Question 1

Where is erythropoietin produced?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the liver 
B)  in the heart 
C)  in the lymph nodes 
D)  in the kidneys 
A)  in the liver 
B)  in the heart 
C)  in the lymph nodes 
D)  in the kidneys

Question 2

Which two components of blood are involved in the formation of clots?

Accepted Answer

A)  albumin and fibrinogen 
B)  platelets and albumin 
C)  fibrinogen and erythrocytes 
D)  fibrinogen and platelets 
A)  albumin and fibrinogen 
B)  platelets and albumin 
C)  fibrinogen and erythrocytes 
D)  fibrinogen and platelets

Question 3

Identify the following structures on the picture.  
-superior vena cava

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

What help move lymph throughout the lymph vessels?

Accepted Answer

A)  constriction of blood vessels 
B)  skeletal muscle and breathing movements 
C)  conscious actions 
D)  dilation of blood vessels 
A)  constriction of blood vessels 
B)  skeletal muscle and breathing movements 
C)  conscious actions 
D)  dilation of blood vessels

Question 5

Which component of plasma constitutes antibodies?

Accepted Answer

A)  dissolved gas 
B)  albumin 
C)  fibrinogen 
D)  immunoglobulin 
A)  dissolved gas 
B)  albumin 
C)  fibrinogen 
D)  immunoglobulin

Question 6

Identify the following structures on the picture.  
-right lymphatic duct

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Identify the following structures on the picture.  
-spleen

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Which of the following would be too big to pass easily through capillary walls?

Accepted Answer

A)  water 
B)  carbon dioxide 
C)  erythrocytes 
D)  glucose 
A)  water 
B)  carbon dioxide 
C)  erythrocytes 
D)  glucose

Question 9

Which type of leukocytes are the most prevalent in a normal individual?

Accepted Answer

A)  eosinophils 
B)  neutrophils 
C)  basophils 
D)  lymphocytes 
A)  eosinophils 
B)  neutrophils 
C)  basophils 
D)  lymphocytes

Question 10

Which organ system participates in the body's defences against diseases?

Accepted Answer

A)  respiratory system 
B)  nervous system 
C)  circulatory system 
D)  lymphatic system 
A)  respiratory system 
B)  nervous system 
C)  circulatory system 
D)  lymphatic system

Question 11

When you are experiencing stress, the sympathetic nervous system decreases your blood pressure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In which blood vessels is pressure the greatest?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the veins 
B)  in the capillaries 
C)  in the arteries 
D)  in the venules 
A)  in the veins 
B)  in the capillaries 
C)  in the arteries 
D)  in the venules

Question 13

Who consumes more oxygen per minute?

Accepted Answer

A)  hummingbird over human 
B)  shrew over hummingbird 
C)  hummingbird over shrew 
D)  human over hummingbird 
A)  hummingbird over human 
B)  shrew over hummingbird 
C)  hummingbird over shrew 
D)  human over hummingbird

Question 14

Identify the following structures on the picture.  
-septum

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

The systolic blood pressure is the time when the blood pressure is the highest in the arteries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What percentage of the total blood volume is made up of plasma?

Accepted Answer

A)  about 75% 
B)  about 50% 
C)  about 25% 
D)  about 10% 
A)  about 75% 
B)  about 50% 
C)  about 25% 
D)  about 10%

Question 17

The albumins are the most abundant because they are important for osmotic balance and pH buffering, and for the transport of wide variety of substances through the circulatory system, including hormones and metabolic wastes.
-Why is the movement of blood in veins sometimes described as "milking a vein"?

Accepted Answer

When the contraction of skeletal muscles

Question 18

What happens to your blood pressure when you run?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only your diastolic blood pressure elevates. 
B)  Both your diastolic and systolic blood pressures elevate. 
C)  Both your diastolic and systolic blood pressure stay the same. 
D)  Only your systolic blood pressure elevates. 
A)  Only your diastolic blood pressure elevates. 
B)  Both your diastolic and systolic blood pressures elevate. 
C)  Both your diastolic and systolic blood pressure stay the same. 
D)  Only your systolic blood pressure elevates.

Question 19

Where is an atrioventricular valve located?

Accepted Answer

A)  where blood enters the aorta 
B)  between the right atrium and the right ventricle 
C)  between both atria and ventricles 
D)  between the left atrium and the left ventricle 
A)  where blood enters the aorta 
B)  between the right atrium and the right ventricle 
C)  between both atria and ventricles 
D)  between the left atrium and the left ventricle

Question 20

Which of the following would be the most likely reason for the high resistance of capillaries to blood flow?

Accepted Answer

A)  the diameter of capillaries being so small that the white blood cells must squeeze 
B)  the diameter of capillaries being so small that that the red blood cells must squeeze 
C)  the diameter of capillaries being so large that the red blood cells must fill it all up 
D)  the diameter of capillaries being so large that the white blood cells must fill it all up 
A)  the diameter of capillaries being so small that the white blood cells must squeeze 
B)  the diameter of capillaries being so small that that the red blood cells must squeeze 
C)  the diameter of capillaries being so large that the red blood cells must fill it all up 
D)  the diameter of capillaries being so large that the white blood cells must fill it all up

Exam 41: Internal Transport: the Circulatory System

Where is erythropoietin produced?

Which two components of blood are involved in the formation of clots?

Identify the following structures on the picture. -superior vena cava

What help move lymph throughout the lymph vessels?

Which component of plasma constitutes antibodies?

Identify the following structures on the picture. -right lymphatic duct

Identify the following structures on the picture. -spleen

Which of the following would be too big to pass easily through capillary walls?

Which type of leukocytes are the most prevalent in a normal individual?

Which organ system participates in the body's defences against diseases?

When you are experiencing stress, the sympathetic nervous system decreases your blood pressure.

In which blood vessels is pressure the greatest?

Who consumes more oxygen per minute?

Identify the following structures on the picture. -septum

The systolic blood pressure is the time when the blood pressure is the highest in the arteries.

What percentage of the total blood volume is made up of plasma?

What happens to your blood pressure when you run?

Where is an atrioventricular valve located?

Which of the following would be the most likely reason for the high resistance of capillaries to blood flow?

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