Resistance, Flow and the Regulation of Blood Pressure · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

A small squeeze moves a lot of blood

Science · The Human Body · ages 20-21
Name ______________________   Date ____________
  1. What do stretch receptors report?

    • Every dip in pressure within seconds
    • Blood color
    • Hormone names
  2. Which vessels hold the tightest grip on resistance?

    • Small arteries
    • The large veins
    • The capillaries
  3. Fast pressure correction works through heart rate and vessel tone within seconds.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. A vessel narrows to half its radius. By what factor does its resistance rise? Type the number.

    Answer: ______________

  5. A vessel narrows to half its radius. What happens to its resistance?

    • It doubles
    • It rises sixteen fold
    • It halves
  6. Bleeding drops pressure. Which correction lasts into tomorrow?

    • The seconds fast neural fix
    • Holding your breath
    • Kidney volume fix over days
  7. Raising global pressure is always the best way to feed one hungry tissue.

    Circle one:   True   False

  8. Pressure is low but vessels are already fully tightened. What follows?

    • Extra tightening still fixes it
    • Low flow until volume returns
    • Resistance no longer matters
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  1. Every dip in pressure within seconds · Receptors in large arteries sense pressure changes fast.
  2. Small arteries · Tiny radius shifts in small arteries swing resistance hugely.
  3. True · Nerves adjust the pump and the pipes almost at once.
  4. 16 · Halving gives sixteen times the resistance.
  5. It rises sixteen fold · Halving multiplies resistance sixteen times over.
  6. Kidney volume fix over days · Only refilling salt and water solves the underlying shortfall.
  7. False · Local resistance tuning feeds need without forcing the whole system.
  8. Low flow until volume returns · Tone has hit its ceiling, so only refilling helps.
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