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SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS

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HOW MANY PULMONARY ARTERIES EMPTY INTO THE RIGHT ATRIUM OF THE HEART

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NONE

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AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT MOST OF THE BODY'S BLOOD IS IN

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THE VEINS

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VEINS ARE CALLED_____________________BECAUSE THEY CAN HOLD A LARGE AMOUNT OF BLOOD

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CAPACITANCE

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BLOOD FLOW IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO

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BLOOD VISCOSITY

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HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK CAN BE CAUSED BY

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PROFUSE SWEATING

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THE LAST BRANCH OFF THE AORTIC ARCH IS

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THE LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY

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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING VEINS DOES NOT OCCUR IN THE UPPER EXTREMITY

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SMALL SAPHENOUS VEIN

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BLOOD IN THE RADIAL ARTERY COMES FROM WHAT BLOOD VESSELS

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BRACIAL ARTERY

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THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY TAKES BLOOD TO WHAT ORGAN

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THE INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY TAKES BLOOD TO WHAT ORGAN

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WHAT ARTERY TAKES BLOOD DIRECTLY TO THE FEMORAL ARTERY

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External iliac artery

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THE FASTEST RATE OF AUTORHYTHMICITY IS NORMALLY CARRIED OUT BY

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SA NODE

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THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM IS MOST USEFUL IN DETERMINING WHICH COMPONENT OF CARDIAC OUTPUT

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HEART RATE

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Q = Stroke Volume × Heart rate
Q = SV × HR

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no data

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THE VOLUME OF BLOD EJECTED FROM EACH VENTRICLE DURING A CONTRACTION IS CALLED THE

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STOKE VOLUME

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EACH OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WILL INCREASE CARDIAC OUTPUT EXCEPT ONE

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Increased parasympathetic stimulation

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During the normal cardiac cycle, the ventricles contract when they are directly stimulated by
the

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Purkinje fibers

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Chordae tendineae function to:

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Prevent movement of the AV valve cusps into the atria during ventricular systole

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Which statement below concerning the coronary circulation is true?

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The great cardiac vein lies alongside the anterior interventricular artery.

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Blood in pulmonary arteries carry

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deoxygenated blood from the pulmonary trunk to the lungs.

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The atria contract during the

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P-Q segment

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Place these structures in the order that blood returning to the heart from the lungs would pass through them.

1. right ventricle 6. right atrium
2. bicuspid valve 7. left ventricle
3. left atrium 8. tricuspid valve
4. pulmonary semilunar valve 9. aorta
5. aortic semilunar valve 10. pulmonary trunk

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3, 2, 7, 5, 9, 6, 8, 1, 4, 10

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_________ occurs in ventricular systole before the semilunar valves open

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Isovolumentric contraction

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Atrial diastole and the ventricular ejection phase of ventricular systole occur at the same time. Please circle the number of which events below that are occurring in the heart at this time?

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ventricular ejection of blood into great arteries
venous pressure > atrial pressure = venous return
ventricular pressure > atrial pressure = AV close
atria fill with blood, so atrial pressure increases
atria fill with blood, so atrial pressure increases

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If a person’s EDV is 140 mL, the ESV is 55 mL, and the ejection fraction is 0.61, then the stroke volume must be about

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85 mL

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In order for blood to enter the heart

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Venous blood returns to the atria
The AV valves are open.
The cardiac cycle may be in its quiescent period.

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Which of the following statements concerning the functional characteristics of the chambers of
the heart is true?

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Most ventricular filling occurs before the atria contract

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The AV node is important because it:

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Directs electrical impulses from the atria to the ventricles.
Delays the transmission of electrical impulses to the ventricles to allow the atria

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Resistance increses when

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Decreases with increasing blood vessel length
Decreases if blood vessel diameter is reduced by 50%
Decreases in cases of polycythemia
Is not a major factor in the determination of mean arterial pressure
2 of the above are correct
None of the above correct ITS NONE OF THE ABOVE

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The arteries that directly feed into the capillary beds are called

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Arterioles

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A deficiency of albumin would result in

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Loss of water by osmosis from the bloodstream

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As blood flows from the aorta to the capillaries of the gastrocnemius, its velocity of flow will:

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Decrease

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Increasing blood vessel length will cause peripheral resistance to

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Increase

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As you go from arteries to capillaries, the fluid pressure exerted by blood on the vessel walls

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Decreases

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If MAP increased by 10mmHg, how much must the diastolic pressure have changed

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Cannot be determined from the information given

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As heart rate decreases, diastolic pressure will

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Decrease

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The volume of blood moving through a given area in a given time is the:

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Blood flow

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If MAP=100mmHg, and SBP=120, then what must DBP be

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90mmHg

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Permitting the exchange of gases and nutrients between blood and tissue cells is the primary function of what blood vessel type

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CAPILLIARIES

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65% of the blood volume is contained within the

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VEINS

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The femoral artery is an example of a(n) ____________ artery

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MUSCULAR

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Arrange the following in the proper order for blood flow

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Elastic arteries
Muscular arteries
Arterioles

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Histologically, the tunica _________ is squamous epithelium underlain by a sparse connective tissue layer

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INTERNA

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Sinusoidal capillaries are found in the

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Bone marrow

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As you go from arteries to capillaries, the fluid pressure exerted by blood on the vessel walls

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Decreases

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As right atrial diastolic pressure increases, VR _______.

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DECEASES

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Which statement is true of arteries?

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LACK VALVES

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As cardiovascular shock progresses, sympathetic nervous system output _______.

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DECREASES

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As venous BP increases, tissue edema

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INCREASES

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As blood flows from the arteries into capillaries, velocity of flow

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DECREASES

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As sympathetic stimulation increases, peripheral resistance

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INCREASES

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As plasma histamine increases, venous return

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DECREASES

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As plasma ANP increases, blood volume

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DECREASES

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Large diameter capillaries found primarily in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow are called

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Sinusoidal capillaries

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Which of the following represents the primary kind of tissue found in the tunica media of blood vessels

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Concentric layers of smooth muscle

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The tunica interna

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Includes a layer of simple squamous epithelium

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The difference between the systolic and the diastolic pressures is known as the:

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Pulse Pressure

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patient with a hypothalamic tumor has hypersecretion of ADH. Which of the following BP readings would be most likely for this patient

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165/100

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As blood travels from the aorta to the capillaries

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Resistance Increases

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The blood vessels that play the most important role in the regulation of blood flow to a tissue and blood pressure are the:

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Arterioles

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When compared to arteries, veins generally

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Are thinner walled

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Each of the following statements about sinusoidal capillaries is correct EXCEPT

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They are the least permeable capillary type

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The basic tissue types found in large blood vessels include

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Muscle
Connective Tissue
Nerve
Epithelium

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The thickest layer of the wall of veins is the

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Tunica externa

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Which of the following arteries branches off the aorta first

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Left coronary

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A brief increase in blood pressure will cause the sympathetic tone on the blood vessels to

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DECREASES

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Baroreceptors project to the

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Vasomotor, Cardioinhibitory, and Cardioacceleratory centers

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Vasomotor, Cardioinhibitory, and Cardioacceleratory centers

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INCREASES

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ANP causes Na+ excretion in the urine to ____________ which causes blood volume to _____________.

Look here for the answerIncrease - Decrease

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INCREASES AND DECREASES

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Nitric Oxide is a:

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Powerful vasodilator

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Consider the following events and then put them in correct chronological order.
Sustained blood pressure depression
Release of aldosterone
Conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II
Release of renin
Cleavage of angiotensinogen

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1,4,5,3,2

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As you move from the arterial end of a capillary bed to the venous end, the capillary hydrostatic pressure will _______________.

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DECREASES

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Liver dysfunction would cause capillary osmotic pressure to ___________.

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DECREASED

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Dehydration causes capillary osmotic pressure to _____________.

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INCREASED

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The most common type of shock is: _____________.

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Hypovolemic

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Which of the following arteries is not paired

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Inferior mesenteric

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Which of the following veins does not drain into the inferior vena cava?

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Subclavian

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Blood in the hepatic portal vein tends to be high in ______________ and low in ______________.

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NUTRIENTS/OXYGEN

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Oxygenated blood is brought to the liver by the

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HEPATIC ARTERY

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A transient decrease in BP is detected by baroreceptors which respond by activating the __________________ center and the ___________________ center and inhibiting the __________________ center.

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CARDIOACCELERATORY;VASOMOTOR;CARDIO INHIBITORY

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The primary baroreceptors are found in the:

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Carotid sinus
Aortic arch

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At rest, the % of cardiac output received by the kidneys is greater than the % received by the heart

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This statement is TRUE

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An increase in tissue [lactic acid] will cause the arterioles feeding that tissue to

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Dilate

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Epinephrine causes the blood vessels serving skeletal musculature to:

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Dilate

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If the [O2] in the capillaries is less than the [O2] in the interstitial space, then the direction of O2 diffusion will be from the ________________ into the ________________.

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INTERSTITAL SPACE; CAPILLARIES

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Rank the following forces in order of magnitude.
HPCAPILLARY at the arterial end
HPINTERSTITIAL SPACE
HPCAPILLARY at the venous end

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HPCAPILLARY at the arterial end
HPCAPILLARY at the venous end
HPINTERSTITIAL SPACE

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Pulmonary arteries are like veins because they have thick walls and small lumens

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This statement is FALSE

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The intrinsic autoregulation of blood pressure is

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Metabolic
Myogenic
Not suited to respond to long term changes in BP

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Vascular smooth muscle responds to stretch by:

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Contracting

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If a segment of pulmonary tissue has a low [O2], then the arterioles serving that segment will:

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Constrict

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The blood-brain barrier protects the brain tissue from being affected by:

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Decreases in plasma pH

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These are the given values:
30 year old non pregnant female, 5'4", 134 lbs.
Resting state - NOT scared of being at Dr. office
Heart rate = 70 bpm
Stroke volume = 80 mL
Diastolic Pressure = 100 mmHg
Peripheral resistance = 20
With all this information, I need to find:
Cardiac output,
Mean arterial pressure,
Pulse pressure,
Systolic pressure,
and What is her blood pressure, and should she be concerned

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Cardiac output = heart rate x stroke volume
= 5.6 L/min

Mean arterial pressure = cardiac output x peripheral resistance
= 5.6 x 20 = 112mmHg

Mean arterial pressure = Diastolic pressure + 1/3 (Systolic - Diastolic pressure)
112 = 100 + 1/3 (Systolic pressure - 100)
12 = 1/3 (sys -100)
12 + 100/3 = sys / 3
136 mmHg = Systolic pressure

Pulse pressure = Systolic - diastolic pressure
= 36 mmHg

Recomened normal BP is less than 140/90

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THE COMPOSITION OF LYMPH IS THE MOST SIMILAR TO

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interstitial fluid

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THE THORACIC DUCT EMPTIES LYMPH INTO THE

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left subclavian vein

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Which of the following correctly lists the structures according to the sequence of fluid flow?

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blood capillaries, interstitial spaces, lymphatic capillaries, lymphatic vessels, lymphatic ducts, subclavian veins

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One known function of the cells of the thymus is to

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produce and secrete thymic hormones

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The structure of a lymphatic vessel is most similar to that of

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VEIN

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The two collecting ducts that drain the lymphatic trunks are the

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thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct

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The formation of lymph increases as a result of

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increasing osmotic pressure in tissue fluid

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Lymph differs from plasma in that

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plasma contains more protein than lymph

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If lymphatic tissue is removed from an axillary region, the arm on that side is likely to

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become edematous

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Tissue fluid is _____ and lymph is _______.

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forced out of blood plasma and generally lacking in proteins; absorbed into lymph capillaries and rich in proteins and foreign particles

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The structure of a lymph node can be described as

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being divided into compartments that contain masses of lymphocytes and macrophages
afferent vessels circulating lymph into the node on its convex surface
efferent vessels circulating lymph out of the node at its hilus

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Which of the following is not a function of the spleen?

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site of stem cell maturation into T and B cells

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The ability of T-lymphocytes to recognize self from non-self antigens is developed in the

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thymus

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Which person most likely has the largest thymus gland

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TWO YEAR OLD`

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The spleen is much like a lymph node except that the spleen

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filters blood

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Which of the following is not a function of lymph nodes?

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production of plasma proteins

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People that are confined to bed for long periods of time often develop edema because

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without skeletal muscle contraction to force lymph through lymphatic vessels, fluid tends to accumulate in the interstitial spaces

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Foreign particles that are injected into the skin are likely to enter the lymphatic system

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rapidly

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The functions of the lymphatic system do not include

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transporting hormones to intestinal smooth muscle

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A lysozyme is

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an enzyme found in body fluids that flow over epithelial surfaces to destroy certain bacteria

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Which of the following is a nonspecific mechanism of resistance

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activation of the complement via the alternative pathway

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Which of the following would most likely increase a person's risk of invasion by pathogenic microbes?

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loss of epidermal tissue

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The cells that are primarily responsible for immunity are

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lymphocytes and macrophages

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Which of the following is an example of a specific body defense mechanism

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antibody production

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Antibodies are

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gamma globulin proteins

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T-cells and B-cells are

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ymphocytes

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In an autoimmune disease, the immune response is directed toward

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self-antigens

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Following a primary immune response, plasma cells give rise to

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memory cells

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T-lymphocytes are responsible for

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cell-mediated immunity

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B-cells proliferate and differentiate into plasma cells in the

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lymph nodes