Question 1

Where is the largest total cross-sectional area found?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aorta 
B)  Arterioles 
C)  Capillaries 
D)  Veins 
A)  Aorta 
B)  Arterioles 
C)  Capillaries 
D)  Veins

Question 2

By using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all), indicate whether the following would
-chemoreceptors activated

Accepted Answer

A) increase BP 
B) decrease BP 
C) increase heart rate only 
D) have no effect on BP or heart rate 
A) increase BP 
B) decrease BP 
C) increase heart rate only 
D) have no effect on BP or heart rate

Question 3

Indicate what effect the changes in question would have on blood flow, by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all):
-increasing the radius of a vessel

Accepted Answer

A) This change would increase blood flow. 
B) This change would decrease blood flow. 
C) This change would have no effect on blood flow. 
A) This change would increase blood flow. 
B) This change would decrease blood flow. 
C) This change would have no effect on blood flow.

Question 4

Vasopressin is a vasodilator.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following does NOT cause arteriolar vasodilation?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased sympathetic stimulation 
B)  local decrease in O2 
C)  histamine release 
D)  myogenic response to passive stretch of the vessel 
A)  decreased sympathetic stimulation 
B)  local decrease in O2 
C)  histamine release 
D)  myogenic response to passive stretch of the vessel

Where is the largest total cross-sectional area found?

By using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all), indicate whether the following would -chemoreceptors activated

Indicate what effect the changes in question would have on blood flow, by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all): -increasing the radius of a vessel

Vasopressin is a vasodilator.

Which of the following does NOT cause arteriolar vasodilation?

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Exam 8: Vascular Physiology

Where is the largest total cross-sectional area found?

By using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all), indicate whether the following would -chemoreceptors activated

Indicate what effect the changes in question would have on blood flow, by using the answer code (options may be used more than once or not at all): -increasing the radius of a vessel

Vasopressin is a vasodilator.

Which of the following does NOT cause arteriolar vasodilation?

The Foundation of Physiology

Cell Physiology

The Central Nervous System

The Peripheral Nervous System

Principals of Endocrinology; The Central Endocrine Glands

Muscle Physiology

Cardiac Physiology

The Blood

Body Defences

The Respiratory System

The Urinary System

Fluid and Acid Base Balance

The Digestive System

Energy Balance and Temperature Regulation

The Endocrine Glands

The Reproductive System

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