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What specific structures monitors blood pressure changes in the aortic arch and carotid arteries.

Which of the following is a regulatory function of blood?

The blood vessel that provides oxygen to the heart (myocardium) tissue is the:

Which of the following supplies blood to parts of the intestinal tract?

The blood vessel that provides oxygen to the heart (myocardium) tissue is the:

A medical student examines a valve that has been removed from a heart. He observes that the valve has 3 crescent moon shaped cusps, but no chordae tendinae. What conclusion could he draw based on those observations?

What is the difference between a “thrombus” and an “embolus”? What’s the clinical significance with these 2 clinical presentations? (4 pts)  

EXTRA CREDIT OPTION (if you have time). Ms. Cook is pregnant for the FIRST time. Her blood type is Rh negative, her husband is Rh positive, and their first child has been determined to be Rh positive.  Ordinarily , the first such pregnancy causes NO MAJOR problems, but baby Cook is born blue and cyanotic.    What is this condition called?     Why is the baby cyanotic?  

The celiac artery provides blood to the __________.

A medical student examines a valve that has been removed from a heart. He observes that the valve has 3 crescent moon shaped cusps, but no chordae tendinae. What conclusion could he draw based on those observations?