Deck 12: The Circulation of Blood and Lymph

Question 1

Low blood pressure stimulates the kidneys to release the enzyme _______, which acts on the plasma protein _______.

A) aldosterone; angiotensin
B) angiotensin II; renin estrogen
C) renin; angiotensinogen
D) renin; angiotensin III

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following veins carries blood rich in oxygen?

A) Jugular
B) Coronary
C) Pulmonary
D) None of the preceding answers is correct; veins always carry blood poor in oxygen

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The _______ is a smooth muscle cell that regulates the blood supply to each organ and its subdivisions.

A) endothelium
B) tunica media
C) lymph node
D) precapillary sphincter

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The _______ aorta is the region of the aorta below the diaphragm.

A) ascending
B) abdominal
C) thoracic
D) descending

Question 5

Arterioles and venules are connected by _______ in the liver, spleen, and bone marrow.

A) tunics
B) sinusoids
C) capillaries
D) hepatic veins

Question 6

_______ are tubes that deliver blood to the tissues.

A) Veins
B) Blood vessels
C) Lymph vessels
D) Venules

Question 7

The _______ delivers blood from the organs of the digestive system to the liver.

A) hepatic portal vein
B) basilar artery
C) radial artery
D) aortic arch

Question 8

When plasma enters the tissues, it is called _______ fluid.

A) tissue
B) blood
C) interstitial
D) both A and C

Question 9

The pulmonary _______ deliver blood to the lungs.

A) veins
B) venules
C) arteries
D) capillaries

Question 10

The left ventricle pumps blood into the largest artery in the body, the _______.

A) femoral artery
B) radial artery
C) carotid
D) aorta

Question 11

The aortic arch curves from the ________ and makes a U-turn.

A) left ventricle
B) abdominal aorta
C) ascending aorta
D) thoracic aorta

Question 12

_______ permit materials to be exchanged between the blood and tissues.

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

Question 13

_______ are the smallest branches of an artery and are important in regulating blood pressure.

A) Venules
B) Capillaries
C) Arterioles
D) Micro-arteries

Question 14

The _______ circulation connects the heart and all the organs and tissues.

A) pulmonary
B) systemic
C) artery
D) lymphatic

Question 15

Blood pressure can be calculated by multiplying _______.

A) blood flow ´ blood viscosity
B) blood flow ´ peripheral resistance
C) pulmonary pressure ´ aortic pressure
D) blood volume ´ blood flow

Question 16

The _______ receives blood from the upper portions of the body.

A) inferior vena cava
B) superior vena cava
C) carotid vein
D) descending aorta

Question 17

_______ carry blood from the ventricles of the heart to the tissues and organs of the body.

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

Question 18

Blood delivered to the intestine by the _______ enters capillaries in the intestinal wall.

A) mesenteric arteries
B) venous sinuses
C) portal veins
D) carotid arteries

Question 19

The two _______ pass through the foramen magnum and join on the ventral surface of the brain stem.

A) carotid arteries
B) basilar arteries
C) jugular veins
D) vertebral arteries

Question 20

Important function(s) of the lymphatic system is/are _______.

A) to maintain fluid balance
B) to defend the body against disease by producing lymphocytes
C) to absorb lipids from the intestine
D) all of the preceding answers are correct

Question 21

Blood returning from the brain passes through the brachiocephalic vein and then passes into the _______.

A) carotid arteries
B) superior vena cava
C) internal jugular veins
D) circle of Willis

Question 22

Blood from the venous sinuses empties into the _______ at both sides of the neck.

A) carotid arteries
B) brachiocephalic veins
C) internal jugular veins
D) basilar artery

Question 23

The _______ is a pinkish-gray lymphatic organ located in the upper thorax. It plays a key role in the body's immune processes.

A) thymus gland
B) thyroid
C) liver
D) spleen

Question 24

The wall of an artery or vein has three layers, or _______.

A) tunics
B) capillaries
C) sphincters
D) metarterioles

Question 25

Most _______ have valves that permit the flow of blood toward the heart, even against the force of gravity.

A) arteries
B) sinuses
C) veins
D) capillaries

Question 26

The sequence of blood flow through the pulmonary circulation is _______.

A) right atrium left atrium right ventricle pulmonary artery pulmonary capillaries pulmonary veins
B) right ventricle left atrium right atrium pulmonary artery pulmonary capillaries pulmonary veins
C) right atrium right ventricle pulmonary artery pulmonary capillaries pulmonary veins left atrium
D) left atrium right atrium right ventricle pulmonary capillaries pulmonary veins pulmonary artery

Question 27

Lymphatic vessels from all over the body, except the right upper quadrant, deliver lymph to the _______.

A) carotid arteries
B) superior vena cava
C) thoracic duct
D) right lymphatic duct

Question 28

_______ in the wall of an arteriole allows it to constrict or relax, changing its radius.

A) Endothelium
B) Smooth muscle
C) Cardiac muscle
D) Connective tissue

Question 29

Baroreceptors _______.

A) are sensitive to changes in blood pressure
B) respond to changes in viscosity
C) are venous receptors that maintain pressure in veins
D) produce aldosterone

Question 30

The hepatic portal vein delivers blood to the _______.

A) intestine
B) inferior vena cava
C) kidney
D) liver

Question 31

Blood flows through a continuous network of blood vessels that forms a double circuit; the _______ circulation connects the heart and lungs.

A) pulmonary
B) systemic
C) aortic
D) cardiac

Question 32

The _______ receives blood returning from below the level of the diaphragm.

A) inferior vena cava
B) superior vena cava
C) carotid arteries
D) internal jugular

Question 33

_______ is an increase in blood vessel diameter that decreases resistance to blood flow.

A) Vasodilation
B) Blood pressure
C) Vasoconstriction
D) Viscosity

Question 34

Angiotensin II acts indirectly to maintain blood pressure by increasing the synthesis and release of the hormone _______ by the adrenal glands.

A) renin
B) aldosterone
C) fibrinogen
D) norepinephrine

Question 35

_______ conduct blood back toward the heart.

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

Question 36

_______ are small vessels that directly link arterioles with venules.

A) Arteries
B) Veins
C) Metarterioles
D) Capillaries

Question 37

From capillaries, blood passes into _______.

A) arterioles
B) venules
C) arteries
D) large veins

Question 38

The _______ passes through the chest cavity.

A) aortic arch
B) thoracic aorta
C) ascending aorta
D) abdominal aorta

Question 39

Blood pressure depends on _______.

A) blood flow ´ blood viscosity
B) blood flow ´ peripheral resistance
C) pulmonary pressure ´ aortic pressure
D) blood volume ´ blood flow

Question 40

The pulmonary _______ return the blood, rich in oxygen, to the left atrium.

A) arteries
B) capillaries
C) veins
D) arterioles

Question 41

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Lymph capillaries
b.Capillaries
c.Artery
d.Vein
e.Arteriole
D __________

Question 42

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Lymph capillaries
b.Capillaries
c.Artery
d.Vein
e.Arteriole
A __________

Question 43

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Abdominal aorta
b.Renal artery
c.External iliac artery
d.Left common carotid artery
e.Left subclavian vein
B __________

Question 44

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Abdominal aorta
b.Renal artery
c.External iliac artery
d.Left common carotid artery
e.Left subclavian vein
D __________

Question 45

Why are chest compressions so important for people who suffer cardiac arrest?

Question 46

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Aortic arch
b.Right common carotid
c.Ascending aorta
d.Brachiocephalic
e.Abdominal aorta (part of descending aorta)
f.Left common carotid
g.Celiac trunk
h.Thoracic aorta
E _________

Question 47

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Lymph capillaries
b.Capillaries
c.Artery
d.Vein
e.Arteriole
B __________

Question 48

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Abdominal aorta
b.Renal artery
c.External iliac artery
d.Left common carotid artery
e.Left subclavian vein
A __________

Question 49

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Aortic arch
b.Right common carotid
c.Ascending aorta
d.Brachiocephalic
e.Abdominal aorta (part of descending aorta)
f.Left common carotid
g.Celiac trunk
h.Thoracic aorta
A _________

Question 50

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Lymph capillaries
b.Capillaries
c.Artery
d.Vein
e.Arteriole
E __________

Question 51

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Aortic arch
b.Right common carotid
c.Ascending aorta
d.Brachiocephalic
e.Abdominal aorta (part of descending aorta)
f.Left common carotid
g.Celiac trunk
h.Thoracic aorta
G _________

Question 52

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Aortic arch
b.Right common carotid
c.Ascending aorta
d.Brachiocephalic
e.Abdominal aorta (part of descending aorta)
f.Left common carotid
g.Celiac trunk
h.Thoracic aorta
D _________

Question 53

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Aortic arch
b.Right common carotid
c.Ascending aorta
d.Brachiocephalic
e.Abdominal aorta (part of descending aorta)
f.Left common carotid
g.Celiac trunk
h.Thoracic aorta
C _________

Question 54

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Aortic arch
b.Right common carotid
c.Ascending aorta
d.Brachiocephalic
e.Abdominal aorta (part of descending aorta)
f.Left common carotid
g.Celiac trunk
h.Thoracic aorta
B _________

Question 55

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Aortic arch
b.Right common carotid
c.Ascending aorta
d.Brachiocephalic
e.Abdominal aorta (part of descending aorta)
f.Left common carotid
g.Celiac trunk
h.Thoracic aorta
H _________

Question 56

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Aortic arch
b.Right common carotid
c.Ascending aorta
d.Brachiocephalic
e.Abdominal aorta (part of descending aorta)
f.Left common carotid
g.Celiac trunk
h.Thoracic aorta
F _________

Question 57

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Abdominal aorta
b.Renal artery
c.External iliac artery
d.Left common carotid artery
e.Left subclavian vein
E __________

Question 58

MATCHING
Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Lymph capillaries
b.Capillaries
c.Artery
d.Vein
e.Arteriole
C __________

Question 59

Fill in the correct labels for the following figure using the word bank below.

a.Abdominal aorta
b.Renal artery
c.External iliac artery
d.Left common carotid artery
e.Left subclavian vein
C __________