Question 1

Dietary restrictions,moderate exercise,reducing smoking and drinking,and medications are used to control hypertension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A menstruating woman could become anemic due to too much blood loss.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which cell is involved in fighting parasitic worms?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 4

Where is the contraction impulse delayed?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 5

The threads of a blood clot are formed by:

Accepted Answer

A) thrombin. 
B) prothrombin activator. 
C) platelet plug. 
D) fibrin. 
A) thrombin. 
B) prothrombin activator. 
C) platelet plug. 
D) fibrin.

Question 6

Which is the most specific type of circulation that sends oxygen-rich blood to the tissues of the heart?

Accepted Answer

A) Coronary 
B) Portal 
C) Pulmonary 
D) Systemic 
A) Coronary 
B) Portal 
C) Pulmonary 
D) Systemic

Question 7

What is happening during the phase labeled B?

Accepted Answer

A) Atrial depolarization 
B) Ventricular depolarization 
C) Ventricular repolarization 
D) AV valve closure 
A) Atrial depolarization 
B) Ventricular depolarization 
C) Ventricular repolarization 
D) AV valve closure

Question 8

Having type AB means,you have both the A and B antigens on your red blood cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What type of white blood cell is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Neutrophil 
B) Basophil 
C) Eosinophil 
D) Monocyte 
A) Neutrophil 
B) Basophil 
C) Eosinophil 
D) Monocyte

Question 10

Regarding structure C,where is the blood heading as it passes this structure?

Accepted Answer

A) Head 
B) Lungs 
C) Heart 
D) Body 
A) Head 
B) Lungs 
C) Heart 
D) Body

Question 11

What is the function of the valves in veins?

Accepted Answer

A) They act as pumps to move blood forward. 
B) Collection area for plaque. 
C) Prevention of forward blood flow. 
D) Prevention of backward blood flow. 
A) They act as pumps to move blood forward. 
B) Collection area for plaque. 
C) Prevention of forward blood flow. 
D) Prevention of backward blood flow.

Question 12

What type of blood may be given to a person with type O blood?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) O 
D) AB 
A) A 
B) B 
C) O 
D) AB

Question 13

Which white blood cell attacks parasitic worms?

Accepted Answer

A) Basophil 
B) Eosinophil 
C) Lymphocyte 
D) Monocyte 
A) Basophil 
B) Eosinophil 
C) Lymphocyte 
D) Monocyte

Question 14

What is the name of the membrane that surrounds the heart?

Accepted Answer

A) Pericardium 
B) Pleurae 
C) Peritoneum 
D) Synovium 
A) Pericardium 
B) Pleurae 
C) Peritoneum 
D) Synovium

Question 15

What causes the characteristic heart sounds that a doctor hears when using a stethoscope?

Accepted Answer

A) The atria contracting 
B) The ventricles contracting 
C) The closure of the heart valves 
D) The opening of the heart valves 
A) The atria contracting 
B) The ventricles contracting 
C) The closure of the heart valves 
D) The opening of the heart valves

Question 16

Which letter identifies the tricuspid valve?

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D 
A) A 
B) B 
C) C 
D) D

Question 17

An unknown blood sample is mixed with anti-B agglutinins and it clumps.The same sample is mixed with anti-A agglutinins and it does not clump.The blood is type:

Accepted Answer

A) A 
B) B 
C) O 
D) AB 
A) A 
B) B 
C) O 
D) AB

Question 18

What conditions exist during exercise that prompts hemoglobin to drop off its oxygen to the working muscle cells?

Accepted Answer

A) Low pH and low temperature 
B) High pH and high temperature 
C) High pH and low temperature 
D) Low pH and high temperature 
A) Low pH and low temperature 
B) High pH and high temperature 
C) High pH and low temperature 
D) Low pH and high temperature

Question 19

The coronary circulation is actually part of the systemic circulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

When plaque blocks a coronary artery,the resulting tissue death leads to a heart attack.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: The Cardiovascular System

Dietary restrictions,moderate exercise,reducing smoking and drinking,and medications are used to control hypertension.

A menstruating woman could become anemic due to too much blood loss.

Which cell is involved in fighting parasitic worms?

Where is the contraction impulse delayed?

The threads of a blood clot are formed by:

Which is the most specific type of circulation that sends oxygen-rich blood to the tissues of the heart?

What is happening during the phase labeled B?

Having type AB means,you have both the A and B antigens on your red blood cells.

What type of white blood cell is this?

Regarding structure C,where is the blood heading as it passes this structure?

What is the function of the valves in veins?

What type of blood may be given to a person with type O blood?

Which white blood cell attacks parasitic worms?

What is the name of the membrane that surrounds the heart?

What causes the characteristic heart sounds that a doctor hears when using a stethoscope?

Which letter identifies the tricuspid valve?

An unknown blood sample is mixed with anti-B agglutinins and it clumps.The same sample is mixed with anti-A agglutinins and it does not clump.The blood is type:

What conditions exist during exercise that prompts hemoglobin to drop off its oxygen to the working muscle cells?

The coronary circulation is actually part of the systemic circulation.

When plaque blocks a coronary artery,the resulting tissue death leads to a heart attack.

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