Vasculitis Classification and Etiology Quiz

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Which type of arteries is responsible for the transport of blood mainly?

Small arteries

Large elastic arteries (correct)

Arterioles

Medium-sized arteries

Which of the following is NOT a function of endothelial cells?

Modulation of blood flow and vascular resistance

Synthesis of collagen and elastin (correct)

Metabolism of hormones

Transfer of molecules across the vascular wall

Which lipoprotein is considered 'bad cholesterol'?

Chylomicrons

VLDL

IDL

LDL (correct)

What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure called?

Pulse pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the average pressure in the arterial system over the entire cardiac cycle called?

Mean arterial pressure Signup and view all the answers

Which type of vasculitis affects the aorta and its major tributaries?

Large vessel vasculitis Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common vasculitis?

Giant cell temporal arteritis Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is associated with polymyalgia rheumatica?

Giant cell temporal arteritis Signup and view all the answers

Which arterial disease is characterized by angina in the leg?

Atherosclerotic occlusive disease Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is a functional disorder characterized by intense vasospasm of the arteries/arterioles in fingers?

Raynaud disease/phenomenon Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor for hypertension?

Dietary factors Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hypertension is caused by a narrowing of the aorta?

Coarctation of the aorta Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

Hypertension Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hypertension is caused by a tumor in the adrenal gland?

Pheochromocytoma Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hypertension is caused by renal artery stenosis?

Secondary hypertension Signup and view all the answers

Which receptor is responsible for removing approximately 70% of LDL from the body?

LDL receptor Signup and view all the answers

Which molecule is responsible for reverse transport of cholesterol, bringing it from tissues to the liver?

HDL Signup and view all the answers

Which type of dyslipidemia is caused by genetics that lead to defective synthesis of certain apoproteins, a lack of receptors for lipids, defective lipid receptors, or defective handling of cholesterol by cells?

Primary dyslipidemia Signup and view all the answers

Which disorder is characterized by a gene mutation coding for LDL receptor and leads to high levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood?

Familial hypercholesterolemia Signup and view all the answers

Which type of arteriosclerosis involves the formation of fibro-fatty lesions in the intima of large- and medium-sized arteries?

Atherosclerosis Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common cause of aortic aneurysm and dissection?

Atherosclerosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common location for aortic dissection?

Ascending aorta Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for venous thrombosis?

Varicose veins Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of valves in veins?

Prevent retrograde flow Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the presence of a thrombus in a vein with an inflammatory response involving the vessel wall?

Thrombophlebitis Signup and view all the answers

Which layer of the blood vessels is composed of smooth muscle cells in a circumferential pattern?

Tunica media Signup and view all the answers

What is the function of the low-density lipoprotein receptor?

Remove cholesterol from the blood Signup and view all the answers

What are the three layers of blood vessels, excluding capillaries?

Tunica externa, tunica media, tunica intima Signup and view all the answers

What are the three types of blood vessel structural issues mentioned in the text?

Artery/arteriolar, venous/venule, capillaries Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of closely titrated blood pressure in blood flow?

Ensures efficient flow to/from all organs/tissues/cells Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hypertension is characterized by a sustained condition of elevated blood pressure within the arterial circuit?

Primary hypertension Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a non-modifiable risk factor for hypertension?

Family history Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hypertension is caused by identifiable conditions that, if corrected, can resolve the hypertension?

Secondary hypertension Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following modifiable risk factors is NOT associated with hypertension?

Dyslipidemia Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hypertension is triggered by the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)?

Renal hypertension Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a tumor of the chromaffin tissue in the adrenal gland that can cause hypertension?

Pheochromocytoma Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hypertension is characterized by a narrowing of the aorta, creating resistance to blood flow?

Coarctation of the aorta Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a proposed mechanism for hypertension caused by oral contraceptives?

Salt/water retention Signup and view all the answers

Which type of hypertension is caused by disorders of adrenocortical hormones leading to salt and water retention?

Secondary hypertension Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for hypertension?

Metabolic abnormalities Signup and view all the answers

Vasculitis Classification and Etiology Quiz

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Which type of arteries is responsible for the transport of blood mainly?

Which of the following is NOT a function of endothelial cells?

Which lipoprotein is considered 'bad cholesterol'?

What is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure called?

What is the average pressure in the arterial system over the entire cardiac cycle called?

Which type of vasculitis affects the aorta and its major tributaries?

What is the most common vasculitis?

Which condition is associated with polymyalgia rheumatica?

Which arterial disease is characterized by angina in the leg?

Which condition is a functional disorder characterized by intense vasospasm of the arteries/arterioles in fingers?

Which of the following is a modifiable risk factor for hypertension?

Which type of hypertension is caused by a narrowing of the aorta?

What is the primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

Which type of hypertension is caused by a tumor in the adrenal gland?

Which type of hypertension is caused by renal artery stenosis?

Which receptor is responsible for removing approximately 70% of LDL from the body?

Which molecule is responsible for reverse transport of cholesterol, bringing it from tissues to the liver?

Which type of dyslipidemia is caused by genetics that lead to defective synthesis of certain apoproteins, a lack of receptors for lipids, defective lipid receptors, or defective handling of cholesterol by cells?

Which disorder is characterized by a gene mutation coding for LDL receptor and leads to high levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood?

Which type of arteriosclerosis involves the formation of fibro-fatty lesions in the intima of large- and medium-sized arteries?

Which of the following is a common cause of aortic aneurysm and dissection?

What is the most common location for aortic dissection?

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for venous thrombosis?

What is the main function of valves in veins?

What is the term for the presence of a thrombus in a vein with an inflammatory response involving the vessel wall?

Which layer of the blood vessels is composed of smooth muscle cells in a circumferential pattern?

What is the function of the low-density lipoprotein receptor?

What are the three layers of blood vessels, excluding capillaries?

What are the three types of blood vessel structural issues mentioned in the text?

What is the role of closely titrated blood pressure in blood flow?

Which type of hypertension is characterized by a sustained condition of elevated blood pressure within the arterial circuit?

Which of the following is NOT a non-modifiable risk factor for hypertension?

Which type of hypertension is caused by identifiable conditions that, if corrected, can resolve the hypertension?

Which of the following modifiable risk factors is NOT associated with hypertension?

Which type of hypertension is triggered by the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)?

Which of the following is a tumor of the chromaffin tissue in the adrenal gland that can cause hypertension?

Which type of hypertension is characterized by a narrowing of the aorta, creating resistance to blood flow?

Which of the following is a proposed mechanism for hypertension caused by oral contraceptives?

Which type of hypertension is caused by disorders of adrenocortical hormones leading to salt and water retention?

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for hypertension?

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