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Blood cells and proteins typically cannot pass across the walls of capillaries and are thus prevented from leaving or entering the capillaries.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Diastolic pressure is the blood pressure in the arteries at the peak of ventricular contraction.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The circle of Willis involves blood flow through the liver.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The three branches of the aortic arch are the brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid artery, and the left subclavian artery.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which of the following hormones promotes sodium ion reabsorption by the kidney in order to increase blood pressure and blood volume?
a) aldosterone
b) antidiuretic hormone
c) epinephrine
d) thyroxine

Which of these veins returns blood to the superior vena cava?
a) brachiocephalic veins
b) great saphenous veins
c) hepatic portal vein
d) renal veins

Which of these pathways correctly traces blood as it travels from the aortic arch to the left arm?
a) aortic arch, brachiocephalic trunk, right common carotid artery
b) aortic arch, left subclavian artery, left axillary artery, left brachiocephalic artery
c) aortic arch, left subclavian artery, left axillary artery, left brachial artery
d) None of these are correct

Which of the following arteries supplies the first half of the large intestine?
a) celiac artery
b) femoral artery
c) hepatic artery
d) superior mesenteric artery

Which one of the following does NOT receive blood directly from the aortic arch?
a) brachiocephalic artery
b) right common carotid artery
c) thoracic aorta
d) left subclavian artery

Veins:
a) carry blood away from the heart
b) operate under high pressure
c) often have valves to prevent the backflow of blood
d) transport oxygen-rich blood

Which one is the correct sequence going from the outermost to the innermost layer of a blood vessel wall?
a) tunica externa, tunica intima, tunica media
b) tunica media, tunica externa, tunica intima
c) tunica intima, tunica media, tunica externa
d) tunica externa, tunica media, tunica intima

The path of blood flow within the systemic vascular system is:
a) arterioles, arteries, capillary beds, venules, veins
b) arteries, arterioles, capillary beds, venules, veins
c) arterioles, arteries, venules, veins, capillary beds
d) None of these are correct

Fluid tends to be forced out of a capillary bed by blood pressure while osmotic pressure tends to draw fluid into the capillary bed.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The single vessel that drains blood from the digestive tract organs to the liver is the hepatic portal vein
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The external iliac vein receives blood from all of the following EXCEPT:
a) fibular vein
b) popliteal vein
c) vertebral vein
d) femoral vein

Arteries serving the stomach, pancreas, and liver all branch from the:
a) superior mesenteric artery
b) inferior mesenteric artery
c) celiac trunk (artery)
d) splenic artery

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