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Regulation of blood vessels

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following will increase heart rate except:

a)

sympathetic stimulation.

b)

a decrease stretch of carotid body

c)

a decrease stretch aortic sinus

d)

stimulation of cold receptors in the skin.

2.
Peripheral resistance is affected primarily by:
a)
the length of myocardial fibers.
b)
blood viscosity and the diameter of arterioles.
c)
the capacity of the blood reservoirs.
d)
elasticity of the heart.
3.
The cardiovascular center is located in the
a)
pons
b)
medulla oblongata
c)
cerebrum
d)
cerebelum
4.
Which of the following is not a mechanism that increases blood volume and therefore venous return of blood to the heart?
a)
Antidiuretic hormone
b)
Aldosterone
c)
Atrial natriuretic hormone 
d)
Renin-angiotensin mechanism
5.

An increase in heart rate tends to increase:

a)

cardiac output.

b)

arterial blood volume.

c)

blood pressure.

6.

A decrease in total plasma volume results from the _____ effect

a)

atrial natriuretic hormone

b)

antidiuretic hormone

c)

renin-angiotensin

d)

aldosterone

7.

Vasomotor control mechanisms regulates

a)

diameter of capillaries.

b)

cardiac output.

c)

stroke volume.

d)

diameter of arterioles.

8.

Which of the following is not part of the vasomotor control mechanism?

a)

The vasoconstrictor center in the medulla

b)

Sympathetic stimulation of smooth muscles surrounding the resistance vessels

c)

Sympathetic stimulation of the heart to increase cardiac output

9.

_______ increase the total blood volume.

a)

ADH

b)

Aldosterone

c)

ANP

d)

noradrenaline

10.
In order for all the cells of the body to survive, blood supplies to all cells must be equal.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Epinephrine is released when blood pressure falls.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

Vasodilator effect activated by sympathetic vasodilator at

a)

brain

b)

kidney

c)

heart

d)

skeletal muscle

e)

intestine

13.
Chemoreceptors are located in all of the following places except
a)
medulla oblongate
b)
right atrium
c)
carotid bodies
d)
aorta
14.
Which of these blood vessels are called resistance vessels?
a)
Venules
b)
Muscular arteries 
c)
Arterioles 
d)
Metarterioles
15.

All of the below are factors that increase or decrease the blood pressure except for:

a)

medication

b)

exercise

c)

heart disease

d)

toothache

16.

The antidiuretic hormone is produced in the hypothalamus and stored and released via the anterior pituitary gland.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The stimulus that causes the release of ADH hormone into the blood to maintain water balance is

a)

increased osmolality of the blood

b)

increase dilution of solutes in the blood

c)

increase diffusion of the blood

18.

Renin, a protein that is important in blood pressure regulation is released by the

a)

kidney

b)

heart

c)

liver

d)

lungs

19.
Which of the following best illustrates the sequence of what will happen when the body experiences increased blood pressure? 
a)
Sensors detect increased pressure--> signal sent to brain--> blood vessels dilate--> pressure decreases
b)
brain detects increased pressure--> signal from brain to sensors--> signal blood vessels dilate--> pressure decreases
c)
sensors sense increased pressure-->signal sent to brain--> signal to circulatory system--> blood vessels dilate--> pressure decreases
d)
brain detects increased pressure--> signal from brain to senseors--> signal from sensors to circulatory system--> pressure decreases
20.

What is regulation?

a)

Maintains a low pH in the body.

b)

Blood vessels help to maintain a high blood pressure by controlling the blood flow to the surface of the skin, also helps to balance the body's pH.

c)

Blood vessels help to maintain a stable blood pressure by controlling the blood flow to the surface of the skin, also helps to balance the body's pH.