Exam 13: The Vascular System

During exercise, blood flow to the digestive tract will:

Which of the following statements are true of capillaries? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Which of the following statements are true of the maintenance of blood pressure (BP)? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

An arterial anastomosis is important because it:

To compensate for a small loss of blood, the heart rate will ____________________.

Two hormones that affect blood pressure because they affect the diameter of blood vessels are ____________________ and ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of circulation through the heart? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Which statement is NOT true of blood vessels and blood pressure?

When BP decreases, the kidneys secrete ____________________, which initiates the formation of ____________________.

A blood pressure reading has:

In fetal circulation, most blood bypasses the fetal lungs by way of the:

The layer in the wall of an artery that prevents rupture of the artery is the:

Which of the following statements are true of the location and layers of the heart? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Blood from the digestive organs and spleen flows into the liver through the:

The formation of angiotensin II will:

The purpose of hepatic portal circulation is to enable the liver to:

The flow of blood into a capillary network is regulated by a ____________________, which is made of ____________________ tissue.

Angiotensin II causes ____________________ and stimulates the secretion of ____________________, both of which will ____________________ BP.

The hormone that raises blood pressure by directly increasing the reabsorption of water by the kidneys is ____________________.

When vasoconstriction is needed to raise BP, the arteries receive more ____________________ impulses.