Total peripheral resistance is affected primarily by
A) blood vessel diameter.
B) blood vessel length.
C) blood viscosity.
D) venous pressure.
E) turbulence.
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Question 2) The primary follicle develops from the
A) ovarian hilum.
B) tunica albuginea.
C) primordial follicle.
D) ovarian stroma.
E) granulosa cells.
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Question 3) You can expect children to have lower blood pressures than adults on average because
A) they have fewer blood vessels.
B) their hearts beat less forcefully.
C) their capillaries are leakier.
D) their blood is less viscous.
E) their blood vessel length is less.
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Question 4) The granulosa cells of developing follicles secrete
A) estrogens.
B) progesterone.
C) FSH.
D) LH.
E) GnRH.
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Question 5) Systemic arterial pressure in an adult at the entrance to the aorta averages
A) 18 mmHg.
B) 35 mmHg.
C) 80 mmHg.
D) 120 mmHg.
E) 93 mmHg.
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Question 6) The principal hormone secreted by the corpus luteum is
A) LH.
B) FSH.
C) progesterone.
D) luteosterone.
E) estrogen.
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Question 7) The resistance to blood flow of the entire cardiovascular system is known as
A) severe combined constriction.
B) vasomotion.
C) vasoconstriction.
D) total peripheral resistance.
E) systemic resistance.
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Question 8) The uterine phase that develops because of a fall in progesterone levels is the
A) menstrual phase.
B) proliferative phase.
C) secretory phase.
D) follicular phase.
E) luteal phase.
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Question 9) Edema may occur when
A) the plasma concentration of protein is reduced.
B) capillary hydrostatic pressure is elevated.
C) capillary endothelium permeability goes up.
D) the plasma concentration of protein is reduced and capillary endothelium permeability goes up.
E) the plasma concentration of protein is reduced, capillary hydrostatic pressure is elevated, and the capillary endothelium permeability goes up.
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Question 10) During the menstrual phase,
A) progesterone levels are high.
B) a new uterine lining is formed.
C) secretory glands and blood vessels develop in the endometrium.
D) the old functional layer is sloughed off.
E) the corpus luteum is most active.
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