the link between adjacent arteries or veins that reduce the impact of a temporary or permanent occlusion of a single blood vessel is…

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anastomosis

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the four large blood vessels, two from each lung, that empty into the left atrium, completing the pulmonary circuit, are the…

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pulmonary veins

30
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the blood vessels that provide blood to capillary networks that surround the alveoli in the lungs are…

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pulmonary arteries

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the three elastic arteries that originate along the aortic arch and deliver blood to the head, neck, shoulders, and arms are the…

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brachiophalic, L common carotid, and left subclavian

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the large blood vessel that collects most of the venous blood from organs below the diaphragm is the…

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inferior vena cava

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the three blood vessels that provide blood to all of the digestive organs in the abdominopelvic cavity are the…

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celiac trunk and the superior and inferior mesenteric arteries

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the diaphragm divides the descending aorta into…

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superior thoracic aorta and inferior abdominal aorta

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the three branches that originate from the celiac trunk are the…

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L gastric, splenic, and common hepatic arteries

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except for the cardiac veins, all of the body’s systemic veins drain into either the…

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superior or inferior vena cava

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blood from the tissues and organs of the head, neck, chest, shoulders, and upper limbs is delivered to the…

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superior vena cava

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blood from the lower limbs, the pelvis, and the lower abdomen is delivered to the…

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external iliac veins

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blood leaving the capillaries supplied by the celiac trunk and superior and inferior mesenteric arteries flows into the…

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hepatic portal system

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the nutritional and respiratory needs of a fetus are provided by…

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diffusion across the placenta

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in early fetal life, the foramen ovale allows blood to flow freely from the…

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right atrium to the left atrium

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in the adult, the ductus arteriosus persists as a fibrous cord called the…

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ligamentum arteriosum

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a few seconds after birth, rising O2 levels stimulate the constriction of the ductus arteriosus, isolating the…

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pulmonary and aortic trunks

44
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the primary effect of a decrease in the hematocrit of elderly individuals is…

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a lowering of the oxygen carrying capacity of the blood

45
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in the heart, age related progressive atherosclerosis causes…

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restricted coronary circulation

46
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the systems responsible for modifying heart rate and regulating blood pressure are the…

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nervous and endocrine system

47
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in travleing from the heart to the peripheral capillaries, blood passes through…

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elastic arteries, muscular arteries, and arterioles

48
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in general terms, blood flow (F) is directly proportional to…

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pressure

49
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the goal of cardiovascular regulation is…

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maintenence of adequate blood flow through peripheral tissues and organs

50
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along the length of a typical capillary, blood pressure gradually falls from about…

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35 to 18 mm Hg

51
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where would you find fenestrated capillaries?

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  1. filtration areas of the kidneys
  2. absorptive areas of the intestine
  3. endocrine glands
52
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the average pressure in arteries is approximately…

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100 mm Hg

53
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the effective pressure in the venous system is roughly…

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18 mm Hg

54
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net hydrostatic pressure forces water ______ a capillary; net osmotic pressure forces water _________ a capillary.

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out of; into

55
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the condition that has the greatest influence on the level of peripheral resistance is doubling the…

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diameter of a blood vessel

56
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the relationship F=P/R means that the flow is…

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directly proportional to the pressure gradient, and inversely proportional to the resistance

57
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to increase blood flow to an adjacent capillary. the local controls that operate are…

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decreasing O2, increasing CO2, and decreasing pH

58
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the adrenergic fibers innervating arterioles are ________ fibers that release ________ and cause ________.

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sympathetic; norepinephrine; vasoconstricition

59
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two arteries formed by the bifurcation of the brachiocephalic artery are the…

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common carotid and subclavian

60
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the artery that serves the posterior thigh is the..

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deep femoral

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a major differences between the arterial and venous systems is that…

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there is a dual venous drainage in the limbs

62
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the large vein that drains the thorax is the…

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azygos vein

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the veins that drain the head, neck, and upper extremities are the…

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brachiocephalics

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the veins that drain venous blood from the legs and the pelvis are the…

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common iliacs

65
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the vein that drains the knee region of the body is the…

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popliteal

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the large artery that serves the brain is the…

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internal carotid

67
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the artery that links the subclavian and brachial arteries is the…

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axillary

68
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the three arterial branches of the celiac trunk are the…

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L gastric, splenic, and common hepatic

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the artery that supplies most of the small intestine and the first half of the large intestine is the…

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superior mesenteric

70
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the artery that supplies the pelvic organs is the…

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internal iliac artery

71
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the branches of the popliteal artery are the…

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anterior and posterior tibial arteries