Exam 13: The Vascular System

The hormone that raises blood pressure by increasing the heart rate is:

In capillaries, tissue fluid is brought back into the blood by the process of ____________________.

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

In hepatic portal circulation, veins from abdominal organs unite to form the ____________________ vein that empties blood into the ____________________ of the liver.

When vasodilation is needed to lower BP, the arteries receive fewer ____________________ impulses.

Which statement is true of the effect of the elasticity of the large arteries on BP?

One purpose of portal circulation is to enable the liver to receive glucose absorbed by the ____________________ and store the excess as ____________________.

Angiotensin II causes ____ and the secretion of the hormone ____.

Two hormones that affect blood pressure because they affect blood volume are ____________________ and ____________________.

The layer of the wall of an artery that helps maintain blood pressure is the ____________________.

In capillaries, oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged between blood and tissues by the process of ____________________.

The superior mesenteric artery is a branch of the:

The respiratory pump is especially important for venous return by the veins in the ____________________.

An average normal blood pressure is considered to be below ____________________.

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

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

Renin is secreted by the ____________________ when blood pressure ____________________.

Which of these is NOT a mechanism that increases venous return?

Which artery is NOT paired with the part of the body to which it supplies blood?