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DHA Nursing Licensing Exam Blood Vessels and Circulation — practice questions

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An artery carries blood in which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →Blood travels in how many distinct circuits?Read the answer and worked solution →A microscopic channel supplying tissues is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Supplying blood to tissues is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Which vessels have thicker walls?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the higher blood pressure value called?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the lower blood pressure value called?Read the answer and worked solution →Systolic pressure is typically around:Read the answer and worked solution →Diastolic pressure is usually about:Read the answer and worked solution →Pulse pressure is the difference between which values?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do arteries have smaller lumens than veins?Read the answer and worked solution →What do many limb veins contain?Read the answer and worked solution →Vessels within the walls of larger vessels are the vasa:Read the answer and worked solution →How many tunics make up a vessel wall?Read the answer and worked solution →Vasoconstriction has what effect on blood pressure?Read the answer and worked solution →Vasodilation has what effect on blood pressure?Read the answer and worked solution →Which nerves regulate vessel diameter?Read the answer and worked solution →Which layer lets muscular arteries drive vasoconstriction?Read the answer and worked solution →Pulmonary veins return blood that is:Read the answer and worked solution →With 120 over 80, the pulse pressure is:Read the answer and worked solution →Artery or veinRead the answer and worked solution →Match the vessel termRead the answer and worked solution →Order the vessels by sizeRead the answer and worked solution →Constrict or dilateRead the answer and worked solution →Read the blood pressureRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about circulationRead the answer and worked solution →Order the vessel wall layersRead the answer and worked solution →Blood vessels bingoRead the answer and worked solution →

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An artery carries blood in which direction?

  1. Away from the heart
  2. Along with the heart
  3. Around by the heart
  4. Ahead of the heart
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Correct answer: A. Away from the heart

1. Arteries and veins differ by direction of flow. 2. Arteries branch into ever smaller vessels. 3. An artery is a blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. 4. So the answer is away from the heart. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 20 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation'_

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Blood travels in how many distinct circuits?

  1. Ten
  2. Two
  3. Nine
  4. Six
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Correct answer: B. Two

1. One circuit serves the lungs. 2. The other serves the rest of the body. 3. Arteries and veins transport blood in two distinct circuits. 4. So the answer is two. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 20 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation'_

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A microscopic channel supplying tissues is a:

  1. Carotid
  2. Cavity
  3. Capillary
  4. Cartilage
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Correct answer: C. Capillary

1. It is the smallest vessel class. 2. Its job is called perfusion. 3. A capillary is a microscopic channel that supplies blood to the tissues. 4. So the answer is a capillary. _Source: OpenStax 'Anatomy and Physiology 2e', Ch 20 'The Cardiovascular System: Blood Vessels and Circulation'_

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