Heart & Blood

The role of hemoglobin in the red blood cell is to carry?

A. oxygen

C. hormones

B. Carbon dioxide

Both A and B

Which of the following is an anticoagulent?

A. Calcium ions

C. Thromboplastin

B. vitamin K

D. Heparin

Blood returning from the lung enters which heart chamber?

A. Left atrium

C.right ventricle

B. Left ventricle

D. Right atrium

Blood moves through blood vessels in which of the following sequences, starting from the heart?

A. arteries >arterioles>venules>capillaries>veins

B. arterioles>arteries>capillaries>veins>venules

C. arteries>arterioles>capillaries>venules>veins

D. arteries>capillaries>veins>arterioles>venules

The pulmonary arteries carry blood to the"

A. lungs

C. Right atrium

B. Left atrium

D. None of the above are correct

Which of the following is not true of atria?

A. They are the upper chambers of the heart

B. They are called the discharging chambers

C. They have thinner walls than the ventricles

D. All the above are true atria

The sequence of an impulse moving through the conduction system of the heart is:

A. Sinoatrial node, atrioventricular node, Purkinje fibers, bundles of His

B. Atrioventricular node, Purkinje fibers, bundles of His, sinoatrial node

C. Sinoatrial node, atrioventricular node, bundles of Hism Purkinje fibers

D. Sinoatrial node, bundles of His, atrioventricular node, Purkinje fibers

Which type of shock results from the effects of infectious agents, such as bacteria, releasing toxins in the blood?

A. Cardiogenic shock

C. Anaphylactic shock

B. Neurogenic shock

D. Septic shock

Which structure in the fetus allows blood to bypass the immature liver?

A. Foramen ovale

B. Ductus venosus

C. Ductus arteriosus

D. Umbilical vein

A person with type AB blood type has:

A. anti-A antibodies

C. B antigens

B. anti-B antibodies

D. both A and B

What is a condition in which an artery has become abnormally widened because of a weakness in the arterial wall?

A. aneurysm

C. gangrene

B. ischemia

D. phlebitis

Pericardial fluid can be found between the:

A. Myocardium and the epicardium

B. Myocardium and the endocardium

C. Pericardium and the ribs

D. Epicardium and the pericardium

The pulmonary semilunar valve is the valve

A. Between the left atrium and left ventricle

B. That opens from the right ventricle into the artery

C. Between the right atrium and right ventricle

D. That opens from the left ventricle into the artery

Which of the following is the most common form of blood cancer in children between the ages of 3 and 7?

A. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

C. Acute lymphocytic leukemia

B. Multiple myeloma

D. Chronic myeloid leukemia

Blood pressure is highest in the:

A. capillaries

C. Large arteries

B. Large veins

D. Small veins

The first heart sound is caused by closing the _____ valves (s)

A. mitral

C. tricuspid

B. semilunar

D. both A and C

An increase in which of the following can actually decrease blood volume?

A. Blood volume

C. Heart rate

B. Strength of the heart contraction

D. Blood viscosity

Injections of vitamin B12 are used successfully to treat ____ anemia

A. aplastic

C. hemmorhagic

B. pernicious

D. hemolytic

The best description of pulse pressure is the:

A. Pressure of blood against artery walls during ventricular systole

B. Pressure of blood against artery walls during ventricular diastole

C. Pressure of blood against artery walls during atrial systole

D. Difference between the systolic and the diastolic blood pressures

A woman could have Rh antibodies in her blood if:

A. Rh+ blood was given in a transfusion

B. an Rh+ fetus was developing within

C. RhoGAM was given

D. both A and B occurred

Which of the following substances is given to patients to dissolve blood clots?

A. vitamin K

C. heparin

B. Tissue plasminogen activator (TPA)

D. warfarin

Which of these blood vessels contain precapillary sphincters?

A. venules

C. arterioles

B. Muscular arteries

D. metarterioles

Another name for "hardening of the arteries" is

A. Angina pectoris

C. arteriosclerosis

B. atherosclerosis

D. embolism

Which artery in the arm is used for measuring blood pressure?

A. brachial

C. ulnar

B. radial

D. axillary

A red blood cell that is smaller than normal and has less hemoglobin than normal would be called

A. Microcytic and hypochromic

C. Microcytic and hyperchromic

B. Macrocytic and hypochromic

D. Macrocytic and hyperchromic

Which of the following is a condition in which blood pools in the veins because the valves have become incompetent?

A. An aneurysm

C. Varicose veins

B. phlebitis

D. gangrene

Which statement is true of arteries?

A. They always carry oxygenated blood

B. They always carry blood away from the heart

C. They are the capacitance (storage) vessels of the body

D. both A and B are true of arteries

The major ingredient in hemoglobin that allows oxygen to be transported is

A. sodium

C. iron

B. zinc

D. copper

Which structure in the fetus carries oxygen-rich blood from the mother to the baby?

A. Umbilical vein

C. Ductus arteriosus

B. Umbilical artery

D. Ductus venosus

Blood loss anemia is also known as _____ anemia

A. aplastic

C. hemorrhagic

B. pernicious

D. hemolytic

Which layer of blood vessel is made of tough connective tissue?

A. Tunica media

C. Tunica intima

B. Tunica externa

D. endothelium

The internal layer of tissue in the heart is the

A. epicardium

C. myocardium

B. pericardium

D. endocardium

Which term refers to a decrease in blood supply to a tissue, leading to gradual cell death?

A. An aneurysm

C. gangrene

B. ischema

D. phlebitis

The bicuspid or mitral valve is the valve

A. Between the left atrium and left ventricle

B. That opens from the right ventricle into the artery

C. Between the right atrium and right ventricle

D. That opens from the left ventricle into the artery

A person with only antibody B in his or her plasma would have which blood type?

A. A

C. AB

B. B

D. O

After birth, the umbilical vessels remaining in the infant's body:

A. Become fibrous cords that remain throughout life

B. Are shed in about 6 weeks

C. Shrink to eventually become capillaries

D. Remain as possible shunts for use later in life

Which blood vessel carries blood away from the capillaries?

A. arteries

C. venules

B. arterioles

D. both A and B

In the formation of a clot, the insoluble network if fine threads in which the cellular elements of blood are trapped is called:

A. fibrinogen

C. thrombin

B. fibrin

D. thromboplastin

Which of the following is NOT TRUE of veins?

A. The endothelium has one-way valves

B. They have a thinner tunica media than arteries

C. They carry blood away from the heart

D. They receive blood from venules

Which type of shock results from any type of heart failure?

A. Cardiogenic shock

C. Anaphylactic shock

B. Neurogenic shock

D. Septic shock

Both the tunica media and the tunica externa are ABSENT in:

A. arteries

C. capillaries

B. veins

D. both B and C

The cavity of the heart that normally has the thickest wall is the:

A. Right atrium

C. Right ventricle

B. Left atrium

D. Left ventricle

Which type of shock results from blood loss?

A. Cardiogenic shock

C. Anaphylactic shock

B. Hypovolemic shock

D. Septic shock

When whole blood is spun down in a centrifuge, the buffy coat can be found:

A. Between the plasma and red blood cells

B. At the very top of the test tube

C. At the very bottom of the test tube

D. In the plasma below the water but above the soluble proteins

Which of the following is not a granulocyte?

A. monocyte

C. basophil

B. neutrophil

D. eosinophil

The function of the blood is to:

A. Carry food to the cells

B. Remove waste from the cells

C. Assist the body in temperature regulation

D. All of the above

Which of the following is not an atrioventricular valve?

A .aortic

C. bicuspid

B. mitral

D. tricuspid

Which of the following cell types can carry oxygen?

A. leukocyte

C. platelet

B. thrombocyte

D. erythrocyte

A cause of a heart murmur may be:

A. Incomplete closing of a valve

C. Narrowing of a valve (stenosis)

B. Incomplete contraction of the atria

D. both A and C

Cardiac output is determined by the:

A. Return of blood to the heart and the heart rate

B. Strength of contraction of the left ventricle

C. Stroke volume and heart rate

D. Systolic discharge and stroke volume

Blood passing through the tricuspid valve has just left which heart chamber?

A. Left atrium

C. Right atrium

B. Left ventricle

D. Right ventricle

Erythropoiesis is the formation of:

A. platelets

C. White blood cells

B. Red blood cells

D. All of the above

Which of the following is an example of a leukocyte?

A. monocyte

C. platelet

B. thrombocyte

D. erythrocyte

The pulse in the wrist is felt over which artery?

A. radial

C. ulnar

B. brachial

D. axillary

Which of the following formed elements assist in coagulation?

A. leukocytes

C. thrombocytes

B. erythrocytes

D. monocytes

The primary fluid flow principle of circulation is based on all of the following except:

A. Flows only when a pressure gradient is absent

B. Does not flow when the pressure is the same in all parts of it

C. Flows only when its pressure is higher in one area than in another

D. Flows always from its higher-pressure area toward its lower-pressure area

Which agranulocyte can produce antibodies?

A. monocyte

C. neutrophil

B. lymphocyte

D. basophil

Which blood vessel muscle layer is usually thicker in the arteries than in veins?

A. Tunica media

C. Tunica externa

B. Tunica intima

D. endothelium

The first blood vessel of systemic circulation is the

A. Pulmonary artery

C. Superior vena cava

B. aorta

D. Inferior vena cava

The P wave in an electrocardiogram results from

A. Depolarization of the ventricles

C. Repolarization of the ventricles

B. Depolarization of the atria

D. Repolarization of the atria

When you take a blood pressure reading, the first sound that you hear (top reading) is the:

A. Systolic sound, indicating the relaxation of the ventricles

B. Systolic sound, indicating the contraction of the ventricles

C. Diastolic reading, indicating the contraction of the atria

D. Diastolic sound, indicating the relaxation of the ventricles

Which structure in the fetus allows blood to be shunted from the right atrium to the left atrium?

A. Foramen ovale

C. Ductus arteriosus

B. Ductus venosus

D. Umbilical vein

Which granulocyte helps protect against infections caused by parasites?

A. monocytes

C. neutrophil

B. eosinophil

D. basophil

Which clotting disorder is an inherited X-linked disorder?

A. thrombosis

C. hemophilia

B. thrombocytopenia

D. embolism

If damaged, which valve could allow blood to leak back into the left ventricle?

A. bicuspid

C. Aortic semilunar

B. tricuspid

D. Pulmonary semilunar

One hemoglobin molecule contains:

A. One molecule of heme

C. Four iron atoms

B. One molecule of globin

D. All of the above

The thickest layer of tissue in the heart wall is the:

A. epicardium

C. myocardium

B. pericardium

D. endocardium

Which of the following most accurately describes what is measured by an electrocardiogram?

A. Electrical conductivity

B. Number of contractions per minute

C. The speed and strength of contractions

D. Any abnormal functioning

A heartbeat that is less than 60 beats per minute is called:

A. tachycardia

C. Sinus dysrhythmia

B. bradycardia

D. fibrillation

Sickle cell anemia and thalassemia are examples of ______ anemia

A. aplastic

C. hemorrhagic

B. pernicious

D. hemolytic

An Rh-positive mother should be concerned about erythroblastosis fetalis under which circumstance?

A. If the father is Rh-negative, the Rh-positive mother should be concerned

B. If this is her second child and she has not taken RhoGAM, Rh-positive mother should be concerned

C. She should not be at all concerned about erythroclastosis fetalis

D. both A and B are correct

Which of the following is not a white blood cell?

A. neutrophil

B. thrombocyte

C. lymphocyte

D. All of the above are white blood cells

The pH of blood must stay

A. Slightly acid

C. Slightly basic

B. neutral

D. Moderately acid

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