Cardiovascular Physiology Exam Questions
with correct answers provided
What type of vessel emerges from an arteriole, passes through the capillary network, and empties into a
venule? - ✅✅metarteriole
What does the lymphatic system primarily produce, maintain, and distribute? - ✅✅lymphocytes
What is NOT one of the functions of blood? - ✅✅keratinization
What is both a part of the pericardium and part of the heart wall? - ✅✅epicardium
What is the center layer of the pericardium? - ✅✅serous pericardium
What are muscular arteries also known as? - ✅✅distributing arteries
What condition is associated with varicose veins and spider veins? - ✅✅pregnancy
What is a function of albumin? - ✅✅buffering pH
What connects arterioles and venules? - ✅✅capillaries
What system includes the cells, tissues, and organs responsible for defending the body against
environmental hazards? - ✅✅lymphatic system
What is arrhythmia? - ✅✅Heart rate either lower or higher than normal
What are the only complete cells found in the blood? - ✅✅white blood cells
with correct answers provided
What type of vessel emerges from an arteriole, passes through the capillary network, and empties into a
venule? - ✅✅metarteriole
What does the lymphatic system primarily produce, maintain, and distribute? - ✅✅lymphocytes
What is NOT one of the functions of blood? - ✅✅keratinization
What is both a part of the pericardium and part of the heart wall? - ✅✅epicardium
What is the center layer of the pericardium? - ✅✅serous pericardium
What are muscular arteries also known as? - ✅✅distributing arteries
What condition is associated with varicose veins and spider veins? - ✅✅pregnancy
What is a function of albumin? - ✅✅buffering pH
What connects arterioles and venules? - ✅✅capillaries
What system includes the cells, tissues, and organs responsible for defending the body against
environmental hazards? - ✅✅lymphatic system
What is arrhythmia? - ✅✅Heart rate either lower or higher than normal
What are the only complete cells found in the blood? - ✅✅white blood cells
