Which of the following would decrease total peripheral resistance to blood flow?

Which of the following is greater?

(a) The osmotic pressure of the interstitial fluid during inflammation

(b) The osmotic pressure of the interstitial fluid during normal conditions

(c) Neither is greater

Capillary permeability increase and plasma proteins leak into the interstitial fluid as part of the inflammatory process. Why is this desirable?

The hydrostatic pressure gradient drives water _____ capillaries, and the colloid osmotic pressure draws water ____ capillaries.

a. out of; out of

b. out of; into

c. into; out of

d. into; into

Tracing the blood from the heart to the right hand, we find that blood leaves the heart and passes through the aorta, the right subclavian artery, the axillary and brachial arteries, and through either the radial or ulnar artery to arrive at the hand. Which artery is missing from this sequence?

a. Coronary

b. Brachiocephalic

c. Cephalic

d. Right common carotid

Write an equation showing the relationship between total peripheral resistance, blood flow, and blood pressure.

Arteries tend to have thicker walls than veins. Which of the following is a reason for this?

The pressure at point A in the circulatory system is 15 mm Hg, & the pressure at point B is 8 mm Hg. Blood is flowing from point A to point B, then a physiological change causes the pressure at point B to increase to 10 mm Hg. What will happen to the rate of blood flow?