BLOOD VESSELS BN507 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Sensory receptors that monitor changes in the blood pressure to the brain are
Select one:
chemoreceptors in the aorta
baroreceptors in the carotid arteries
the aortic bodies
precapillary sphincters in the arterioles
proprioceptors in the muscles
baroreceptors in the carotid arteries
The blood vessels that allow the exchange of nutrients, wastes, oxygen, and carbon
dioxide btween the blood and tissues are the
Select one:
capillaries
arteries
venules
arterioles
veins
capillaries
Substances undergo capillary exchange by means of
Select one:
, simple diffusion and bulk flow
endocytosis, exocytosis, and active transport
simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion
simple diffusion and active transport
filtration, reabsorption, and secretion
simple diffusion and bulk flow
Blood flows through the blood vessels becasue of the
establishment of a pressure gradient
Which of the following represents pulmonary circulation as the blood flows from the right
ventricle?
pulmonary trunk>pulmonary arteries>pulmonary capillaries>pulmonary veins
The tissue that allows arteries to stretch is
elastic lamina
Match the following descriptions to the appropriate blood vessel:
composed of a single layer of endothelial cells on a basement membrane Answer 1
formed by reuniting capillaries Answer 2
carry blood away from the heart Answer 3
regulate blood flow to capillaries Answer 4
may contain valves Answer 5
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composed of a single layer of endothelial cells on a basement membrane - capillaries,
formed by reuniting capillaries - venules, carry blood away from the heart - arteries,
regulate blood flow to capillaries - arterioles, may contain valves - veins
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
Sensory receptors that monitor changes in the blood pressure to the brain are
Select one:
chemoreceptors in the aorta
baroreceptors in the carotid arteries
the aortic bodies
precapillary sphincters in the arterioles
proprioceptors in the muscles
baroreceptors in the carotid arteries
The blood vessels that allow the exchange of nutrients, wastes, oxygen, and carbon
dioxide btween the blood and tissues are the
Select one:
capillaries
arteries
venules
arterioles
veins
capillaries
Substances undergo capillary exchange by means of
Select one:
, simple diffusion and bulk flow
endocytosis, exocytosis, and active transport
simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion
simple diffusion and active transport
filtration, reabsorption, and secretion
simple diffusion and bulk flow
Blood flows through the blood vessels becasue of the
establishment of a pressure gradient
Which of the following represents pulmonary circulation as the blood flows from the right
ventricle?
pulmonary trunk>pulmonary arteries>pulmonary capillaries>pulmonary veins
The tissue that allows arteries to stretch is
elastic lamina
Match the following descriptions to the appropriate blood vessel:
composed of a single layer of endothelial cells on a basement membrane Answer 1
formed by reuniting capillaries Answer 2
carry blood away from the heart Answer 3
regulate blood flow to capillaries Answer 4
may contain valves Answer 5
Feedback
composed of a single layer of endothelial cells on a basement membrane - capillaries,
formed by reuniting capillaries - venules, carry blood away from the heart - arteries,
regulate blood flow to capillaries - arterioles, may contain valves - veins
