Question 1

What kind of blood do you find in the superior vena cava?

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deoxygenated blood

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oxygenated blood

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neutral blood

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bad blood

Question 2

blood enters the right atrium through the

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superior and inferior vena cava

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pulmonary vein

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aorta

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pulmonary artery

Question 3

How many valves are in the heart?

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4

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1

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3

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2

Question 4

The loop that takes deoxygenated blood to the lungs and back is the

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pulmonary loop

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systemic loop

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the systematic loop

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ventricular loop

Question 5

What is unusual about the pulmonary artery?

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it contains deoxygenated blood

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it is the largest artery

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it moves blood against gravity

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it is bright red in color

Question 6

What happens in the capillary beds in the lungs or the cells?

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oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged

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oxygen and carbon dioxide are produced

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osmosis occurs

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lactic acid is produced

Question 7

Which blood vessels bring oxgenated blood back from the lungs?

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pulmonary veins

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aorta

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pulmonary artery

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inferior vena cava

Question 8

The cross section of which blood vessels is similar?

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veins and arteries

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they are all the same

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veins and capillaries

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arteries and capillaries

Question 9

Why are capillaries only one cell layer thick?

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so gases can diffuse across the membrane

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so blood does not escape

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because they carry oxygenated blood

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because they are so small

Question 10

Which one of these items is NOT carried by the blood?

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lymph nodes

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disease fighters

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nutrients

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waste gas

Question 11

The function of valves is

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the make sure blood flow in one direction

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check the blood for diseases

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to slow blood down

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filter the blood as it goes by

Question 12

If a person has a blood pressure reading of 110/70 then this reading is

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below average

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exactly average

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not possible

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above average

Question 13

The top number of a blood pressure reading is called the

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systolic pressure

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diastolic pressure

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hematic pressure

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systemic

Question 14

If a person had a blood pressure of 185/120 they they would have

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hypertension

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a headache

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sore arteries

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a heart attack

Question 15

What is the name of the instrument that measures blood pressure?

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sphygmomanometer

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systolic meter

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stethoscope

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snufflaluffagusometer

Question 16

When taking your blood pressure, the last thump your hear is the

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diastolic pressure

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your pacemaker

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systolic pressure

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hypertension

Question 17

Where is the pacemaker found on the heart?

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wall of the right atrium

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the septum

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left ventricle

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the apex

Question 18

The walls of the left ventricle are thicker than the walls of the right ventricle because

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it needs to send the blood to all the cells of the body and back

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your heart is on the left side of your body

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the blood is thicker on the left side

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it holds up the rest of the heart

Question 19

Which of these does NOT increase blood pressure?

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homework

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too much stress

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smoking

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obesity

Question 20

The hardening of arteries is called

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atherosclerosis

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plaque

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myocardial infarction

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lipids

Question 21

Another name for a heart attack is

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myocardial infarction

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heart disease

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cardiac arrest

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atherosclerosis

Question 22

Why does heart muscle die in a heart attack?

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oxygen cannot reach the cardiac muscle tissue

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too much lactic acid

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there are too many toxins in the cardiac tissue

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there is too much fat/cholesterol around the muscle tissue

Question 23

Blood enters the left atrium from the

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pulmonary vein

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vena cava

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pulmonary artery

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aorta

Question 24

What happens to blood pressure the farther blood gets from the heart?

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it gets lower and lower

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it gets higher and higher

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it is high in the veins and lower in the arteries

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nothing, it stays the same in all your vessels

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