BIO 235 Human Anatomy and
Physiology - Final Exam Bank
Which of the a) arteries
following blood
vessels carries blood
away from the heart
to other organs?
a) arteries
b) capillaries
c) venules
d) arterioles
e) veins
Which of the d) veins
following blood
vessels carries blood
from the tissues back
to the heart?
a) arteries
b) arterioles
c) aorta
d) veins
e) capillaries
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,Which layer of the b) tunica media
arterial wall is
responsible for
vasoconstriction?
a) tunica interna
b) tunica media
c) tunica externa
d) tunica albuginea
e) tunica fascia
Which layer of the c) tunica externa
arterial wall is
primarily composed
of elastic and
collagen fibers?
a) tunica interna
b) tunica media
c) tunica externa
d) tunica albuginea
e) tunica fascia
When an artery or c) a vascular spasm.
arteriole is damaged,
its smooth muscle
layer contracts
producing
a) tear in the vessel.
b) new vessel
branching off the
artery or arteriole. c)
a vascular spasm.
d) tetanus.
e) increased blood
flow to the damaged
vessel
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,Elastic arteries d) pressure reservoirs.
function as
a) vasodilators.
b) conduits to the
tissues of the trunk
only.
c) barriers to
microcirculation.
d) pressure reservoirs.
e) vasoconstrictors.
In resting individuals, d) Veins and venules
which vessels serve
as a large blood
reservoir from which
blood can be quickly
diverted to other
vessels as needed?
a) Arteries and
arterioles
b) Arterioles and
capillaries
c) Venules and
capillaries
d) Veins and venules
e) Aorta and veins
Which type of blood b) arterioles
vessel plays a key role
in regulating blood
flow into capillaries?
a) arteries
b) arterioles
c) venules
d) veins
e) aorta
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, Which of the d) valve
following structures
are found in veins but
NOT in arteries?
a) tunica externa
b) tunica media
c) tunica interna
d) valve
e) lumen
Capillaries are also a) exchange vessels.
referred to as
a) exchange vessels.
b) vasoconstrictors.
c) vasodilators.
d) pressure reservoirs.
e) distributing vessels.
Which of the a) diffusion
following is the most
important method of
capillary exchange?
a) diffusion
b) transcytosis
c) bulk flow
d) primary active
transport
e) secondary active
transport
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Physiology - Final Exam Bank
Which of the a) arteries
following blood
vessels carries blood
away from the heart
to other organs?
a) arteries
b) capillaries
c) venules
d) arterioles
e) veins
Which of the d) veins
following blood
vessels carries blood
from the tissues back
to the heart?
a) arteries
b) arterioles
c) aorta
d) veins
e) capillaries
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,Which layer of the b) tunica media
arterial wall is
responsible for
vasoconstriction?
a) tunica interna
b) tunica media
c) tunica externa
d) tunica albuginea
e) tunica fascia
Which layer of the c) tunica externa
arterial wall is
primarily composed
of elastic and
collagen fibers?
a) tunica interna
b) tunica media
c) tunica externa
d) tunica albuginea
e) tunica fascia
When an artery or c) a vascular spasm.
arteriole is damaged,
its smooth muscle
layer contracts
producing
a) tear in the vessel.
b) new vessel
branching off the
artery or arteriole. c)
a vascular spasm.
d) tetanus.
e) increased blood
flow to the damaged
vessel
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,Elastic arteries d) pressure reservoirs.
function as
a) vasodilators.
b) conduits to the
tissues of the trunk
only.
c) barriers to
microcirculation.
d) pressure reservoirs.
e) vasoconstrictors.
In resting individuals, d) Veins and venules
which vessels serve
as a large blood
reservoir from which
blood can be quickly
diverted to other
vessels as needed?
a) Arteries and
arterioles
b) Arterioles and
capillaries
c) Venules and
capillaries
d) Veins and venules
e) Aorta and veins
Which type of blood b) arterioles
vessel plays a key role
in regulating blood
flow into capillaries?
a) arteries
b) arterioles
c) venules
d) veins
e) aorta
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, Which of the d) valve
following structures
are found in veins but
NOT in arteries?
a) tunica externa
b) tunica media
c) tunica interna
d) valve
e) lumen
Capillaries are also a) exchange vessels.
referred to as
a) exchange vessels.
b) vasoconstrictors.
c) vasodilators.
d) pressure reservoirs.
e) distributing vessels.
Which of the a) diffusion
following is the most
important method of
capillary exchange?
a) diffusion
b) transcytosis
c) bulk flow
d) primary active
transport
e) secondary active
transport
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