Quiz- Blood Vessels

NAME: _______________________________________ DATE: _________________

SCORE: ________________

I. Multiple Choice: Write the letters on the blanks before the nos.

______1. Main cellular components of vessels:

A. endothelium B. smooth muscle cells C. pericytes D. A & B E. A, B, & C
______2. Function of endothelial cells include:
A. metabolize hormones B. regulate immune and inflammatory reaction
C. serve as a semipermeable membrane D. B & C E. A,B & C
______3. Endothelial injury leads to:
A. thrombi formation B. initiation of atherosclerosis C. vascular effects of hypertension D. A & B
E. A,B & C
______4. Endothelial dysfunction is:
A. irreversible B. reversible C. response to environmental stimuli D. B & C E. A,B & C
______5. Inducers of endothelial activation include/s:
A. cytokines B. bacterial products C. viruses D. B & C E. A, B & C
______6. Pericytes’ role:
A. supportive B. proliferate C. migrate to the intima D. B & C E. A,B & C
______7. Final result of vascular injury:
A. adventitial thickening B. medial thickening C. intimal thickening D. A & B E. A, B & C
______8. Vessel growth and remodeling include/s:
A. neovascularization B. collateral circulation C. re-perfusion D. A & B E. A, B & C
______9. Arteriovenous malformation is/ are:
A. usually congenital B. acquired by trauma or inflammation C. often asymptomatic D. A & B
E. A, B & C
______10. Arteriosclerosis include/s:
A. atherosclerosis B. Monckeberg’s medial calcific sclerosis C. degenerative changes D. A & B
E. A, B & C

II. Association Type: A= asso. w/ A only B= asso. w/ B only C= asso. w/ A & B D= neither A & B are associated

______11. Fatty streak: A. 0-10 yrs. old B. 60-70 yrs. old

______12. Plaque: A. fibrous cap B. necrotic center
______13.Serious sequelae, atherosclerosis: A. rupture B. aneurysm
______14. Major risk factors, atherosclerosis: A. hypertension B. cigarette smoking
______15. Minor risk factors, atherosclerosis: A. obesity B. physical inactivity
______16. Hyperlipidemia: A. LDL B. HDL
______17. Increasing age, atherosclerosis: A. increased incidence B. decreased incidence
______18. Essential hypertension: A. sodium retention B. renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis
______19. Secondary hypertension: A. Renal artery stenosis B. coarctation of aorta
______20. Blood pressure: A. cardiac output B. peripheral resistance

III. Essay
20-25. Explain the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
26-30. Differentiate Takayasu Arteritis from Kawasaki Disease as to: age & sex predilection, type of vessel involved, clinical features.