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Which situations are shared by both the blood supply of the lower extremity and the upper extremity? A: Supplied by a main arterial vessel B: Have arterial arches C: Have venous arches D: Have superficial network of veins E: Have deep network of veins


A) a,c,d
B) a,b,c,d
C) b,d
D) b,c,e
E) a,b,c,d,e

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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E

Muscles,skin,the thymus,the lungs,and the CNS contain


A) sinusoid capillaries.
B) continuous capillaries.
C) fenestrated capillaries.
D) None of these answers is correct.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Of the three artery types,the elastic arteries have the better ability to vasoconstrict and vasodilate.

A) True
B) False

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The branches that arise from the celiac trunk are the


A) left gastric and splenic arteries.
B) left gastroepiploic and splenic arteries.
C) left gastric and common hepatic arteries.
D) left gastric,left gastroepiploic,and splenic arteries.
E) left gastric,splenic,and common hepatic arteries.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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The pulmonary arteries have _____ elastic tissue and ______ lumens than systemic arteries.


A) less; wider
B) more; narrower
C) more; wider
D) less; narrower

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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The azygos vein merges with the _____________ vena cava.

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Among the advantages of the cerebral arterial circle is the presence of collateral channels of blood flow to the brain should a supply artery become blocked.

A) True
B) False

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True

The force per unit area that blood places on the inside wall of a blood vessel


A) is called the pulse.
B) is called the blood pressure.
C) increases the farther the vessel is from the heart.
D) is greater during diastole.
E) is greater in the inferior vena cava than in the common iliac vein.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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The elastic (or conducting arteries)conduct blood from the heart to the smaller muscular arteries.

A) True
B) False

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  -In the figure showing an anterior view of the veins,which number indicates the cephalic vein? A) 1 B) 2 C)  4 D)  6 E)  8 -In the figure showing an anterior view of the veins,which number indicates the cephalic vein?


A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6
E) 8

F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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As an arterial pathway moves farther from the heart,the arteries


A) get smaller.
B) get larger.
C) show no change in their lumen size.

D) A) and C)
E) B) and C)

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The artery that divides and forms the anterior and posterior tibial arteries is the _____ artery.


A) femoral
B) popliteal
C) medial plantar
D) deep femoral
E) axillary

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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The artery that bifurcates into the right subclavian artery and the right common carotid artery is the


A) brachiocephalic artery.
B) right common iliac artery.
C) right brachial artery.
D) right coronary artery.
E) superior vena cava.

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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Blood from the esophagus may return to the heart through both the superior and inferior vena cavae.

A) True
B) False

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As a venous pathway moves closer to the heart,the veins


A) get smaller.
B) get larger.
C) show no change in their lumen size.

D) All of the above
E) B) and C)

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Very large blood vessels require their own blood supply,and this is provided by a network of small arteries called the vasa vasorum.

A) True
B) False

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_________________ capillaries have pores within each endothelial cell.

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The cyclical process of contracting and relaxing of the precapillary sphincters is called _________________.

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Which send blood to either esophageal arteries or esophageal branches to supply the esophagus with blood?


A) Thoracic aorta
B) Bronchial arteries
C) Left gastric artery
D) Thoracic aorta and left gastric artery
E) Bronchial arteries and left gastric artery

F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

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The contraction of skeletal muscles plays an important role in the movement of blood in the veins.

A) True
B) False

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