Question Quiz for chapter 21
1. Why does blood pressure increase
during exercise?
2. While standing in the hot sun, Sally
begins to feel light-headed and faints. Why?
3. Why is blood pressure higher in the
aorta than in the inferior vena cava?
4. How is mean arterial pressure (MAP)
determined?
5. Why are valves located in veins, but
not in arteries?
6. Mr. Petit has been prescribed an ACE
inhibitor. What effect will this have on his body?
7. A patient in the ER has lost 1.5
liters of blood. Which of the following help restore venous return and improve
cardiac output?
8. Which of the following is a unique
characteristic of arteries, when compared to veins?
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