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BIO 117 HONDROS EXAM 3/Certified
Q&A
Largest vein in the body?-correct-answer-Vena Cava
Which of the following carries unoxygenated blood?-correct-answer-Jugulars
What organ do the carotid and vertebral arteries supply?-correct-answer-Brain
What is the function of the ductus arteriosus?-correct-answer-Shunts blood away
from the fetal lungs
What blood vessels bring unoxygenated blood to the liver?-correct-answer-
Hepatic portal vein
Insufficient blood supply to an organ?-correct-answer-Ischemia
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If the ductus arteriousus fails to close after birth, bloods shunts from the aorta to
which blood vessel?-correct-answer-Pulmonary arteries
Which direction does blood flow through the foramen ovale in the fetus?-correct-
answer-From the right atrium to the left atrium
What do baroreceptors regulate?-correct-answer-BP
What is the common feature of epinephrine and norepinephrine?-correct-answer-
Both are vassopressors
Which of the following is true of vasoconstriction?-correct-answer-It's caused by
sympathetic nerve stimulation
What is true about epinephrine and norepinephrine?-correct-answer-They bind to
beta-1 adrenergic receptors, and are secreted by the adrenal medulla,
catecholamines
BIO 117 HONDROS EXAM 3/Certified
Q&A
Largest vein in the body?-correct-answer-Vena Cava
Which of the following carries unoxygenated blood?-correct-answer-Jugulars
What organ do the carotid and vertebral arteries supply?-correct-answer-Brain
What is the function of the ductus arteriosus?-correct-answer-Shunts blood away
from the fetal lungs
What blood vessels bring unoxygenated blood to the liver?-correct-answer-
Hepatic portal vein
Insufficient blood supply to an organ?-correct-answer-Ischemia
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If the ductus arteriousus fails to close after birth, bloods shunts from the aorta to
which blood vessel?-correct-answer-Pulmonary arteries
Which direction does blood flow through the foramen ovale in the fetus?-correct-
answer-From the right atrium to the left atrium
What do baroreceptors regulate?-correct-answer-BP
What is the common feature of epinephrine and norepinephrine?-correct-answer-
Both are vassopressors
Which of the following is true of vasoconstriction?-correct-answer-It's caused by
sympathetic nerve stimulation
What is true about epinephrine and norepinephrine?-correct-answer-They bind to
beta-1 adrenergic receptors, and are secreted by the adrenal medulla,
catecholamines
