Averaged over a few heartbeats, venous return is ________ cardiac output.
A) much higher than
B) somewhat higher than
C) equal to
D) somewhat lower than
E) much lower than
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Question 2) Which disease exhibits similar symptoms as breast cancer?
A) cervical cancer
B) ovarian cancer
C) uterine cancer
D) fibrocystic disease
E) vaginitis
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Question 3) Clinically, the term blood pressure usually refers to
A) arteriovenous pressure.
B) capillary hydrostatic pressure.
C) arterial pressure.
D) peripheral pressure.
E) pulse pressure.
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Question 4) The ________ is the inner lining of the uterus.
A) endometrium
B) epimetrium
C) perimetrium
D) myometrium
E) exometrium
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Question 5) The vascular pressure that declines from roughly 35 mm Hg to about 18 mm Hg is the
A) venous pressure.
B) capillary hydrostatic pressure.
C) diastolic pressure.
D) peripheral pressure.
E) pulse pressure.
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Question 6) The painful condition that develops because epithelial tissue from the uterus is present in the peritoneal cavity is
A) endometriosis.
B) ovarian cysts.
C) peritonitis.
D) lymphedema.
E) orchitis.
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Question 7) The main control of peripheral resistance occurs in the
A) artery.
B) arteriole.
C) capillary.
D) venule.
E) vein.
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Question 8) The portion of the uterus that projects into the vagina is called the
A) fundus.
B) cervix.
C) horn.
D) body.
E) isthmus.
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Question 9) Which of the following factors will increase the net filtration pressure to move fluid out of capillaries?
A) decreased plasma albumin
B) increased blood hydrostatic pressure
C) increased tissue hydrostatic pressure
D) both decreased plasma albumin and increased blood hydrostatic pressure
E) increased plasma albumin and decreased blood hydrostatic pressure
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Question 10) The main portion of the uterus is called the corpus or
A) fundus.
B) cervix.
C) horn.
D) body.
E) isthmus.