Question 1

Complete each of the following statments.
Mean arterial pressure is determined by the equation ____________________ x ____________________.

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Mean arterial...

Question 2

Complete each of the following statments.
Movement of fluid from the interstitial fluid into the plasma is known as ____________________.

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Movement of...

Question 3

Complete each of the following statments.
Relaxation of arteriolar smooth muscle causes the radius of the vessel to ____________________, a process known as ____________________, whereas contraction of arteriolar smooth muscle causes the radius of the vessel to ____________________, a process known as ____________________.

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Relaxation of...

Question 4

Complete each of the following statments.
A capillary wall has a measured thickness of about one ____________________.

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A capillary...

Question 5

Complete each of the following statments.
The two hormones primarily involved in fluid balance that are also potent vasoconstrictors are ____________________ and ____________________.

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The two...

Question 6

Complete each of the following statments.
The process of ____________________ determines the distribution of the extracellular fluid volume between the plasma and interstitial fluid.

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The process...

Question 7

Complete each of the following statments.
Normally capillary filtration exceeds reabsorption by about ____________________ liters daily.

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Normally capillary...

Question 8

Complete each of the following statments.
The average driving force that gets blood into the tissues throughout the cardiac cycle is called the ____________________.

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The average...

Question 9

Complete each of the following statments.
____________________ controls are primarily responsible for matching tissue blood flow with the metabolic needs of the tissue involved.

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____________________ controls...

Question 10

Complete each of the following statments.
Vasoconstriction of blood vessels changes the flow of blood through them by ____________________ it.

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Vasoconstriction of...

Question 11

Complete each of the following statments. Assume a person has a blood pressure recording of 125/77.
(a) What is the systolicpressure?___________
b) What is the diastolic pressure?___________
c) What is the pulse pressure?___________
(d) What is the mean arterial pressure?___________
(e) Would any sound be heard when the pressure in an external cuff around the arm was 130 mm Hg?___________
(f) Would any sound be heard when cuff pressure was 118 mm Hg ?___________
(g) Would any sound be heard when cuff pressure was 75 mm Hg ?___________

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Question 12

Complete each of the following statments.
Movement of fluid out of the capillaries into the interstitial fluid is known as ____________________.

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Movement of...

Question 13

Complete each of the following statments.
The receptors for the baroreceptor reflex are located in the ____________________ and ____________________.

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The receptors...

Question 14

Complete each of the following statments.
Venous capacity depends on the ____________________ of the vein walls.

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Venous capacity...

Question 15

Complete each of the following statments.
The skeletal muscle pump changes venous return by ____________________ it.

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The skeletal...

Question 16

Complete each of the following statments.
The integrating center for baroreceptor reflexes is the ____________________ located in the ____________________ part of the brain.

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The integrating...

Question 17

Complete each of the following statments.
Total peripheral resistance is primarily dependent on the degree of arteriolar ____________________.

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Total peripheral...

Question 18

Complete each of the following statments.
Accumulation of excess interstitial fluid is known as ____________________.

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Accumulation of...

Question 19

Complete each of the following statments.
The efferent pathway for the baroreceptor reflex involves the ____________________ nervous system, and the effector organs are the ____________________ and ____________________.

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The efferent...

Question 20

Complete each of the following statments.
The primary mechanism for exchange of individual solutes across the capillary wall is ____________________.

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The primary...

Quiz 10: The Blood Vessels and Blood Pressure

Complete each of the following statments. Mean arterial pressure is determined by the equation x .

Complete each of the following statments. Movement of fluid from the interstitial fluid into the plasma is known as ____________________.

Complete each of the following statments. Relaxation of arteriolar smooth muscle causes the radius of the vessel to , a process known as , whereas contraction of arteriolar smooth muscle causes the radius of the vessel to , a process known as .

Complete each of the following statments. A capillary wall has a measured thickness of about one ____________________.

Complete each of the following statments. The two hormones primarily involved in fluid balance that are also potent vasoconstrictors are and .

Complete each of the following statments. The process of ____________________ determines the distribution of the extracellular fluid volume between the plasma and interstitial fluid.

Complete each of the following statments. Normally capillary filtration exceeds reabsorption by about ____________________ liters daily.

Complete each of the following statments. The average driving force that gets blood into the tissues throughout the cardiac cycle is called the ____________________.

Complete each of the following statments. ____________________ controls are primarily responsible for matching tissue blood flow with the metabolic needs of the tissue involved.

Complete each of the following statments. Vasoconstriction of blood vessels changes the flow of blood through them by ____________________ it.

Complete each of the following statments. Movement of fluid out of the capillaries into the interstitial fluid is known as ____________________.

Complete each of the following statments. The receptors for the baroreceptor reflex are located in the and .

Complete each of the following statments. Venous capacity depends on the ____________________ of the vein walls.

Complete each of the following statments. The skeletal muscle pump changes venous return by ____________________ it.

Complete each of the following statments. The integrating center for baroreceptor reflexes is the located in the part of the brain.

Complete each of the following statments. Total peripheral resistance is primarily dependent on the degree of arteriolar ____________________.

Complete each of the following statments. Accumulation of excess interstitial fluid is known as ____________________.

Complete each of the following statments. The efferent pathway for the baroreceptor reflex involves the nervous system, and the effector organs are the and .

Complete each of the following statments. The primary mechanism for exchange of individual solutes across the capillary wall is ____________________.