Cardiovascular quiz

The aortic and pulmonary valves

The two semilunar valves of the heart are:

Sinoatrial node

The electrical signal initiating each heartbeat is generated at the:

Leaky Mitral valve

Rheumatic heart disease is primarily associated with

the mitral valve

The valve that separates the left atrium and left ventricle is

Diastole

The portion of the cardiac cycle in which the heart is relaxed, the atria and ventricles are filling with blood and The AV valves are open is called

An atherosclerotic plaque

A raised lipid -filled scarred arterial lesion is called

False

Tachycardia is always an abnormal condition

A. True

B. False

systole

The portion of the cardiac cycle in which the heart contracts with the AV and aortic valves are closed is called

Oxygenated blood to the left atrium

The pulmonary vein delivers

D. All except C

Risk factors for developing coronary heart disease are:

A. Smoking

B. Elevated LDL

C. Excess prolonged exercise routines

D. All except C

Heart failure

A condition in which there is a chronic high blood pressure within the heart can lead to:

Coronary bypass surgery

A surgical procedure in which a small vein or artery segment from a patient is used to restore blood flow in a coronary artery blocked by an atherosclerotic plaque is called

False

Atrial fibrillation usually leads to death if not immediately corrected

A. True

B. False

These lesions will eventually weaken the artery wall leading to an aneurysm

Atheromas often develop in the large diameter lower abdominal aorta. As these lesions grow,

What is the most likely consequence?

Anaphylactic shock

A severe allergic response can lead to

Tunica Intima

Atheromas initially develop in the layer of an artery nearest to the lumen. That layer is called the

False

Arteries contain one-way valves that aid the heart in pushing blood to the capillaries

A. True

B. False

Type AB

Persons with which blood type are considered universal recipients?

Anti A and anti B antibodies

What blood type antibodies are present in the plasma of Type O persons?

Vascular spasm

The initial stage of hemostasis in response to a wound is:

Diapedesis

The process by which WBC leave the circulatory system in the capillaries to fight disease in the tissues or scavenge foreign or harmful metabolic products Is called:

D. All of the above

Hematopoietic stem cells give rise to which of the following formed elements of the blood

A. Lymphocytes

B. Erythrocytes

C. Thrombocytes

D. All of the above

Diastolic pressure

The pressure measured in the arterial system when the aortic valve is closed is called the:

Thrombocytosis

A blood condition in which there is a pathological excess of platelets is called:

Fibrinogen

Which plasma protein is critical to hemostasis

Phlebotomist

A person who draws blood samples in the clinical laboratory is called a

True

Skeletal muscles are involved in movement of venous blood toward the heart

A. True

B. False

Vitamin B12

A person with Crohn’s disease develops anemia due to poor intestinal absorption of

Thrombus

The end product of the extrinsic pathway is:

Aplastic anemia

An anemic condition in which the bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells are compromised by invading cancer cells is called

True

The birth of a second Rh+ baby to a Rh- mother can led to hemolytic newborn disease.

True

False

Hypovolemic shock

An severely injured person suffers a major hemorrhage causing the person to go into