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| carry blood away from the heart. |
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| Most veins in the limbs have valves. |
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| Put the following vessels in the correct order to trace the route of a drop of blood moving from the right side of the heart to left. |
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Pulmonary artery,
arterioles,
capillaries,
venules,
pulmonary vein |
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| Vessels that function as a pressure reservoir to ensure blood flow while the ventricles are relaxed are the: |
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| In fetal circulation, blood bypasses pulmonary circulation by passing through the: |
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| Ductus arteriosus, Fossa ovalis |
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| All of the following are elastic arteries except the: |
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| The hepatic portal vein is formed by the union of the: |
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| Superior mesenteric vein and splenic vein |
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| The cerebral arterial circle (circle of Willis) forms anastomoses between the: |
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| Internal carotid arteries and the basilar artery |
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| All of the follwing vessels branch directly from the aort except the: |
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| Blood in the internal jugular veins has just come from the: |
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| The three branches of the celiac trunk are the __________, the __________, and the ____________. |
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| Common hepatic artery, left gastric artery, splenic artery |
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| The walls of large blood vessels receive their oxygen and nutrients from blood in vessels known as ____________. |
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| The layer of an artery wall that contains endothelium is the ______________. |
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| The two common iliac veins unite to form the _____________. |
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| Blood from gastrointestinal organs and the spleen is transported to the liver via the ___________ vein. |
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| The union of distal branches of two or more arteries supplying the same body region is called an |
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| A decrease in size of the blood vessel lumen due to contraction of smooth muscle present in the tunica is called ___________. |
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| Between 90 percent of all cases of hypertention are ____________ hypertenstion, which cannot be attributed to any identifiable cause. The remainng 5-10 percent of cases are ______________ hypertension, which has an identifiable underlying cause. |
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| Three types of capillaries include _____________ capillaries found in skeletal and smooth muscles’ ___________ capillaries found in kidneys and chroid plexuses of the brain ventricles; and _____________ which are wide capillaries seen in red bone marrow and the liver. |
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| Continuos, fenestrated, sinusoids |
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| The ____________ veins are the only veins that carry oxygenated blood after birth. |
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| At rest, the largest portion of the blood is located in the |
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| The right brachioephalic vein joins with the left brachioephalic vein to form the superior vena cava. |
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| Arterioles play a key role in regulating blood pressure because of their role in regulating resistance to flow. |
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| The median cubital veins connect the basilica and cephalic veins anterior to the elbow. |
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| An increase in stimulation by sympathetic nerves typically stimulates vasoconstriction of blood vessels. |
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| Thrombi lodged in the ulnar artery and the radial artery would limit the amount of blood reaching the hand. |
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| Becomes the dorsalis pedis artery at the ankle |
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| A branch of the thoracic aorta |
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| Located in the lateral arm |
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| Becomes the internal jugular vein outside the skull |
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| Receives venous blood from the myocardium |
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| Located near the gastrocnemius muscle |
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| Continues as left axillary artery |
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| Gives rise to the left common carotid artery |
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| The longest vein in the body |
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| Passes through cervical transverse foramina |
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| Abdominal vessel that branches to supply blood to the pancreas, small intestine, and part of the large intestine |
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| Superior mesenteric artery |
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