Multiple Choice
Which type of blood vessel serves as a blood reservoir?
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Which of the following is the route that blood takes as it circulates through the body?
Physiologists often consider capillaries and postcapillary venules together.
a. What functions do these vessels share?
b. Structurally, how do they differ?
a. What blood vessels contribute to the formation of the hepatic portal circulation?
b. Why is a portal circulation a 'strange' circulation
What is the function of the hepatic portal circulation? In what way is a portal circulation a 'strange' circulation?
More than one choice may apply.
Which of these vessels is bilaterally symmetrical (i.e., one vessel of the pair occurs on each side of the body)?
a. Internal carotid artery
b. Brachiocephalic trunk
c. Azygos vein
d. Renal vein