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What is the name given to the neurons that monitor carbon dioxide leveled in the blood and are located in the carotid and aortic arteries?

A

Chemoreceptors

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A (long, short) blood vessel with a (small, large) diameter would have the greatest resistance to blood flow.

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Long

Small

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Pulmonary circulation goes from the (right, left) (atrium, ventricle) to the (right, left) (atrium, ventricle)

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Right ventricle

Left atrium

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Which blood vessel(s) contain blood with the highest oxygen content?

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Pulmonary veins

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From which major blood vessel do all systemic blood vessels branch?

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Aorta

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Where is the cardiovascular center located?

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Medulla

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Which circulatory route brings blood to the tissues and back to the heart?

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Systemic

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Which circulatory path carries blood rich in substances absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract?

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Hepatic portal

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(Arteries, veins) (closest to, farthest from) the heat have the lowest blood pressure.

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Vein, closet to

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Vascular resistance is primarily to due which factor?

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Fiction between blood-walls

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When the left ventricle contracts, what term is given to the pressure in arteries that is generated?

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Systolic

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In fetal circulation p, which structure connects the fetal pulmonary trunk to the aorta, allowing much blood to bypass the lungs?

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Ductus arteriosus

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Stimulation of the ______ would cause the heart rate to decrease.

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Vagus nerve

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In the fetus, what is the opening that allows blood to pass directly from the right atrium to the left atrium?

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Foramen ovale

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With aging, cardiac muscle fibers ____ in size.

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Decrease

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Defenses of the body that are present at birth are referred to as _____ immunity

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Innate

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17
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The fetal circulation differs from the adult circulation because of which organ system that is nonfunctional?

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Respiratory

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As blood passes from the superior and inferior vena cave to the lungs, it moves through the (right, left) (atrium, ventricle) to the (right, left) (atrium, ventricle) and out through the (pulmonary trunk, pulmonary veins).

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Right atrium
Right ventricle
Pulmonary trunk

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Carry blood away from the heart

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Arteries

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20
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Vessels with high blood pressure

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Arteries

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Vessels with the fastest flow

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Arteries

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Vessels that exchange food and waste between blood and tissues

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Capillaries

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Vessels that return interstitial fluid to the bloodstream

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Lymphatic vessels

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Vessels with slowest blood flow

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Capillaries

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Vessels with thick muscle layer
Arteries
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Vessels si very thin walls; only have a single layer of cells
Capillaries
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Vessels with a very thin muscle layer
Veins
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Vessels that exhibit a pulse
Arteries
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Vessels that bring to almost every cell in the body
Capillaries
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Known as "exchange vessels"
Capillaries
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What are the cells that migrate to the Thymus and when mature are AB,e to attack microbes directly?
T-Cells
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What name is given to blood flow from the heart to the lungs?
Pulmonary
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Blood pressure is measured by listening for a constricted ____ to "pop" open
Artery
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The backward flow of fluid in veins and lymphatics is prevented by _____.
Valves
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The most important function of the circulatory system is to ____ materials to and form all cells.
Transport
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Which layer of an artery contains thick, smooth muscle?
Middle layer
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Venous blood returns to the heart due to ______ movements ans skeletal muscular contractions.
Breathing
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Name several blood vessels commonly used to take the Ouse
Radial, cartoid, brachial, popilital, dorsal
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What are the two main methods of capillary exchange?
Filtration and reabsorption
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Blood pressure is read with a(an)____.
Sphygmomanometer
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Blood typically flows from the heart first to ____, then to ____, then to _____.
Arteries, capillaries, veins
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What is the structure whose main function is exchange of nutrients and gases between the blood and tissue?
Capillaries
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The force in which blood pushes against walls during ventricular contraction is called ______ blood pressure.
Systolic
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The hollow center of blood vessels through which blood flows.
Lumen
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Lymph is very similar to this body fluid
Interstitial
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Structurally, lymphatic vessels most resemble these vessels of the body.
Veins
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Which blood pressure would be considered to be normal? (75/105? 108/68? 75/90? 150/100?)
108/68
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Which type of blood vessel is referred to as a blood reservoir?
Veins
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The pulmonary circulation carries blood from the heart to the lungs and back to this chamber.
Left atrium
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The exchange of materials between fetal and maternal circulation occurs through this structure
Placenta
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Name some factors that vascular resistance related to
Blood viscosity, blood vessel length and radius
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In an overweight person, the factor most likely to increase systemic vessel resistance
Vessel length
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A foreign substance that provokes an immune response in the body.
Antigen
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Which receptors are involved in monitoring blood pressure
Barorecptors
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Blood pressure would (increase, decrease in heart rate, (increase, decrease) in vascular resistance, (increase, decrease) in blood volume, (increase, decrease) in water retention
Increase Increase Increase Increase
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Proteins that are produced by cells which are infected with viruses
Interferons
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Barorecptors to monitor pressure of blood going to the brain are located here.
Cartoid artery
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List some functions if the lymphatic system
Drain interstitial fluid, transport lipids from GI to blood, immune response
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All lymph in the body is eventually returned to the blood in this vessel
Subclavian vein
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Slow resting heart rate
Bradycardia
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Saclike dilation of the artery wall
Aneurysm
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Stretching walls of veins, especially around valves
Varicose veins
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Inflammation of vein
Phlebitis
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Low oxygen availability
Hypoxia
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Persistently high blood pressure
Hypertension
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Rapid resting heart rate
Tachycardia
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High amount of carbon dioxide in the blood
Hypercapnia
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List some structures involved in the first line of defense against pathogens
Skin, mucous membranes, fluid, movements like urinating
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What are symptoms of inflammation?
Pain, redness, swelling, heat
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List some substances that could act as antigens
Food, pollen, bacteria, viruses
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When a cell is infected by a virus, what may the cell produce to help?
Interferons
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Why are lymph nodes important?
Filter lymph store lymphocytes
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What term is given to the decrease in diameter of a blood vessel due to contraction of the smooth muscle in its walls?
Vasoconstriction
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I general, what vessels can we see through our skin?
Veins
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Mucous membranes would be considered to be a ____ line of defense against pathogens
First
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Which lymphatic organ is located posterior to the sternum?
Thymus
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Name the major components of the lymphatic system
Lymph, lymphatic vessels, structure containing lymphatic tissue, red none marrow
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Which cells produce antibodies?
B-Cells
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Which is the largest single mass of lymphatic tissue in the body?
Spleen
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Which lymphocytes are found in lymph nodes?
Mature b-cells
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When are damaged and worn-out red blood cells destroyed?
Spleen

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