PATHOLOGY MCQs BLOOD VESSELS.

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PATHOLOGY MCQs

BLOOD VESSELS

• The primary anatomic site of pressure regulation in the vascular system
is:

A.aorta

B.arteries

C.arterioles

D. capillaries

E.heart

• Which of the following characteristics best describes essential
hypertension?

A.can be caused by adrenal tumors

B.is commonly seen with aortic coarctation and pheochromocytoma

C.causes arteriolar changes in the kidneys

D. may lead to diabetes

• Complications of chronic hypertension include each of the following
except:

A.left ventricular hypertrophy

B.congestive heart failure

C.renal failure

D. diabetes mellitus

E.brain hemorrhage

• Causes of secondary hypertension include all of the following except:

A.renal artery stenosis

B.adrenal cortical carcinoma

C.chronic pyelonephritis

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D. lipoid nephrosis (“nil” disease)

• Recognized complications of severe hypertension include all of the
following except:

A.renal failure

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B.retinal hemorrhages with loss of vision

C.dissecting aortic aneurysm

D. diabetes mellitus

E.acceleration of atherosclerosis

• Causes of secondary hypertension include all of the following except:

A.chronic renal disease

B.aortic valvular stenosis

C.neoplasms or hyperplasias of the adrenal cortex

D. pheochromocytoma

E.coarctation of the aorta

• Renal causes of secondary hypertension include which of the following:

A.narrowing of the renal artery

B.acute glomerulonephritis

C.polycystic kidneys

D. chronic glomerulonephritis

E.all of the above

• Secondary hypertension may be associated with all of the following
except:

A.narrowing of the renal artery

B.adrenal adenoma

C.uremia

D. brain stem lesions

E.pheochromocytoma

• Which is usually associated with thromboangiitis obliterans?

A.high fat diet

B.purines

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C.smoking

D. alcohol