Question 1

What is a stent?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cylinder of expandable metal mesh 
B)  time spent in recovery after coronary bypass surgery 
C)  a treatment for phlebitis 
D)  an instrument that regulates the heartbeat 
E)  a treatment to lower blood pressure 
A)  a cylinder of expandable metal mesh 
B)  time spent in recovery after coronary bypass surgery 
C)  a treatment for phlebitis 
D)  an instrument that regulates the heartbeat 
E)  a treatment to lower blood pressure

Question 2

The American Heart Association recommends a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol to prevent which disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypotension 
B)  aneurysm 
C)  hypertension 
D)  atherosclerosis 
E)  infarction 
A)  hypotension 
B)  aneurysm 
C)  hypertension 
D)  atherosclerosis 
E)  infarction

Question 3

At the arterial end of a capillary, blood pressure is more important than osmotic pressure to cause water to exit the capillary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All veins carry oxygen-poor blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Elizabeth takes a prescription drug that dilates her arterioles. What does this do to her blood pressure? Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  It falls because this increases the cross-sectional area of the vessels. 
B)  It rises because this increases the cross-sectional area of the vessels. 
C)  It falls because this decreases the cross-sectional area of the vessels. 
D)  It rises because this decreases the cross-sectional area of the vessels. 
E)  It stays the same because venules, not arterioles, control blood pressure. 
A)  It falls because this increases the cross-sectional area of the vessels. 
B)  It rises because this increases the cross-sectional area of the vessels. 
C)  It falls because this decreases the cross-sectional area of the vessels. 
D)  It rises because this decreases the cross-sectional area of the vessels. 
E)  It stays the same because venules, not arterioles, control blood pressure.

Question 6

The systemic circuit contains more blood at any one time than does the pulmonary circuit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Diastolic pressure is when the heart atria are relaxing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Tissue fluid leaving the arterial end of the capillary is balanced by tissue fluid entering the venous end of the capillary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which chamber of the heart pumps blood into the pulmonary circuit?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

Accepted Answer

A)  heart and blood vessels 
B)  arteries and heart 
C)  veins and heart 
D)  arteries and veins 
E)  capillaries and veins 
A)  heart and blood vessels 
B)  arteries and heart 
C)  veins and heart 
D)  arteries and veins 
E)  capillaries and veins

Question 11

The innermost layer of an artery is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  mesothelium 
B)  endothelium 
C)  exothelium 
D)  hyperthelium 
E)  hypothelium 
A)  mesothelium 
B)  endothelium 
C)  exothelium 
D)  hyperthelium 
E)  hypothelium

Question 12

What are the upper chambers of the heart called?

Accepted Answer

A)  atria 
B)  auricles 
C)  AV valves 
D)  ventricles 
E)  septa 
A)  atria 
B)  auricles 
C)  AV valves 
D)  ventricles 
E)  septa

Question 13

The blood from the digestive tract travels through two different veins before reaching the inferior vena cava.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Dr. Ferguson explained that in a condition known as situs inversus, the internal organs are reversed in their orientation. Thus, the apex of the heart would be oriented to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  middle 
B)  right 
C)  left 
D)  front 
E)  back 
A)  middle 
B)  right 
C)  left 
D)  front 
E)  back

Question 15

What structure within a capillary bed controls shunting of blood from the arteriole to the venule?

Accepted Answer

A)  precapillary valve 
B)  endothelium 
C)  precapillary sphincter 
D)  pericardium 
E)  shunt valve 
A)  precapillary valve 
B)  endothelium 
C)  precapillary sphincter 
D)  pericardium 
E)  shunt valve

Question 16

What does an ECG record?

Accepted Answer

A)  brain activity 
B)  blood volume 
C)  heart sounds 
D)  hormonal changes 
E)  electrical changes 
A)  brain activity 
B)  blood volume 
C)  heart sounds 
D)  hormonal changes 
E)  electrical changes

Exam 5: Cardiovascular System : Heart and Blood Vessels

What is a stent?

The American Heart Association recommends a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol to prevent which disease?

At the arterial end of a capillary, blood pressure is more important than osmotic pressure to cause water to exit the capillary.

All veins carry oxygen-poor blood.

Elizabeth takes a prescription drug that dilates her arterioles. What does this do to her blood pressure? Why?

The systemic circuit contains more blood at any one time than does the pulmonary circuit.

Diastolic pressure is when the heart atria are relaxing.

Tissue fluid leaving the arterial end of the capillary is balanced by tissue fluid entering the venous end of the capillary.

Which chamber of the heart pumps blood into the pulmonary circuit?

What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

The innermost layer of an artery is known as what?

What are the upper chambers of the heart called?

The blood from the digestive tract travels through two different veins before reaching the inferior vena cava.

Dr. Ferguson explained that in a condition known as situs inversus, the internal organs are reversed in their orientation. Thus, the apex of the heart would be oriented to the _____.

What structure within a capillary bed controls shunting of blood from the arteriole to the venule?

What does an ECG record?

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