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Vascular System Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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1.

The layer of the walls of arteries and veins that is smooth to prevent abnormal clotting is the:

a)

middle layer, made of smooth muscle

b)

lining, made of smooth muscle

c)

lining, made of simple squamous epithelium

d)

outer layer, made of simple squamous epithelium

2.

The layer of the walls of arteries that helps maintain diastolic blood pressure is made of:

a)

fibrous connective tissue and elastic connective tissue

b)

smooth muscle and fibrous connective tissue

c)

smooth muscle and elastic connective tissue

d)

fibrous connective tissue and simple squamous epithelium

3.

Backflow of blood within veins is prevented by:

a)

Smooth muscle

b)

Valves

c)

Precapillary sphincters

d)

The middle layer

4.

In capillaries, nutrients are transported from the blood to tissue by the process of:

a)

osmosis

b)

diffusion

c)

active transport

d)

filtration

5.

In capillaries, O2 and CO2 are exchanged between the blood and tissue fluid by the process of:

a)

Osmosis

b)

Filtration

c)

Active Transport

d)

Diffusion

6.

A systematic blood pressure reading always consists of two numbers, which are called:

a)

systemic/systolic

b)

systolic/diastolic

c)

diastolic/systolic

d)

diastolic/systemic

7.

Pulmonary blood pressure is always low and thereby prevents:

a)

osmosis of tissue fluid into pulmonary capillaries

b)

filtration of tissue fluid into the alveoli

c)

filtration of tissue fluid into pulmonary capillaries

d)

osmosis of blood plasma into alveoli

8.

Systemic circulation begins at the:

a)

right atrium

b)

right ventricle

c)

left ventricle

d)

left foot

9.

In hepatic portal circulation, blood from the digestive organs and spleen circulates through the _____ before returning to the ______

a)

brain/liver

b)

liver/heart

c)

liver/brain

d)

heart/liver

10.

Venous return in veins that pass through the thoracic cavity is increased by the:

a)

skeletal muscle pump

b)

pumping of the right ventricle

c)

pumping of the left ventricle

d)

respiratory pump

11.

Venous return in the deep veins in the legs is increased by the:

a)

low pressure in the right atrium

b)

respiratory pump

c)

low pressure in the left atrium

d)

skeletal muscle pump

12.

Following a large loss of blood, as in severe hemorrhage, blood pressure will?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Remain the same

d)

Increase, then decrease

13.

Epinephrine increases blood pressure because it:

a)

causes vasodilation

b)

decreases heart rate and force

c)

increases heart rate and force

d)

increases water reabsorption by the kidneys

14.

The vasomotor center is located in which part of the brain?

a)

medulla

b)

hypothalamus

c)

frontal lobes

d)

cerebellum

15.

ADH increases blood pressure because it:

a)

causes vasodilation

b)

increase heart rate and force

c)

decreases water reabsorption by the kidneys

d)

increases water reabsorption by the kidneys

16.

The nerves that carry impulses to regulate the diameter of arteries and veins are:

a)

sympathetic nerves

b)

parasympathetic nerves

c)

somatic motor nerves

d)

visceral sensory nerves

17.

Connective between arteries or between veins that provide alternate pathways for blood flow are called:

a)

capillary networks

b)

venous sinuses

c)

sinusoids

d)

anastomoses

18.

Large, very permeable, capillaries that permit cells or proteins to enter or leave the blood are called:

a)

sinusoids

b)

venous sinuses

c)

anastomoses

d)

precapillary sphincters

19.

Noepinephrine increase blood pressure because it:

a)

increases blood volume

b)

decreases blood volume

c)

causes vasoconstriction

d)

causes vasodilation

20.

When blood pressure decreases, the kidneys secrete:

a)

renin

b)

more water

c)

erythropoietin

d)

all of these