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What is the primary function of microcirculation?
What is the primary function of microcirculation?
- Regulation of blood pressure
- Transport of nutrients to the tissues and the removal of cell excreta (correct)
- Removal of excess lipids from the blood
- Transport of oxygen to the tissues
What is the composition of the capillary walls?
What is the composition of the capillary walls?
- Single-layer, highly impermeable epithelial cells
- Multi-layer, highly impermeable endothelial cells
- Multi-layer, highly permeable epithelial cells
- Single-layer, highly permeable endothelial cells (correct)
What is the term for the intermittent contraction of metarterioles and precapillary sphincters?
What is the term for the intermittent contraction of metarterioles and precapillary sphincters?
- Vasodilation
- Vasoconstriction
- Vasomotion (correct)
- Vasopression
Why is the microcirculation of each organ organized differently?
Why is the microcirculation of each organ organized differently?
What is the primary objective of the Starling equation?
What is the primary objective of the Starling equation?
What is the main factor that regulates vasomotion in the tissues?
What is the main factor that regulates vasomotion in the tissues?
Which type of capillary has a high degree of permeability due to the presence of fenestrae?
Which type of capillary has a high degree of permeability due to the presence of fenestrae?
What percentage of the body's water is found intracellularly?
What percentage of the body's water is found intracellularly?
What is the main function of the lymphatic system?
What is the main function of the lymphatic system?
What is the effect of an increase in adenosine on local vascular smooth muscle?
What is the effect of an increase in adenosine on local vascular smooth muscle?
What is the role of endothelin in the vascular system?
What is the role of endothelin in the vascular system?
What is the term for the ability of a tissue to maintain blood flow relatively constant over a wide range of arterial pressures?
What is the term for the ability of a tissue to maintain blood flow relatively constant over a wide range of arterial pressures?
What is the stimulus for the release of adenosine in the vascular system?
What is the stimulus for the release of adenosine in the vascular system?
What is the role of the endothelium in the vascular system?
What is the role of the endothelium in the vascular system?
What is the effect of an increase in IP3 on vascular smooth muscle?
What is the effect of an increase in IP3 on vascular smooth muscle?
What is the mechanism of the myogenic theory of auto-regulation?
What is the mechanism of the myogenic theory of auto-regulation?
What is the term for the growth of new blood vessels?
What is the term for the growth of new blood vessels?
What is the factor that regulates brain blood flow?
What is the factor that regulates brain blood flow?
What is the type of hyperemia that is a metabolic control mechanism?
What is the type of hyperemia that is a metabolic control mechanism?
