Which of the Following Is Normally the Greatest Source Acting

question 141

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is normally the greatest source acting against blood flow?

• A) vascular resistance
• B) venous pressure
• C) viscosity of blood
• D) vessel length
• E) turbulence

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Definitions:

Pyrimidines

Nitrogenous bases found in nucleic acids, such as cytosine, thymine in DNA, and uracil in RNA, which pair with purines in the double helix structure.

Cytosine

A pyrimidine nucleotide that pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA strands.

Thymine

is one of the four nucleobases in the nucleic acid of DNA that is represented by the letter T.

Nucleotides

The basic building blocks of nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), consisting of a sugar, a phosphate, and a nitrogenous base.