Understanding Local Control of Resistance Vasculature and Microcirculation

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Which type of control of organ blood flow is exerted by factors within the organ itself?

  • Acute control
  • Long-term control
  • Intrinsic control (correct)
  • Extrinsic control

Which theory of metabolic control suggests that the release of vasodilator substances in response to increased tissue metabolism leads to increased blood flow?

  • Oxygen demand theory
  • Autoregulation theory
  • Myogenic theory
  • Vasodilator theory (correct)

Which substances play a role in the metabolic control of blood flow to specific tissues?

  • pH and adenosine (correct)
  • PO2 and PCO2
  • cAMP and cGMP
  • K+ and nitric oxide

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of blood flow control?

<p>Humoral Control (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a special example of metabolic control of blood flow?

<p>Tubuloglomerular Feedback (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences vascular smooth muscle signal transduction?

<p>Anions (Acetate &amp; Citrate) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism of chronic control of blood flow?

<p>Changes in arterioles, metarterioles, and precapillary sphincters (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following substances is NOT a vasoconstrictor?

<p>Nitric oxide (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a special mechanism for acute blood flow control in the brain?

<p>CO2 and H+ (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of extrinsic control of organ blood flow?

<p>It is responsible for long-term regulation of blood flow. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of myogenic regulation of blood flow?

<p>It is independent of changes in blood pressure. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following substances is NOT involved in the metabolic control of blood flow to specific tissues?

<p>Adenosine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of autoregulation of blood flow?

<p>It is mediated by vasoconstrictor substances (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following substances is NOT involved in the metabolic control of blood flow to specific tissues?

<p>Endothelin (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of myogenic regulation of blood flow?

<p>It helps to maintain constant blood flow to an organ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a mechanism of acute control of blood flow?

<p>Vasodilator theory (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following substances is NOT involved in the metabolic control of blood flow to specific tissues?

<p>Carbon dioxide (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a special mechanism for acute blood flow control in the kidneys?

<p>Tubuloglomerular feedback (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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