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What is the function of the tunica layer in blood vessels?
What is the function of the tunica layer in blood vessels?
- To facilitate blood flow
- To produce heart sounds
- To provide structural support and protection (correct)
- To regulate blood pressure
What is the term for a fast heart rate?
What is the term for a fast heart rate?
- Vasoconstriction
- Asystole
- Tachycardia (correct)
- Bradycardia
What is the primary function of capillaries?
What is the primary function of capillaries?
- To facilitate exchange of oxygen and nutrients with cells (correct)
- To carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs
- To transport oxygenated blood to the heart
- To regulate blood pressure
What is the term for the cavity or channel within a blood vessel where the blood flows?
What is the term for the cavity or channel within a blood vessel where the blood flows?
What is the function of arteries, apart from the pulmonary arteries?
What is the function of arteries, apart from the pulmonary arteries?
What is the term for no ventricular contraction, also known as cardiac arrest?
What is the term for no ventricular contraction, also known as cardiac arrest?
What is the primary function of arterioles?
What is the primary function of arterioles?
What is the term for the time it takes for blood to return to the capillaries after pressure is applied?
What is the term for the time it takes for blood to return to the capillaries after pressure is applied?
Which of the following is a characteristic of veins?
Which of the following is a characteristic of veins?
What is the main difference between arteries and arterioles?
What is the main difference between arteries and arterioles?
Where does gas and nutrient exchange occur?
Where does gas and nutrient exchange occur?
What is the main artery of the body?
What is the main artery of the body?
What is the term for the heart's cyclical pattern of contraction and relaxation?
What is the term for the heart's cyclical pattern of contraction and relaxation?
During which phase of the cardiac cycle do the ventricles fill with blood from the atria?
During which phase of the cardiac cycle do the ventricles fill with blood from the atria?
What is the term for high blood pressure that can cause organ damage?
What is the term for high blood pressure that can cause organ damage?
What is the function of stretch receptors in blood vessels in relation to blood pressure regulation?
What is the function of stretch receptors in blood vessels in relation to blood pressure regulation?
What is the result of low blood pressure that is not sufficient to supply organs with enough blood and oxygen?
What is the result of low blood pressure that is not sufficient to supply organs with enough blood and oxygen?
What is the term for the relaxation of ventricles at the end of systole and beginning of diastole, which prevents blood from flowing back into the ventricles?
What is the term for the relaxation of ventricles at the end of systole and beginning of diastole, which prevents blood from flowing back into the ventricles?
What is the origin of the blood supply for the entire body?
What is the origin of the blood supply for the entire body?
Which veins collect oxygenated blood from the lungs and return it to the left atrium?
Which veins collect oxygenated blood from the lungs and return it to the left atrium?
What is the function of the Cranial Vena Cava?
What is the function of the Cranial Vena Cava?
Each organ has its own what?
Each organ has its own what?
Where is the femoral pulse located and what is it?
Where is the femoral pulse located and what is it?
What is the primary function of arterioles?
What is the primary function of arterioles?
What is the main difference between arteries and veins?
What is the main difference between arteries and veins?
What is the site of gas and nutrient exchange?
What is the site of gas and nutrient exchange?
What is the purpose of the tunica media in arteries?
What is the purpose of the tunica media in arteries?
What is the main artery of the body?
What is the main artery of the body?
What is the function of venules and veins?
What is the function of venules and veins?
What is the primary function of the tunica media in blood vessels?
What is the primary function of the tunica media in blood vessels?
What is the direction of blood flow in the aorta?
What is the direction of blood flow in the aorta?
What is the purpose of the tunica externa in blood vessels?
What is the purpose of the tunica externa in blood vessels?
Which of the following vessels converge to form the cranial and caudal vena cavae?
Which of the following vessels converge to form the cranial and caudal vena cavae?
What is the primary function of the endothelial cells in the tunica intima?
What is the primary function of the endothelial cells in the tunica intima?
What is the term for the outermost fibrous covering surrounding an organ, also found in blood vessels?
What is the term for the outermost fibrous covering surrounding an organ, also found in blood vessels?
What is the function of the Cranial Vena Cava and Caudal Vena Cava?
What is the function of the Cranial Vena Cava and Caudal Vena Cava?
What is the purpose of each organ having its own arterial supply and venous drainage?
What is the purpose of each organ having its own arterial supply and venous drainage?
What is the role of pulmonary arteries?
What is the role of pulmonary arteries?
Where is the femoral pulse located?
Where is the femoral pulse located?
What is the role of pulmonary veins?
What is the role of pulmonary veins?
What is the characteristic that allows arteries to expand and contract as blood pulses?
What is the characteristic that allows arteries to expand and contract as blood pulses?
What is the site of gas and nutrient exchange in the peripheral circulation system?
What is the site of gas and nutrient exchange in the peripheral circulation system?
What is the direction of blood flow in the systemic circulation?
What is the direction of blood flow in the systemic circulation?
What is the function of valves in veins?
What is the function of valves in veins?
What is the term for the time it takes for capillaries to return to their normal colour after pressure is applied?
What is the term for the time it takes for capillaries to return to their normal colour after pressure is applied?
What is the main artery of the body?
What is the main artery of the body?
What is the primary site of gas and nutrient exchange in the body?
What is the primary site of gas and nutrient exchange in the body?
What is the function of the tunica externa in blood vessels?
What is the function of the tunica externa in blood vessels?
In which direction does oxygenated blood flow from the heart?
In which direction does oxygenated blood flow from the heart?
What is the middle layer of a blood vessel composed of?
What is the middle layer of a blood vessel composed of?
What is the function of the capillaries in the body?
What is the function of the capillaries in the body?
Where does deoxygenated blood enter to return to the heart?
Where does deoxygenated blood enter to return to the heart?
What is the function of the tunica intima in blood vessels?
What is the function of the tunica intima in blood vessels?
Which layer of blood vessels is made up of smooth muscle and elastic fibers?
Which layer of blood vessels is made up of smooth muscle and elastic fibers?
What is the purpose of the convergence of vessels after capillaries?
What is the purpose of the convergence of vessels after capillaries?
What is the term for the outermost layer of blood vessels, composed of fibrous connective tissue and collagen?
What is the term for the outermost layer of blood vessels, composed of fibrous connective tissue and collagen?
What is the primary function of capillaries in the peripheral circulation system?
What is the primary function of capillaries in the peripheral circulation system?
Which vessels receive deoxygenated blood from the body and return it to the heart?
Which vessels receive deoxygenated blood from the body and return it to the heart?
What is the primary function of the Sinoatrial node in the heart?
What is the primary function of the Sinoatrial node in the heart?
What is the characteristic of automatic cardiac muscle cells?
What is the characteristic of automatic cardiac muscle cells?
What is the sound produced by the closing of the AV valves?
What is the sound produced by the closing of the AV valves?
What is the location of the atrioventricular node in the heart?
What is the location of the atrioventricular node in the heart?
What happens when the automatic cells contract in the heart?
What happens when the automatic cells contract in the heart?
What is the term for the cyclical pattern of contraction and relaxation of the heart?
What is the term for the cyclical pattern of contraction and relaxation of the heart?
What is the origin of the blood supply that supplies the entire body?
What is the origin of the blood supply that supplies the entire body?
Which veins collect oxygenated blood from the lungs and return it to the left atrium?
Which veins collect oxygenated blood from the lungs and return it to the left atrium?
What is the function of the Caudal Vena Cava?
What is the function of the Caudal Vena Cava?
What is unique about each organ's blood supply?
What is unique about each organ's blood supply?
Where is the femoral pulse located?
Where is the femoral pulse located?
What is the primary function of smooth muscle in blood vessels?
What is the primary function of smooth muscle in blood vessels?
What is the result of vasoconstriction on blood pressure?
What is the result of vasoconstriction on blood pressure?
What is the primary function of the tunica intima in blood vessels?
What is the primary function of the tunica intima in blood vessels?
What is the effect of elastic fibers in blood vessels?
What is the effect of elastic fibers in blood vessels?
What is the primary site of vasoconstriction and vasodilation?
What is the primary site of vasoconstriction and vasodilation?
What is the effect of vasodilation on blood pressure?
What is the effect of vasodilation on blood pressure?
What is the significance of the relaxation of ventricles at the end of systole and beginning of diastole?
What is the significance of the relaxation of ventricles at the end of systole and beginning of diastole?
What is the consequence of having blood pressure that is too high?
What is the consequence of having blood pressure that is too high?
During which phase of the cardiac cycle do the ventricles contract and empty into the aorta and pulmonary arteries?
During which phase of the cardiac cycle do the ventricles contract and empty into the aorta and pulmonary arteries?
What is the purpose of the systems that maintain blood pressure within the ideal range?
What is the purpose of the systems that maintain blood pressure within the ideal range?
What is the result of having blood pressure that is too low?
What is the result of having blood pressure that is too low?
What is the description of the cardiac cycle?
What is the description of the cardiac cycle?
What is the result of having blood pressure that is too high?
What is the result of having blood pressure that is too high?
What is the phase of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles contract?
What is the phase of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles contract?
What is the purpose of the systems that maintain blood pressure within the ideal range?
What is the purpose of the systems that maintain blood pressure within the ideal range?
What is the term for the cyclical pattern of contraction and relaxation of the heart?
What is the term for the cyclical pattern of contraction and relaxation of the heart?
What is the result of having blood pressure that is too low?
What is the result of having blood pressure that is too low?
What is the characteristic of the phase of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles relax?
What is the characteristic of the phase of the cardiac cycle when the ventricles relax?
What is the primary function of the tunica externa in blood vessels?
What is the primary function of the tunica externa in blood vessels?
What is the location of gas and nutrient exchange in the body?
What is the location of gas and nutrient exchange in the body?
What is the direction of blood flow in the pulmonary veins?
What is the direction of blood flow in the pulmonary veins?
What is the composition of the tunica media in blood vessels?
What is the composition of the tunica media in blood vessels?
What is the purpose of the convergence of vessels after the capillaries?
What is the purpose of the convergence of vessels after the capillaries?
What is the function of the endothelial cells in the tunica intima?
What is the function of the endothelial cells in the tunica intima?
What is the primary function of elastic fibres in arteries?
What is the primary function of elastic fibres in arteries?
What is the characteristic of the walls of capillaries?
What is the characteristic of the walls of capillaries?
What is the function of valves in veins?
What is the function of valves in veins?
What is the direction of blood flow in the systemic circulation?
What is the direction of blood flow in the systemic circulation?
What is the term for the major artery of the body?
What is the term for the major artery of the body?
What is the site of gas and nutrient exchange in the peripheral circulation system?
What is the site of gas and nutrient exchange in the peripheral circulation system?
What is the function of the Sinoatrial node in the heart?
What is the function of the Sinoatrial node in the heart?
What occurs during the 'lub' sound of the heart cycle?
What occurs during the 'lub' sound of the heart cycle?
What is the function of the Pulmonary arteries?
What is the function of the Pulmonary arteries?
Which veins collect blood from the thorax, abdomen, and hindlegs?
Which veins collect blood from the thorax, abdomen, and hindlegs?
What is the purpose of the automatic cells in the heart?
What is the purpose of the automatic cells in the heart?
What is the location of the Atrioventricular node in the heart?
What is the location of the Atrioventricular node in the heart?
What is the origin of the blood supply that supplies the entire body?
What is the origin of the blood supply that supplies the entire body?
Where is the femoral pulse located?
Where is the femoral pulse located?
What occurs during the 'dub' sound of the heart cycle?
What occurs during the 'dub' sound of the heart cycle?
What is the characteristic of most cardiac myocytes?
What is the characteristic of most cardiac myocytes?
What is the function of the Pulmonary veins?
What is the function of the Pulmonary veins?