BIO 202 Chapter 20 Questions With Complete Solutions
_________ are the afferent vessels that carry blood back to the
heart Correct Answers Veins
_________ pressure is the minimum arterial blood pressure
occurring during the ventricular relaxation between heartbeats.
Correct Answers Diastolic
_________ venules receive blood from the postcapillary
venules. Correct Answers Muscular
__________ are the type of blood vessel that links arterioles to
capillaries. Correct Answers Metarterioles
__________ venules receive blood from capillaries. Correct
Answers Postcapillary
A deficiency of oxygen in any tissue is known as _______.
Correct Answers Hypoxia
A small artery that empties into a capillary is called a(n)
_______. Correct Answers Arteriole
A small vessel that empties into a capillary is a(n): Correct
Answers Arteriole
A tragic boating accident severed Juan's popliteal artery. A
quick thinking friend prevented Juan from going into
hemorrhagic shock and saved his life by firmly pressing on
which arterial pressure point? Correct Answers Femoral Artery
, A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is often a warning of an
impending _____. Correct Answers Stroke
All of the following are tributaries of the inferior vena cava
EXCEPT: Correct Answers Azygous vein
An anatomical convergence where two blood vessels merge and
combine their bloodstreams is known as a(n) __________.
Correct Answers Anastomosis
Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood _________ the heart.
Correct Answers Away from
Arteries, capillaries, and veins are categories of blood _______.
Correct Answers Vessels
As blood flows through vessels, it encounters forces, caused by
several factors, that impede its movement. This opposition to
blood flow is called peripheral __________. Correct Answers
Resistance
Blood colloid osmotic pressure (COP) is primarily determined
by which protein? Correct Answers Albumin
Blood flow would be slowest in which of these blood vessels?
Correct Answers Capillary
Capillaries are organized into networks called: Correct Answers
Capillary Beds
_________ are the afferent vessels that carry blood back to the
heart Correct Answers Veins
_________ pressure is the minimum arterial blood pressure
occurring during the ventricular relaxation between heartbeats.
Correct Answers Diastolic
_________ venules receive blood from the postcapillary
venules. Correct Answers Muscular
__________ are the type of blood vessel that links arterioles to
capillaries. Correct Answers Metarterioles
__________ venules receive blood from capillaries. Correct
Answers Postcapillary
A deficiency of oxygen in any tissue is known as _______.
Correct Answers Hypoxia
A small artery that empties into a capillary is called a(n)
_______. Correct Answers Arteriole
A small vessel that empties into a capillary is a(n): Correct
Answers Arteriole
A tragic boating accident severed Juan's popliteal artery. A
quick thinking friend prevented Juan from going into
hemorrhagic shock and saved his life by firmly pressing on
which arterial pressure point? Correct Answers Femoral Artery
, A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is often a warning of an
impending _____. Correct Answers Stroke
All of the following are tributaries of the inferior vena cava
EXCEPT: Correct Answers Azygous vein
An anatomical convergence where two blood vessels merge and
combine their bloodstreams is known as a(n) __________.
Correct Answers Anastomosis
Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood _________ the heart.
Correct Answers Away from
Arteries, capillaries, and veins are categories of blood _______.
Correct Answers Vessels
As blood flows through vessels, it encounters forces, caused by
several factors, that impede its movement. This opposition to
blood flow is called peripheral __________. Correct Answers
Resistance
Blood colloid osmotic pressure (COP) is primarily determined
by which protein? Correct Answers Albumin
Blood flow would be slowest in which of these blood vessels?
Correct Answers Capillary
Capillaries are organized into networks called: Correct Answers
Capillary Beds
