Question 1

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 2

What does an ECG record?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The right ventricle is to the pulmonary trunk as the left ventricle is to the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   aorta
B)   superior vena cava
C)   left pulmonary vein
D)   inferior vena cava
E)   left common carotid arteryF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Which blood vessel will have the greatest amount of oxygen?

Accepted Answer

A)   femoral artery
B)   pulmonary artery
C)   vena cava
D)   jugular
E)   All of these are equal.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

What is the instrument called that is used to measure blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

A)   stethoscope
B)   CPR
C)   sphygmomanometer
D)   ECG
E)   AEDF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 6

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)   aortaF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

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 pressureF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 8

What system drains blood from the capillary beds of the digestive tract to a capillary bed in the liver?

Accepted Answer

A)   cephalic
B)   hepatic portal
C)   coronary artery
D)   celiac
E)   lymphatic systemF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

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 veinsF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

The "lub" sound of the "lub-dub" heartbeat is due to what?

Accepted Answer

A)   the closing of the AV valves
B)   the closing of the semilunar valves
C)   the right atrium contracting
D)   the left atrium contracting
E)   the relaxation of both atriaF) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 11

If your pulse is 70 beats per minute,how fast is your heart beating?

Accepted Answer

A)   140 beats per minute
B)   35 beats per minute
C)   70 beats per minute
D)   120 beats per minute
E)   80 beats per minuteF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 12

The cardiovascular system consists of the heart,blood vessels,and skeletal muscles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Choose the most correct statement concerning capillaries.

Accepted Answer

A)   Networks of capillaries are called capillary nets.
B)   Almost all capillaries are open at the same time.
C)   The site of nutrients, gas exchange, and waste exchange is the capillaries.
D)   Precapillary sphincters contract to increase capillary flow.
E)   The walls of capillaries contain smooth muscle.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

What is the bursting of a blood vessel called?

Accepted Answer

A)   embolus
B)   aneurysm
C)   thrombus
D)   myocardial infarction
E)   strokeF) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

At any one time,where is the majority of the blood found in the body?

Accepted Answer

A)   veins
B)   lungs
C)   lymphatic vessels
D)   capillaries
E)   arteriesF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

The hepatic portal vein carries blood from the liver to the digestive tract.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels

Which blood vessel will have the greatest amount of oxygen?

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What is a stent?

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Choose the most correct statement concerning capillaries.

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What system drains blood from the capillary beds of the digestive tract to a capillary bed in the liver?

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At any one time,where is the majority of the blood found in the body?

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If your pulse is 70 beats per minute,how fast is your heart beating?

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

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The "lub" sound of the "lub-dub" heartbeat is due to what?

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The hepatic portal vein carries blood from the liver to the digestive tract.

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What is the bursting of a blood vessel called?

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What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

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What does an ECG record?

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The right ventricle is to the pulmonary trunk as the left ventricle is to the _____.

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

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The cardiovascular system consists of the heart,blood vessels,and skeletal muscles.

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What is the instrument called that is used to measure blood pressure?

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Exam 5: Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels

Which blood vessel will have the greatest amount of oxygen?

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What is a stent?

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Choose the most correct statement concerning capillaries.

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What system drains blood from the capillary beds of the digestive tract to a capillary bed in the liver?

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At any one time,where is the majority of the blood found in the body?

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If your pulse is 70 beats per minute,how fast is your heart beating?

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

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The "lub" sound of the "lub-dub" heartbeat is due to what?

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The hepatic portal vein carries blood from the liver to the digestive tract.

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What is the bursting of a blood vessel called?

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What are the two components of the cardiovascular system?

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What does an ECG record?

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The right ventricle is to the pulmonary trunk as the left ventricle is to the _____.

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

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The cardiovascular system consists of the heart,blood vessels,and skeletal muscles.

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What is the instrument called that is used to measure blood pressure?

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