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Q.2. The constriction of a blood vessel to one-half of its resting diameter would increase its resistance to blood flow by a factor of
Q.3. During aerobic exercise, blood flow remains relatively constant within
Q.5. Sudden standing evokes the baroreceptor reflex. Which one of the following will be greater after a person suddenly stands up than it was before the person stood?
a. b. c. d. e. The end-diastolic volume The renal blood flow The venous return The pulse pressure The ejection fraction
a. Blood volume b. Central venous pressure volume e. Left ventricular end-diastolic pressure Q.7. Central venous pressure is increased by
a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. Decreasing blood volume Increasing venous compliance Increasing total peripheral resistance Decreasing heart rate Decreasing plasma aldosterone concentration Kidneys Spleen Liver Brain Skin The diameter of the arterial vessels The number of open arterial vessels The arterial pressure The diameter of the venous vessels The hematocrit Increased contraction of the precapillary sphincter Decreased arterial pressure Increased plasma protein concentration Decreased capillary permeability Increased postcapillary resistance
Q.12. Which one of the following organs has the highest arteriovenous O2 difference under normal resting conditions?
a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. Brain Heart Skeletal muscle Kidney Stomach The contractile state of the heart The magnitude of mean blood pressure The magnitude of diastolic pressure The ratio of an organs vascular resistance to total peripheral resistance (TPR) The magnitude of cardiac output Mitral valve Large arteries Arterioles Capillaries Venules
Q.13. The percentage of the total cardiac output distributed to any single organ is most dependent on
Q.14. At which of the following sites does the blood flow lose the greatest amount of energy?
Average capillary hydrostatic pressure 18 mmHg, Average interstitial oncotic pressure 7 mmHg
a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. 4 mmHg 2 mmHg 0 mmHg 1 mmHg 2 mmHg
Q.17. Which one of the following characteristics is most similar in the systemic and pulmonary circulations?
Stroke work Preload Afterload Peak systolic pressure Blood volume It prevents the flow of blood into the lungs of the fetus It delivers oxygenated blood from the placenta to the left ventricle It allows blood to flow from the aorta to the pulmonary artery in the fetus Its resistance to blood flow decreases soon after birth It is located in the septum between the left and right atrium The mean arterial pressure The arterial resistance The vascular compliance The blood flow The sympathetic tone Heart Aorta Distributing arteries and arterioles Capillaries Venules and veins
Q.18. Which one of the following statements correctly describes the ductus arteriosus?
Q.19. Which one of the following values is greater in the pulmonary circulation than in the systemic circulation?
Q.21: In a resting, healthy man, the ejection fraction is approximately? a. 0.1 b. 0.2 c. 0.3 d. 0.6 e. 0.9
Q.22: Increasing vagal stimulation of the heart will cause an increase in a. Heart rate d. Ejection fraction b. PR interval c. Ventricular contractility
e. Cardiac output
Q.23: During exercise, there is an increase in a persons a. Stroke volume b. Diastolic pressure c. Venous compliance
Q.24. Lymph capillaries differ from systemic blood capillaries in that they
a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. Are less permeable Are not lined by endothelium Lack valves Are absent in the central nervous system Collapse when interstitial pressure increases Pulmonary capillary pressure is higher than systemic capillary pressure Pulmonary endothelial cells contain a large number of fenestrations Alveolar epithelial cells secrete a fluid that is added to the lymph formed from the blood plasma Pulmonary interstitial fluids contain more proteins than the interstitial fluid in other tissues Pulmonary capillaries have a lower oncotic pressure than systemic capillaries Increased systemic arterial pressure Increased pulmonary vascular resistance Increased pulmonary arterial pressure Decreased left atrial pressure Decreased pulmonary blood flow The velocity of blood within the vessel increases The viscosity of blood within the vessel increases The diameter of the vessel decreases The density of the blood decreases The length of the vessel increases Nitric oxide Angiotensin II Atrial natriuretic peptide Beta receptor agonists Hydrogen ion Ventricular contractility Heart rate Mean blood pressure Stroke volume Total peripheral resistance Decreased density of mitochondria in the trained muscles Increased resting heart rate Decreased maximum oxygen consumption Increased stroke volume Decreased extraction of oxygen by exercising muscles Diastolic blood pressure Cerebral vascular resistance Mixed venous oxygen tension Blood flow to the kidney Circulating blood volume
Q.28. Systemic arteriolar constriction may result from an increase in the local concentration of
Q.29. Which of the following will be lower than normal in a patient with an abnormally high intracranial pressure?
Q.30. After an episode of exercise training, the trained individual will have a:
Q.33. The distribution of blood among the various organs of the body is regulated by regulating the resistance of the
Q.34. Flow of fluid through the lymphatic vessels will be decreased if there is an increase in:
Q.35. Which one of the following signs is observed in a patient who has lost a significant amount of blood?
Q.36. A patient is diagnosed with anaphylactic shock rather than hypovolumic shock because
a. b. c. d. e. a. b. c. d. e. Q.38: Cardiac output is higher than normal Ventricular contractility is greater than normal Total peripheral resistance is greater than normal Serum creatinine is elevated Heart rate is greater than normal Total peripheral resistance Right atrial pressure Venous tone Ventricular contractility Vagal nerve activity
Q.37. Which one of the following will increase if massaging the neck stretches the carotid sinus baroreceptor?
Q.39: In the absence of compensations, the stroke volume will decrease when
a. blood volume increases. b. venous return increases. c. contractility increases. d. arterial blood pressure increases.
d)
Q.42: If a vessel were to dilate to twice its previous radius, and if pressure remained constant, blood flow through this vessel would
a. increase by a factor of 16. b. increase by a factor of 4. c. increase by a factor of 2. d. decrease by a factor of 2.
Q.47:
a. They divert blood to superficial capillary loops. b. They are closed when the ambient temperature is very low. c. They are closed when the deep body temperature rises much above 37 C. d. All of these are true.
Q.49: