1. Assume that emboli are most apt to lodge in a capillary:
a. If an embolus has formed in the iliac vein, in which organ would you expect it to lodge?
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b. If an embolus has formed in the carotid artery, in which organ would you expect it to lodge?
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c. If an embolus has formed in the hepatic portal vein, in which organ would you expect it to lodge?
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d. Explain the term coronary thrombosis by telling why you would expect a thrombus and not an embolus formed in the veins to cause a heart attack.
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2. Smoking cigarettes increases blood pressure. Considering this, what do you predict that smoking does to the
a. heartbeat rate?
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b. bore of the arteries?
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c. capillary beds in the fingers and the toes?
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d. resistance of blood flow through the lungs?
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