Blood Pressure and Cardiovascular Diseases

Which of the following best describes the connection between cardiovascular disease and age?

• As people age, their blood vessels become more elastic leading to less cardiovascular disease.

• As people age, the heart becomes more efficient with each pump, increasing cardiac output.

• As people age, blood pressure decreases leading to more cardiovascular disease.

• As people age, plaque builds up in the arteries increasing vessel resistance, which leads to disease.

What is measured by the amount of water and sodium ingested and lost from the body?

• Blood pressure

• Blood volume

• Viscosity

• Vascular disease

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What causes atherosclerosis?

• high blood pressure

• an increase in blood viscosity

• accumulation of fatty materials

• an increase in blood volume

The force applied to arterial walls as the heart pumps blood is called ______.

• blood pressure

• blood volume

• viscosity

• resistance

Which of the following characteristics describe the veins?

• move away from the heart

• have low blood pressure

• distribute blood to body organs

• have high blood pressure

What is the direction of blood flow in the circulatory system?

• lungs, body, heart, body

• body, lungs, heart, body

• heart, lungs, heart, body

• heart, body, lungs, body

Which of the following increases blood flow?

• an increase in blood viscosity

• an increase in blood volume

• an increase in blood vessel length

• an increase in blood vessel diameter

Which of the following decreases blood flow?

• an increase in blood viscosity

• a decrease in blood vessel length

• an increase in blood vessel diameter

• a decrease in blood pressure

What are the 3 factors that affect vascular resistance?

• Blood pressure, blood volume, blood vessel length

• Blood viscosity, blood vessel length, blood vessel diameter

• Blood volume, blood vessel length, blood vessel diameter

• blood pressure, blood volume, blood vessel diameter

Which of the following statements is true?

• blood flow increases as viscosity increases

• blood flow increases as blood pressure increases

• blood flow decreases as blood pressure increases

• blood flow decreases as blood vessel diameter increases