Exam 12: Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels

What is the term for the pulse point in the neck?

Skeletal muscle action and respiratory movements create pressure gradients that facilitate flow of blood in the veins.

What are the two pressures that determine fluid movement across a capillary wall?

Which chambers of the heart contain oxygenated blood?

An increase in either blood volume or blood viscosity tends to increase blood pressure.

The correct sequence of arteries taking blood to the left arm is aortic arch,

The vessels with the thinnest walls are the

The inferior vena cava is formed by the right and left _____ veins.

What is the term for the branch of the abdominal aorta that supplies blood to the liver and spleen?

The vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called

Commonly used pulse points include all of the following EXCEPT the _____ artery.

All of the following are effects of angiotensin EXCEPT

If all other factors remain constant,an increase in cardiac output _____ blood pressure.

A pulse can be felt where a

As peripheral resistance increases,blood flow and blood pressure decreases.