Chapter 15 Memmler's Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Chapter 15 Memmler's Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass The smallest vessels are the _______________. - Answer- Capillaries Artery arteriole capillary ____________ vein - Answer- venule ____________ pressure is the peak pressure in an artery. - Answer- systolic A vessel that carries blood back to the heart is a(n) - Answer- vein Narrowing of a blood vessel's diameter is called ___________. - Answer- vasoconstriction The _______ artery becomes the femoral artery. - Answer- external iliac The vessels in which exchanges between the blood and body cells take place are the __________. - Answer- capillaries Which of these forces pulls fluid from the tissue spaces into the capillary? - Answer- osmotic pressure When you measure blood pressure using a blood pressure cuff, what are you actually measuring? - Answer- pressures in the brachial artery An increase in a blood vessel's internal diameter is called - Answer- vasodilation Which of these actions would reduce blood return from the legs to the heart? - Answer- holding your breath A central space in a blood vessel is called the - Answer- lumen The autonomic nervous system activates a vasomotor center in the ___________ to regulate blood pressure. - Answer- medulla oblongata