Exam 13: The Vascular System

Fibrous connective tissue forms the ____________________ layer of an artery, and its function is to ____________________.

The large arteries are elastic and recoil during left ventricular ____________________, thereby raising ____________________ BP.

Which of the following is the correct pathway of pulmonary circulation?

The term for high blood pressure is:

In pulmonary circulation, blood is pumped to the lungs by the ____________________.

In fetal circulation, the purpose of the foramen ovale and the ____________________ is to permit blood to ____________________.

Which of the following statements are true of the nervous regulation of heart rate? (Read carefully and select all of the correct statements.)

Smooth muscle tissue forms the ____________________ layer of an artery, and its function is to ____________________.

All of these arteries are branches of the thoracic aorta except the:

The function of the lining in both arteries and veins is to:

The layer in the wall of an artery that is smooth to prevent abnormal clotting is the:

Venous return is important to return blood to the:

In capillaries, the process of filtration depends on ____________________.

Exchanges between fetal blood and maternal blood take place in the:

In fetal circulation, the umbilical arteries carry blood from the ____________________ to the ____________________.

In fetal circulation, the ____________________ permits blood to flow from the pulmonary artery to the aorta.

When blood flow through the kidneys decreases:

The circle of Willis is formed by the two ____________________ arteries and the ____________________ artery.

Which statement is NOT true of fetal circulation?

In the fetus, the ductus venosus permits blood to flow: