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1. 1) Fainting is also known as B) vasovagal syncope
A) eclampsia.
B) vasovagal syncope.
C) infarction.
D) reactive hyperemia.
E) orthostatic hypotension.
2. 2) Perfusion is A) blood flow through an
organ.
A) blood flow through an organ.
B) the driving force behind blood flow.
C) delivery of oxygen to cells.
D) the connection between capillaries and other ves-
sels.
E) movement of blood through a shunt.
3. 3) ________ are also known as the pressure reservoir of E) Arteries
the cardiovascular system.
A) Veins
B) Venules
C) Capillaries
D) Arterioles
E) Arteries
4. 4) The inner lining of blood vessels is called C) endothelium.
A) endocardium.
B) endoangium.
C) endothelium.
D) basal lamina.
E) endostatin.
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5. 5) Smooth muscle is present in the walls of D) all vessel types except
capillaries.
A) veins only.
B) arteries only.
C) muscular arteries only.
D) all vessel types except capillaries.
E) all vessel types.
6. 6) The highly branched contractile cells that regulate D) pericytes.
capillary permeability are called
A) podocytes.
B) vascular smooth muscle.
C) endothelial cells.
D) pericytes.
E) epitheliocytes.
7. 7) Differences between arterioles and metarterioles A) have a continuous
include the fact that arterioles smooth muscle layer in
their walls.
A) have a continuous smooth muscle layer in their
walls.
B) allow blood to bypass capillary beds.
C) have an endothelial lining.
D) have a continuous smooth muscle layer in their
walls and allow blood to bypass capillary beds.
E) All of the answers are correct.
8. 8) The only blood vessels whose walls permit exchange E) venules and capillaries.
between the blood and the surrounding interstitial
fluids are the
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A) arterioles.
B) venules.
C) capillaries.
D) arterioles and capillaries.
E) venules and capillaries.
9. 9) Angiogenesis is C) the growth of new
blood vessels.
A) an examination of the arteries and veins.
B) having blood drawn into a tube for tests.
C) the growth of new blood vessels.
D) surgical restructuring of the coronary arteries.
E) being able to detect a pulse in arteries
10. 10) Angiostatin and endostatin may be useful in the D) cancer.
treatment of
A) myocardial infarction.
B) hypertension.
C) hypotension.
D) cancer.
E) vasovagal syncope.
11. 11) The values obtained when measuring blood pres- B) reflect the pressure in
sure, such as 120/80, the major arteries during
ventricular systole and di-
A) exactly match the pressures inside the ventricle dur- astole.
ing systole and diastole.
B) reflect the pressure in the major arteries during
ventricular systole and diastole.
C) are the same on both the pulmonary and systemic
circuits.
D) exactly match the pressures inside the ventricle dur-
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1. 1) Fainting is also known as B) vasovagal syncope
A) eclampsia.
B) vasovagal syncope.
C) infarction.
D) reactive hyperemia.
E) orthostatic hypotension.
2. 2) Perfusion is A) blood flow through an
organ.
A) blood flow through an organ.
B) the driving force behind blood flow.
C) delivery of oxygen to cells.
D) the connection between capillaries and other ves-
sels.
E) movement of blood through a shunt.
3. 3) ________ are also known as the pressure reservoir of E) Arteries
the cardiovascular system.
A) Veins
B) Venules
C) Capillaries
D) Arterioles
E) Arteries
4. 4) The inner lining of blood vessels is called C) endothelium.
A) endocardium.
B) endoangium.
C) endothelium.
D) basal lamina.
E) endostatin.
, Physiology Chapter 15 Test Bank
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5. 5) Smooth muscle is present in the walls of D) all vessel types except
capillaries.
A) veins only.
B) arteries only.
C) muscular arteries only.
D) all vessel types except capillaries.
E) all vessel types.
6. 6) The highly branched contractile cells that regulate D) pericytes.
capillary permeability are called
A) podocytes.
B) vascular smooth muscle.
C) endothelial cells.
D) pericytes.
E) epitheliocytes.
7. 7) Differences between arterioles and metarterioles A) have a continuous
include the fact that arterioles smooth muscle layer in
their walls.
A) have a continuous smooth muscle layer in their
walls.
B) allow blood to bypass capillary beds.
C) have an endothelial lining.
D) have a continuous smooth muscle layer in their
walls and allow blood to bypass capillary beds.
E) All of the answers are correct.
8. 8) The only blood vessels whose walls permit exchange E) venules and capillaries.
between the blood and the surrounding interstitial
fluids are the
, Physiology Chapter 15 Test Bank
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A) arterioles.
B) venules.
C) capillaries.
D) arterioles and capillaries.
E) venules and capillaries.
9. 9) Angiogenesis is C) the growth of new
blood vessels.
A) an examination of the arteries and veins.
B) having blood drawn into a tube for tests.
C) the growth of new blood vessels.
D) surgical restructuring of the coronary arteries.
E) being able to detect a pulse in arteries
10. 10) Angiostatin and endostatin may be useful in the D) cancer.
treatment of
A) myocardial infarction.
B) hypertension.
C) hypotension.
D) cancer.
E) vasovagal syncope.
11. 11) The values obtained when measuring blood pres- B) reflect the pressure in
sure, such as 120/80, the major arteries during
ventricular systole and di-
A) exactly match the pressures inside the ventricle dur- astole.
ing systole and diastole.
B) reflect the pressure in the major arteries during
ventricular systole and diastole.
C) are the same on both the pulmonary and systemic
circuits.
D) exactly match the pressures inside the ventricle dur-
