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ANATOMY LECTURE FINAL REVIEW STUDY GUIDE
EXAM WITH COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS AND WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
LECTURE FINAL REVIEW – ANATOMY EXAM
In general, as an artery's diameter decreases, there is a(n)
A. decrease in the amount of smooth muscle and an increase in the number of elastic fibers.
B. increase in the amount of smooth muscle and a decrease in the number of elastic fibers.
C. increase in both smooth muscle and elastic fibers.
D. decrease in both smooth muscle and elastic fibers.
increase in the amount of smooth muscle and a decrease in the number of elastic fibers.
The largest arteries of the body are classified as
A. muscular arteries.
B. arterioles.
C. elastic arteries.
D. muscular and elastic since they have the same dimensions.
elastic arteries
Which is the correct order of artery types for the passage of blood from the heart to the
capillaries?
a: Elastic arteries
b: Arterioles
c: Muscular arteries
a, c, b
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Vasoconstriction of the arterioles will result in ________ in blood pressure.
A. an increase
B. a decrease
C. no change
an increase
Which of the artery types contain the internal and external elastic laminae?
A. Elastic arteries
B. Arterioles
C. Muscular arteries
D. Elastic and muscular arteries
E. Elastic arteries and arterioles
Muscular arteries
In the elastic arteries, which of the tunics have elastic fibers?
A. Tunica externa
B. Tunica intima
C. Tunica media
D. Tunica media and tunica externa
E. Tunica media, tunica intima, and tunica externa
Tunica media, tunica intima, and tunica externa
The systemic veins carry blood that is _______ oxygen.
A. low in
B. high in
C. absent of any
low in
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In general, arterioles have _______ layers of smooth muscle.
A. fewer than six
B. more than six
C. exactly six
D. no
fewer than six
The function of the postcapillary venule is to
A. allow for diffusion of nutrients to the tissues.
B. allow for diffusion of metabolic wastes from the tissues.
C. drain the capillary bed.
D. supply metarteriole with blood.
E. allow for diffusion of nutrients and metabolic wastes.
drain the capillary bed
Precapillary sphincters will
A. control blood flow into the true capillaries.
B. cause blood to flow directly from the metarteriole into the postcapillary venule.
C. open when the tissue needs nutrients.
D. close when the tissue's needs have been met.
E. All of these answers are correct.
All of these answers are correct.
Sinusoids are found in
a: Bone marrow
b: Spleen
c: Small intestine
d: Kidney
e: Liver
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f: Muscle
g: Skin
a, b, e
The most common type of capillaries are
A. fenestrated.
B. sinusoids.
C. continuous.
D. venules.
E. discontinuous.
continuous
Muscles, skin, the thymus, the lungs, and the CNS contain
A. sinusoid capillaries.
B. continuous capillaries.
C. fenestrated capillaries.
D. None of these answers is correct.
continuous capillaries.
A venule becomes a vein when its diameter is greater than ____ micrometers.
A. 1
B. 10
C. 100
D. 1000
E. None of these answers is correct.
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Valves in veins
A. make the use of a skeletal muscle pump unnecessary for venous blood flow.
ANATOMY LECTURE FINAL REVIEW STUDY GUIDE
EXAM WITH COMPLETE 450 QUESTIONS AND WELL
ELABORATED ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
LECTURE FINAL REVIEW – ANATOMY EXAM
In general, as an artery's diameter decreases, there is a(n)
A. decrease in the amount of smooth muscle and an increase in the number of elastic fibers.
B. increase in the amount of smooth muscle and a decrease in the number of elastic fibers.
C. increase in both smooth muscle and elastic fibers.
D. decrease in both smooth muscle and elastic fibers.
increase in the amount of smooth muscle and a decrease in the number of elastic fibers.
The largest arteries of the body are classified as
A. muscular arteries.
B. arterioles.
C. elastic arteries.
D. muscular and elastic since they have the same dimensions.
elastic arteries
Which is the correct order of artery types for the passage of blood from the heart to the
capillaries?
a: Elastic arteries
b: Arterioles
c: Muscular arteries
a, c, b
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Vasoconstriction of the arterioles will result in ________ in blood pressure.
A. an increase
B. a decrease
C. no change
an increase
Which of the artery types contain the internal and external elastic laminae?
A. Elastic arteries
B. Arterioles
C. Muscular arteries
D. Elastic and muscular arteries
E. Elastic arteries and arterioles
Muscular arteries
In the elastic arteries, which of the tunics have elastic fibers?
A. Tunica externa
B. Tunica intima
C. Tunica media
D. Tunica media and tunica externa
E. Tunica media, tunica intima, and tunica externa
Tunica media, tunica intima, and tunica externa
The systemic veins carry blood that is _______ oxygen.
A. low in
B. high in
C. absent of any
low in
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In general, arterioles have _______ layers of smooth muscle.
A. fewer than six
B. more than six
C. exactly six
D. no
fewer than six
The function of the postcapillary venule is to
A. allow for diffusion of nutrients to the tissues.
B. allow for diffusion of metabolic wastes from the tissues.
C. drain the capillary bed.
D. supply metarteriole with blood.
E. allow for diffusion of nutrients and metabolic wastes.
drain the capillary bed
Precapillary sphincters will
A. control blood flow into the true capillaries.
B. cause blood to flow directly from the metarteriole into the postcapillary venule.
C. open when the tissue needs nutrients.
D. close when the tissue's needs have been met.
E. All of these answers are correct.
All of these answers are correct.
Sinusoids are found in
a: Bone marrow
b: Spleen
c: Small intestine
d: Kidney
e: Liver
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f: Muscle
g: Skin
a, b, e
The most common type of capillaries are
A. fenestrated.
B. sinusoids.
C. continuous.
D. venules.
E. discontinuous.
continuous
Muscles, skin, the thymus, the lungs, and the CNS contain
A. sinusoid capillaries.
B. continuous capillaries.
C. fenestrated capillaries.
D. None of these answers is correct.
continuous capillaries.
A venule becomes a vein when its diameter is greater than ____ micrometers.
A. 1
B. 10
C. 100
D. 1000
E. None of these answers is correct.
100
Valves in veins
A. make the use of a skeletal muscle pump unnecessary for venous blood flow.
