Blood Pressure Regulation Quiz

What is the normal value of systolic blood pressure in adults?

• 80 mmHg

• 100 mmHg

• 120 mmHg

• 140 mmHg

What does MAP stand for?

• Maximum arterial pressure

• Mean arterial pressure

• Minimal arterial pressure

• Moderate arterial pressure

Which of the following best defines diastolic blood pressure?

• Pressure in veins

• Pressure during ventricular contraction

• Pressure during ventricular relaxation

• Mean of systolic and diastolic pressure

Which formula is used to calculate Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)?

• DBP + SBP/2

• SBP - DBP

• DBP + 1/3 (SBP - DBP)

• SBP + DBP/2

Which mechanism is *not* involved in short-term blood pressure regulation?

• Baroreceptors

• Chemoceptors

• CNS ischemic response

• Renin-angiotensin system

The long-term regulation of blood pressure is mainly by?

• Chemoreceptors

• Baroreceptor reflex

• Renal-body fluid mechanism

• Adrenal medulla

Which of the following is a vasoconstrictor hormone?

• ANP

• Bradykinin

• Angiotensin II

• Nitric oxide

Heart rate is primarily regulated by?

• Hormones

• Autonomic nervous system

• Temperature

• Reflexes

What does Marey’s Law state?

• Heart rate increases with increased venous return

• Heart rate varies inversely with arterial BP

• Cardiac output is constant

• Heart rate is constant

Which reflex is triggered by increased intracranial pressure?

• Bainbridge reflex

• Marey’s reflex

• Cushing’s reflex

• Bezold-Jarisch reflex