Question 1

Gas exchange is the only function of blood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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)   infarctionF) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Normal blood pressure is 120/80.What is the top number called and what is happening in the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)   systolic pressure; ejection of blood from the heart
B)   diastolic pressure; ejection of blood from the heart
C)   systolic pressure; ventricles are relaxing
D)   diastolic pressure; ventricles are relaxing
E)   diastolic pressure; atria are contracting, ventricles are relaxingF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Which blood vessel will supply oxygenated blood directly to the femoral artery?

Accepted Answer

A)   common iliac artery
B)   femoral vein
C)   aorta
D)   common iliac vein
E)   inferior vena cavaF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 5

If fluid is leaving a capillary and entering the tissue,which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Red blood cells are able to leave the capillary.
B)   Plasma proteins are able to leave the capillary.
C)   Blood pressure is higher than osmotic pressure.
D)   This is the venous end of the capillary.
E)   The net pressure is in.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

Where in the body is blood pressure the highest?

Accepted Answer

A)   superior vena cava
B)   aorta
C)   inferior vena cava
D)   lung capillaries
E)   renal capillariesF) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

Trace the path of blood flow through the heart and lungs,starting with the superior and inferior vena cava.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

What is the name of the thick,membranous sac that surrounds and protects the heart?

Accepted Answer

A)   mesothelium
B)   endothelium
C)   pericardium
D)   myocardium
E)   epicardiumF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

Which of the following is not a symptom of a heart attack?

Accepted Answer

A)   feeling of pressure in the chest
B)   dizziness
C)   nausea and vomiting
D)   diarrhea
E)   shortness of breathF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

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.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 11

During open-heart surgery,the first heart structure that would be cut into is the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   myocardium
B)   left ventricle
C)   pericardium
D)   right ventricle
E)   left atriumF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 12

The innermost layer of an artery is known as what?

Accepted Answer

A)   mesothelium
B)   endothelium
C)   exothelium
D)   hyperthelium
E)   hypotheliumF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

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 14

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 valveF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Generally,there are no symptoms of hypertension.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What type of cell junctions are found in cardiac muscle tissue?

Accepted Answer

A)   atria and auricles
B)   septae and chordae
C)   intercalated disks
D)   myocardium and pericardium
E)   gap junctions and desmosomesF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Lisa receives a dose of epinephrine.What does this do to her heart rate?

Accepted Answer

A)   increases it
B)   decreases it
C)   stops it
D)   does not alter it
E)   makes it skip every other beatF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Mrs.Hinson was informed that her blood pressure was 150/95.These numbers indicate that she has _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   normal blood pressure
B)   prehypertension
C)   hypotension
D)   stage 1 hypertension
E)   stage 2 hypertensionF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Tissue fluid contains lower amounts of protein than does plasma.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which part of the brain contains the cardiac control center?

Accepted Answer

A)   cerebrum
B)   medulla oblongata
C)   cerebellum
D)   pons
E)   frontal lobeF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 5: Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels

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

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Normal blood pressure is 120/80.What is the top number called and what is happening in the heart?

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What type of cell junctions are found in cardiac muscle tissue?

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Which blood vessel will supply oxygenated blood directly to the femoral artery?

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Which part of the brain contains the cardiac control center?

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Where in the body is blood pressure the highest?

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Trace the path of blood flow through the heart and lungs,starting with the superior and inferior vena cava.

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Generally,there are no symptoms of hypertension.

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Lisa receives a dose of epinephrine.What does this do to her heart rate?

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Which of the following is not a symptom of a heart attack?

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During open-heart surgery,the first heart structure that would be cut into is the _____.

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Mrs.Hinson was informed that her blood pressure was 150/95.These numbers indicate that she has _____.

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Tissue fluid contains lower amounts of protein than does plasma.

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What is the name of the thick,membranous sac that surrounds and protects the heart?

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Gas exchange is the only function of blood.

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

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If fluid is leaving a capillary and entering the tissue,which of the following statements is true?

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

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The innermost layer of an artery is known as what?

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

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