practice test Flashcards
- In most tissue beds, blood flow is regulated in proportion to which of the following?
a. arterial blood pressure
b. cardiac output
c. local metabolism
d. mean circulatory filling pressure
c. local metabolism
2. Consider the resistance in the following tissue beds: coronary = .40 mmHg/ml/min brain = .13 mmHg/ml/min liver = .08 mmHg/ml/min kidneys = .10 mmHg/ml/min
What is the total peripheral resistance?
a. greater than .71 b. between .08 and .4 c. less than .08 d. undeterminable
c. less than .08
2. Consider the resistance in the following tissue beds: coronary = .40 mmHg/ml/min brain = .13 mmHg/ml/min liver = .08 mmHg/ml/min kidneys = .10 mmHg/ml/min
- Using the data from question 2, which tissue bed would have the greatest flow?
a. coronary
b. brain
c. liver
d. kidneys
c. liver
- In the following vessels the flow rate is identical, which vessel is offering the greatest resistance to flow?
a. P1 50 P2 25
b. P1 70 P2 60
c. P1 80 P2 65
a P1 50 P2 25
- A broad band Doppler reading is indicative of what type of flow?
a. laminar
b. turbulent
c. intermittent
d. flow has ceased
b. turbulent
- If a vessel with a length of 100 cm has a cross sectional area of .5 cm2 , and velocity of flow of 10 cm/sec. The pressure drop across that length is 10 mmHg. What is the flow in that vessel?
a. 10 ml/min
b. 20 ml/min
c. 100 ml/min
d. 200 ml/min
e. 300 ml/min
P = V (A) P = 10 cm/sec (.5cm2) P = 5 ml/sec (60 sec/min)
P = 300 ml/min
e. 300 ml/min
- The vascular compartment with the greatest total cross sectional area is which of the following?
a. aorta
b. large arteries
c. capillaries
d. large veins
c. capillaries
- Which of the following is not characteristic of parallel circuitry?
a. independence of flow control
b. maximizes total peripheral resistance
c. maximizes oxygen delivery to tissues
d. decreases work load on the heart
b. maximizes total peripheral resistance
- A small change in volume producing a large change in pressure is characteristic of which vascular compartment?
a. systemic arteries
b. systemic veins
c. microcirculation
d. all of the above
a. systemic arteries
- Acetylcholine binding to the vascular endothelium has what effect?
a. vasodilatation by causing nitric oxide release
b. vasodilatation by causing adenosine release
c. vasoconstriction by triggering muscle spasm
d. vasoconstriction by stimulating the sympathetic nervous system
a. vasodialation caused by nitric oxide release
- What is the effect of sympathetic nervous stimulation on most vascular smooth muscle?
a. vasodilatation mediated by alpha receptors
b. vasodilatation mediated by beta receptors
c. vasoconstriction mediated by alpha receptors
d. vasoconstriction mediated by beta receptors
c. vasoconstriction mediated by alpha receptors
- During widespread sympathetic nervous system stimulation, which tissue bed would show the least increase in vascular resistance?
a. stomach
b. kidney
c. lung
d. liver
c. lung
- As a tissue becomes more active, how is blood flow to that tissue increased?
a. tissue releases local vasodilators
b. reflex increase in systemic blood pressure
c. sympathetic induced local vasodilatation
d. parasympathetic induced local vasodilatation
a. tissue releases local vasodilators
- At a given mean circulatory filling pressure what happens to venous return as central venous pressure increases?
a. increases
b. decreases
c. stays constant
b. decreases
- If cardiac output is stopped, arterial pressure will be expected to fall until it equals which of the following?
a. critical closing pressure
b. mean circulatory filling pressure
c. pulse pressure
d. central venous pressure
a. critical closing pressure
- In a healthy young adult comment about tissue flow during diastole?
a. it ceases
b. maintained by recoil of the arteries
c. maintained by release of local vasodilators
d. maintained by parasympathetic vasodilatation
b. maintained by recoil of the arteries
- If blood flow to a tissue doubles from 200 ml/min to 400 ml/min, and the AV O2 difference falls from .05 ml O2/ml to .025 ml O2/ml. Comment on the increase in flow.
a. it is a functional increase in flow
b. it is due to an increase in tissue metabolism
c. it is likely due to shunting
d. it is due to the release of local vasodilators
c. it is likely due to shunting
- What increases the plasma colloid osmotic effect by about 50%?
a. positive charges on protein attracting and holding negative ions like chloride
b. negative changes on protein attracting and holding positive ions like sodium
c. the large quantity of fibrinogen that is converted to fibrin
d. the natural charge attraction of sodium and cloride
b. negative changes on protein attracting and holding positive ions like sodium
- Which of the following effects is not attributed to slow breathing (6 breaths/minute)?
a. increased resting oxygen saturation
b. increased sympathetic activity
c. decreased chemoreflex activation
d. decreased mean arterial blood pressure
b. increased sympathetic activity
- What effect does decreasing velocity have on blood viscosity?
a. increases
b. decreases
c. no effect
a. increases
- How does fibrinogen decrease blood viscosity?
a. causes local vasodilation
b. by thinning out plasma
c. makes RBC’s more flexible
d. reduces the number of RBC’s
c. makes RBC’s more flexible
Use the following graph to answer questions 22-23
VR
0 5 10 CVP
- Considering vascular function as central venous pressure increases, what happens to venous return?
a. increases
b. decreases
c. stays constant
b. decreases
- What is the mean circulatory filling pressure equal to?
a. 0 mmHg b. 5 mmHg c. 10 mmHg d. 15 mmHg
c. 10 mmHg
- The chronic use of anti-inflammatory drugs could be expected to inhibit which of the following processes?
a. local vasodilatation
b. angiogenesis
c. glomerular filtration
d. hydraulic filtering
b. angiogenesis