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BLOOD VESSELS

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WHAT IS THE ADJUSTMENT OF BLOOD FLOW TO EACH TISSUE IN PROPORTION TO ITS REQUIREMENTS AT ANY POINT IN TIME   AUTOREGULATION  
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THE CEREBRAL ARTERIAL CIRCLE (CIRCLE OF WILLIS) IS AN ARTERIAL__________   ANASTOMOSIS  
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T. OR F. THE OUTERMOST LAYER OF A BLOOD VESSEL IS THE TUNICA INTIMA   FALSE  
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T. OR F. THE THICK WALLED ARTERIES CLOSE TO THE HEART ARE CALLED MUSCULAR ARTERIES   FALSE  
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_______ IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE THAT IS BELOW 100 mm Hg   HYPOTENSION  
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A ____ ______ IS A CUFF OF SMOOTH MUSCLE THAT REGULATES THE FLOW OF BLOOD INTO THE CAPILLARIES   PRECAPILLARY SPHINCTER  
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THE ______ ______ ______ PROTECTS THE BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE BRAIN, WHERE AS THE _____ _____ IS MORE CONCERNED WITH MAINTAINING ADEQUATE BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE SYSTEMIC CIRCUIT AS A WHOLE.   CAROTID SINUS REFLEX AORTIC REFLEX  
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T. OR F. VASODILATION IS A WIDENING OF THE LUMEN DUE TO SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION   FALSE  
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THE ______ ______ DOES NOT DIRECTLY SERVE THE METABOLIC NEEDS OF BODY TISSUES   PULMONARY CIRCULATION  
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IN _______ AND _______ CONGENITAL VASCULAR PROBLEMS ARE LESS COMMON THAN CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE   INFANTS & YOUNG PEOPLE  
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THE MOST COMMON FORM OF SHOCK IS   HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK  
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EVERY MINUTE ABOUT 1.5ml OF FLUID LEAKS OUT OF THE_______   CAPILLARIES  
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PERIPHERAL RESISTANCE   INCREASES AS BLOOD VISCOSITY INCREASES  
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BRAIN BLOOD FLOW AUTOREGULATION   IS ABOLISHED WHEN ABNORMALLY HIGH CO2 LEVELS PERSIST  
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BLOOD FLOW TO THE SKIN   INCREASES WHEN ENVIROMENTAL TEMPERATURE RISES  
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______ AND _____ REFLECT THE BALANCE (OR IMBALANCE) BETWEEN THE DIRECTION AND AMOUNT OF FLUID THAT FLOWS ACROSS THE CAPILLARY WALLS   HYDROSTATIC AND OSMOTIC PRESSURE  
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NAME A TYPE OF CIRCULATORY SHOCK AND WHAT IT IS DUE TO   VASCULAR DUE TO EXTREME VASODILATION AS A RESULT OF LOSS OF VASOMOTOR TONE  
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WHICH TUNIC OF AN ARTERY IS MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTIANING BLOOD PRESSURE AND CONTINUOUS BLOOD CIRCULATION   BLOOD CLOTTING  
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______ DOES NOT INFLUENCE ARTERIAL PULSE RATE   THE VESSEL SELECTED TO PALPATE  
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______ ______ _____ ARE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN PULMONARY CIRCULATION   RIGHT VENTRICLE, PULMONARY ARTERY, LEFT ATRIUM  
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HISTOLOGICALLY THE _____ IS SQUAMOUS EPITHELIUM SUPPORTED BY A SPARSE CONNECTIVE TISSUE LAYER   TUNICA INTIMA  
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THE ARTERIES THAT DIRECTLY FEED INTO THE CAPILLARY BEDS ARE CALLED   ARTERIOLES  
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FENESTRATED CAPILLARIES   ARE NOT FOUND IN THE BRAIN  
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MODIFIED CAPILLARIES THAT ARE LINED WITH PHAGOCYTES ARE CALLED   SINUSOIDS  
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FACTORS THAT AID VENOUS RETURN INCLUDE ____ ____ ____ AND NOT _____   ACTIVITY OF SKELETAL MUSCLES, PRESSURE CHANGES IN THE THORAX AND VENOUS VALVES AND NOT URINARY OUTPUT  
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WHAT BLOOD PRESSURE WOULD BE INDICATIVE OF HYPERTENSION   170/96 IN A 50 YEAR OLD MAN  
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EXCESS RED CELL PRODUCTION WOULD CAUSE A _____ _____ INCREASE   BLOOD PRESSURE ** FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE BLOOD PRESSURE  
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________ IS A MECHANISM THAT DOES NOT HELP REGULATE BLOOD PRESSURE   DURAL SINUS REFLEX  
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THE VELOCITY OF BLOOD FLOW IS   SLOWEST IN THE CAPILLARIES BECAUSE THE TOTAL CROSS SECTIONAL AREA IS THE GREATEST  
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BLOOD FLOW THROUGH THE ENTIRE VASCULAR SYSTEM IS EQUIVALENT TO ____ ____   CARDIAC OUTPUT ***CORRECT STATEMENT ABOUT BLOOD FLOW  
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A THROMBUS (BLOOD CLOT) IN THE FIRST BRANCH OF THE ARCH OF THE AORTA WOULD AFFECT THE FLOW OF BLOOD TO THE   RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND NECK AND RIGHT UPPER ARM  
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CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW IS REGULATED BY   INTRINSIC AUTOREGULATORY MECHANISMS  
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A PATIENT WITH ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION MIGHT HAVE PRESSURES OF 200/120mm Hg. THIS HYPERTENSIVE STATE COULD RESULT IN ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CHANGES ____ _____ ____ AND NOT   INCREASED WORK OF THE LEFT VENTRICLE INCREASED INCIDENCE OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE INCREASED DAMAGE TO BLOOD VESSEL ENDOTHELIUM AND NOT DECREASED SIZE OF THE HEART MUSCLE  
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THE SHORT TERM CONTROLS OF BLOOD PRESSURE MEDIATED BY THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BLOOD NORNE CHEMICALS PRIMARILY OPERATE VIA ____ _____ ____ AND NOT ______   REFLEX ARCS INVOLVING BARORECEPTORS REFLEX ARCS ASSOCIATED W/VASOMOTOR FIBERS CHEMORECEPTORS AND NOT ALTERING BLOOD VOLUME  
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SECONDARY HYPERTENSION CAN BE CAUSED BY   ARTERIOSCLEROSIS  
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WHERE IN THE BODY WOULD YOU FIND LOW OXYGEN LEVELS CAUSING VASOCONSTRICTION AND HIGH LEVELS CAUSING VASODILATION   LUNGS  
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NORMAL AVERAGE BLOOD PRESSURE FOR A NEWBORN BABY IS   90/55  
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IF BLOOD PRESSURE IS ALMOST NORMAL IN A PERSON WHO HAS LOST BLOOD DOES THAT MEAN THE TISSUES ARE RECEIVING ADEQUATE BLOOD FLOW   NOT NECESSARILY  
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WHAT DO THE DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS AND THE FORAMEN OVALE BECOME AT BIRTH   LIGAMENTUM ARTERIOSUM; FOSSA OVALIS  
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A _____________ WOULD NOT RESULT IN THE DILATION OF THE FEEDER ARTERIOLES AND OPENING OF THE PRECAPILLARY SPHINCTERS IN SYSTEMIC CAPILLARY BEDS   A LOCAL INCREASE IN HISTAMINE  
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ARTERIOLE BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASES IN RESPONSE TO ALL BUT   FALLING BLOOD VOLUME  
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