Question 1

Match the blood cell type to the correct description.
-This blood component is involved in clotting of blood following a wound.

Accepted Answer

A) red blood cells 
B) neutrophils 
C) platelets 
D) plasma proteins 
A) red blood cells 
B) neutrophils 
C) platelets 
D) plasma proteins C

Question 2

What blood cells are the most abundant in the human body?

Accepted Answer

A) lymphocytes 
B) basophils 
C) erythrocytes 
D) neutrophils 
E) platelets 
A) lymphocytes 
B) basophils 
C) erythrocytes 
D) neutrophils 
E) platelets C

Question 3

Blood returning to the heart from the limbs enters the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) right ventricle 
B) aorta 
C) right atrium 
D) left atrium 
E) left ventricle 
A) right ventricle 
B) aorta 
C) right atrium 
D) left atrium 
E) left ventricle C

Question 4

Which structure is responsible for setting the heart rate?

Accepted Answer

A) atrioventricular node 
B) intercalated disk 
C) sinoatrial node 
D) pericardium 
E) septum 
A) atrioventricular node 
B) intercalated disk 
C) sinoatrial node 
D) pericardium 
E) septum

Question 5

In its travel through the human body, blood flows from capillaries to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) arterioles 
B) venules 
C) arteries 
D) veins 
E) other capillaries 
A) arterioles 
B) venules 
C) arteries 
D) veins 
E) other capillaries

Question 6

At the vein end of the capillary, more fluid leaves the capillary than enters as a result of differences in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) plasma concentration 
B) vasoconstriction 
C) vasodilation 
D) blood pressure 
E) interstitial fluid osmotic pressure 
A) plasma concentration 
B) vasoconstriction 
C) vasodilation 
D) blood pressure 
E) interstitial fluid osmotic pressure

Question 7

Match the circulatory system to the correct description.
-blood is not under pressure when it returns to the heart

Accepted Answer

A) fish circulatory system 
B) amphibian circulatory system 
C) ​mammalian circulatory system 
A) fish circulatory system 
B) amphibian circulatory system 
C) ​mammalian circulatory system

Question 8

What vessel type collects water and solutes from interstitial fluid, then delivers them to the circulatory system?

Accepted Answer

A) lymphatic 
B) interstitial 
C) arterioles 
D) veins 
E) venules 
A) lymphatic 
B) interstitial 
C) arterioles 
D) veins 
E) venules

Question 9

When the left ventricle contracts, blood moves into the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) aorta 
B) pulmonary artery 
C) left atrium 
D) superior vena cava 
E) pulmonary circuit 
A) aorta 
B) pulmonary artery 
C) left atrium 
D) superior vena cava 
E) pulmonary circuit

Question 10

Varicose veins may be the result of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) excessive blood volume 
B) thickened walls of veins 
C) slow blood movement 
D) damaged valves 
E) excessive exercise 
A) excessive blood volume 
B) thickened walls of veins 
C) slow blood movement 
D) damaged valves 
E) excessive exercise

Question 11

Blood pressure depends on ____.

Accepted Answer

A) total blood volume only 
B) cardiac output only 
C) degree of arteriole dilation only 
D) total blood volume and cardiac output only 
E) total blood volume, cardiac output, and degree of arteriole dilation 
A) total blood volume only 
B) cardiac output only 
C) degree of arteriole dilation only 
D) total blood volume and cardiac output only 
E) total blood volume, cardiac output, and degree of arteriole dilation

Question 12

Blood in the superior and inferior vena cava is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) oxygen-rich 
B) oxygen-poor 
C) traveling in an artery 
D) in pulmonary circulation 
E) nutrient-rich 
A) oxygen-rich 
B) oxygen-poor 
C) traveling in an artery 
D) in pulmonary circulation 
E) nutrient-rich

Question 13

​During the cardiac cycle, when a heart chamber is relaxed, it is in ____ and when it is contracting, it is in ____.

Accepted Answer

A) ​systole; diastole 
B) ​AV node; SA node 
C) ​diastole; systole 
D) ​ventricular fibrillation; atrial fibrillation 
E) ​atrial fibrillation; ventricular fibrillation 
A) ​systole; diastole 
B) ​AV node; SA node 
C) ​diastole; systole 
D) ​ventricular fibrillation; atrial fibrillation 
E) ​atrial fibrillation; ventricular fibrillation

Question 14

The process by which blood loss stops is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) homeostasis 
B) hemostasis 
C) hemolysis 
D) hematopoiesis 
E) hemoglobin 
A) homeostasis 
B) hemostasis 
C) hemolysis 
D) hematopoiesis 
E) hemoglobin

Question 15

Match the circulatory system to the correct description.
-oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood never mix

Accepted Answer

A) fish circulatory system 
B) amphibian circulatory system 
C) ​mammalian circulatory system 
A) fish circulatory system 
B) amphibian circulatory system 
C) ​mammalian circulatory system

Question 16

Before entering the heart, blood from the intestines must first pass through the ____.

Accepted Answer

A) brain 
B) kidneys 
C) liver 
D) lungs 
E) stomach 
A) brain 
B) kidneys 
C) liver 
D) lungs 
E) stomach

Question 17

Match the blood cell type to the correct description.
-This blood component plays a role in the inflammatory response.

Accepted Answer

A) red blood cells 
B) neutrophils 
C) platelets 
D) plasma proteins 
A) red blood cells 
B) neutrophils 
C) platelets 
D) plasma proteins

Question 18

Narrowing of the arterial interior diameter due to buildup of lipids is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) atrial fibrillation 
B) atherosclerosis 
C) a blood clot 
D) arrhythmia 
E) angioplasty 
A) atrial fibrillation 
B) atherosclerosis 
C) a blood clot 
D) arrhythmia 
E) angioplasty

Question 19

What cells do not participate in a defense response?

Accepted Answer

A) erythrocytes 
B) neutrophils 
C) lymphocytes 
D) eosinophils 
E) monocytes 
A) erythrocytes 
B) neutrophils 
C) lymphocytes 
D) eosinophils 
E) monocytes

Question 20

In the clotting process, ____ forms a mesh that traps blood cells and platelets.

Accepted Answer

A) fibrin 
B) fibrinogen 
C) thrombin 
D) prothrombin 
E) plasmin 
A) fibrin 
B) fibrinogen 
C) thrombin 
D) prothrombin 
E) plasmin

Exam 33: Circulation

Match the blood cell type to the correct description. -This blood component is involved in clotting of blood following a wound.

What blood cells are the most abundant in the human body?

Blood returning to the heart from the limbs enters the ____.

Which structure is responsible for setting the heart rate?

In its travel through the human body, blood flows from capillaries to ____.

At the vein end of the capillary, more fluid leaves the capillary than enters as a result of differences in ____.

Match the circulatory system to the correct description. -blood is not under pressure when it returns to the heart

What vessel type collects water and solutes from interstitial fluid, then delivers them to the circulatory system?

When the left ventricle contracts, blood moves into the ____.

Varicose veins may be the result of ____.

Blood pressure depends on ____.

Blood in the superior and inferior vena cava is ____.

​During the cardiac cycle, when a heart chamber is relaxed, it is in ____ and when it is contracting, it is in ____.

The process by which blood loss stops is ____.

Match the circulatory system to the correct description. -oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood never mix

Before entering the heart, blood from the intestines must first pass through the ____.

Match the blood cell type to the correct description. -This blood component plays a role in the inflammatory response.

Narrowing of the arterial interior diameter due to buildup of lipids is ____.

What cells do not participate in a defense response?

In the clotting process, ____ forms a mesh that traps blood cells and platelets.

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