Blood Vessels Flashcards
Each of the following will cause an increase in blood pressure except
increased levels of aldosterone.
X increased blood volume.
increased levels of ANP (atrial natriurette peptide).
increased levels of ADH (antidiuretic hormone)
increased levels of ANP (atrial natriurette peptide)
Elevated levels of the naturetic peptide hormones ANP and BNP will produce increased
salt and water loss through the kidneys
blood volume.
sodium ion levels in blood
blood pressure
salt and water loss through the kidneys
What is the function of Venous valves?
Preventing anterograde (moving forward) flow.
Channeling blood away from the heart.
Channeling blood toward the heart
Preventing blood from re-entering a ventricle.
Channeling blood toward the heart
Which one of the following is true of arteries?
Walls of arteries are thinner than veins.
Arteries carry oxygenated blood
Arteries take blood away from the heart
Arteries have wider lumen
Arteries take blood away from the heart
resistance is a force that
increases blood flow
decreases blood flow
never changes in a blood vessel
acta with pressure to move blood along a vessel
decreases blood flow
the vessel that receives blood from the head, neck, chest, shoulders, and arms is the
internal jugular vein
external jugular vein
superior vena cava
inferior vena cava
superior vena cava
blood flow to a tissue will increase if the
level of oxygen at the tissue increases
level of carbon dioxide at the tissue decreases
veins constrict
arterioles dilate
arterioles dilate
if a person has a blood pressure of 120/90, his mean arterial pressure would be ____ mm Hg
210 Hg
100 Hg
30 Hg
105 Hg
100 Hg
the superior phrenic artery supplies blood to the
lungs
liver
diaphragm
pharynx
diaphragm
which one is the most permeable capillaries in the liver
sinusoids
anastomosis
hepatic portal vein
hepatic artery
sinusoids
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the right pulmonary veins carry ______ blood to the _____
deoxygenated; left atrium
oxygenated; right lung
deoxygenated; right atrium
oxygenated; left atrium
oxygenated; left atrium
after entering the arm, what does the axillary artery become?
radial artery
ulnar artery
brachial artery
subclavian artery
brachial artery
which blood vessel is felt for taking pulse?
brachial artery
radial vein
radial artery
renal artery
radial artery
what is the correct order for the sequence of blood vessels that blood would travel in the systemic circuit, starting at the aorta
1. venules
2. arterioles
3. capillaries
4. elastic arteries
5. medium veins
6. large veins
7. muscular ateries
6, 5, 1, 3, 2, 7, 4
4, 7, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
7, 4, 2, 3, 1, 5, 6
4, 2, 1, 3, 2, 7, 6
- elastic arteries
- muscular arteries
- arterioles
- capillaries
- venules
- medium veins
- large veins
in arteries which is the thick layer of elastic fibers associated with the tunica intima?
tunica intima
external elastic membrane
tunica media
internal elastic membrane
internal elastic membrane
