PATHO 370 QUIZ 3 STUDY GUIDE | PATHOPHYSIOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Which is a major determinant of diastolic blood pressure? - ANS ✔✔vascular resistance
Which best defines systolic blood pressure? - ANS ✔✔occurs during ventricular contraction
Which term is determined by stroke volume, speed of ejection, and arterial distensibility? - ANS
✔✔pulse pressure
Cardiac output is the product of both - ANS ✔✔stroke volume and heart rate
Which receptor is responsible for innervation of the arterioles? - ANS ✔✔α-1
Which statement is true about baroreceptors? - ANS ✔✔an increase in pressure causes an
increase in impulse discharge.
What is another name for vasopressin? - ANS ✔✔antidiuretic hormone
Which term is used to identify hypertension that has a specific disease as its cause? - ANS
✔✔secondary
Which situation causes an increase in blood pressure? - ANS ✔✔intracerebral hemorrhage
Which statement is true regarding hypertension during pregnancy? - ANS ✔✔Cardiac output
(CO) is reduced by 40% to 60% during pregnancy.
, Which statement is true regarding hypertension? - ANS ✔✔High blood pressure can be
associated with headache and seizures
Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) can be indirectly estimated with the use of which blood
pressure measurement? - ANS ✔✔diastolic pressure
Aortic and carotid baroreceptors are activated by ___________, resulting in ___________. - ANS
✔✔decreased blood pressure; an increase in cardiac output (CO), systemic vascular resistance
(SVR), heart rate (HR), and blood pressure
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) alters blood pressure in response to - ANS ✔✔decreased
perfusions to the kidney
What stimulates the release of renin? (Select all that apply.) - ANS ✔✔Renal hypoperfusion
Sympathetic activation
Decreased sodium delivery
What causes vasodilation? (Select all that apply.) - ANS ✔✔Nitric oxide
Histamine
Kinins
Which is a risk factor associated with hypertension? (Select all that apply.) - ANS ✔✔Age
African-American race
History of tobacco smoking
Which condition is an endocrine disorder that causes elevated blood pressure? (Select all that
apply.) - ANS ✔✔Cushing disease
Hyperthyroidism
ANSWERS 2026/2027
Which is a major determinant of diastolic blood pressure? - ANS ✔✔vascular resistance
Which best defines systolic blood pressure? - ANS ✔✔occurs during ventricular contraction
Which term is determined by stroke volume, speed of ejection, and arterial distensibility? - ANS
✔✔pulse pressure
Cardiac output is the product of both - ANS ✔✔stroke volume and heart rate
Which receptor is responsible for innervation of the arterioles? - ANS ✔✔α-1
Which statement is true about baroreceptors? - ANS ✔✔an increase in pressure causes an
increase in impulse discharge.
What is another name for vasopressin? - ANS ✔✔antidiuretic hormone
Which term is used to identify hypertension that has a specific disease as its cause? - ANS
✔✔secondary
Which situation causes an increase in blood pressure? - ANS ✔✔intracerebral hemorrhage
Which statement is true regarding hypertension during pregnancy? - ANS ✔✔Cardiac output
(CO) is reduced by 40% to 60% during pregnancy.
, Which statement is true regarding hypertension? - ANS ✔✔High blood pressure can be
associated with headache and seizures
Systemic vascular resistance (SVR) can be indirectly estimated with the use of which blood
pressure measurement? - ANS ✔✔diastolic pressure
Aortic and carotid baroreceptors are activated by ___________, resulting in ___________. - ANS
✔✔decreased blood pressure; an increase in cardiac output (CO), systemic vascular resistance
(SVR), heart rate (HR), and blood pressure
The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) alters blood pressure in response to - ANS ✔✔decreased
perfusions to the kidney
What stimulates the release of renin? (Select all that apply.) - ANS ✔✔Renal hypoperfusion
Sympathetic activation
Decreased sodium delivery
What causes vasodilation? (Select all that apply.) - ANS ✔✔Nitric oxide
Histamine
Kinins
Which is a risk factor associated with hypertension? (Select all that apply.) - ANS ✔✔Age
African-American race
History of tobacco smoking
Which condition is an endocrine disorder that causes elevated blood pressure? (Select all that
apply.) - ANS ✔✔Cushing disease
Hyperthyroidism
