Chapter 15 (Vascular System And BP)

Which of the following structures contains high pressure baroreceptors?

Baroreceptors respond to ________, which is/are altered by mean arterial pressure.

Which of the following chemical's concentration is NOT increased by an elevation in metabolic activity?

In cardiac and skeletal muscle vasculature, the distribution of alpha and beta receptors are such that epinephrine will ________.

Chemicals released by metabolically active cells will cause which of the following?

What region of the cardiovascular system contains valves?

The respiratory pump facilitates the return of blood to the heart by ________.

The chronic elevation in arterial pressure (hypertension) that occurs in many individuals results from ________.

Which of the following is caused by histamine?

Veins functions as ________ reservoirs due to their ________ compliance.

Which of the following does NOT increase blood flow to a specific organ?

The blood vessels of largest diameter are the ________; the blood vessels with the thickest walls are the ________.

Fenestrated capillaries are unique in their ability to ________.

________ describes the movement of fluid out of the capillary, while ________ describes the movement of fluid into the capillary.

An increase in the volume of blood ejected from the heart, with no change in total peripheral resistance, would ________.

A decrease in tissue oxygen is called ________.

Which of the following can increase mean arterial pressure?

Which of the following would cause relaxation of precapillary sphincters?

An increase in total peripheral resistance, in the absence of any change in cardiac output, would ________.

________ is/are the component(s) of a blood vessel's extracellular matrix that provide(s) the tensile strength required to withstand pressure.