
Cardiovascular System Quiz
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Blood flows into the heart at the top into the
A. Atrium
B. Ventricle
The ventricles pump the blood out of the heart
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Abnormally high blood pressure:
A. Hypertension
B. Hypotension
Pulmonary Artery
A. carries oxygenated blood to atrium
B. carries deoxygenated blood to lungs
C. carries oxygenated blood to lungs
D. none of the above
Which of the following is not a function of the cardiovascular system?
A. Movement
B. Fighting disease
C. Maintaining hydration
D. All of the above
The oxygen-carrying protein in blood
A. Platelets
B. Blood
C. Plasma
D. Hemoglobin
E. White Blood Cells
__________carry blood away from the heart
A. bronchioles
B. arteries
C. veins
D. capillaries
What is the role of veins in the cardiovascular system?
A. Carry blood away from the heart
B. Carry blood back to the heart
C. Carry blood to the lungs
D. Allows the exchanges of gases, nutrients and wastes between blood and the tissues
Which is the function of red blood cells?
A. Fight pathogens
B. Blood clotting
C. Transport nuti
D. Transport oxygen
What is the main organ of the circulatory system?
A. small intestine
B. bone
C. lungs
D. heart
which vessel has the highest resistance
A. Vena cava
B. Pulmonary vein
C. Pulmonary artery
D. Arterioles
which statement about BOHR effect is true
A. Explains the higher release of oxygen at rest
B. Explains the higher release of oxygen at exercise
C. Explains the higher release of oxygen in the presence of low concentrations of CO2
During cold weather and as part of the body’s mechanism to conserve heat, which of the following happens to the blood vessel?
A. dilate
B. constrict
Most of the carbon dioxide returns back into the blood in the form of
A. CarbaminoHB
B. Hydrogen Carbonate
C. Dissolved in plasma
D. CarboxyHB
Which of these items fights disease and infection?
A. Erythrocytes
B. Leukocytes
C. Thrombocytes
D. Platelets
Which is NOT a function of the circulatory system?
Arteries, veins, and capillaries are three types of __________
A. heart valves
B. blood vessels
C. cells
D. veins
Thick partition where heart lies in between each lungs.
A. Apex
B. Base
C. Mediastinum
D. Cardiomyocytes
An unborn child of Rh+ mother and Rh- father is exposed to risks involving Rh antigen.
A. Yes
B. No
Thromboplastin catalyzes the conversion of
A. Fibrin to fibrinogen
B. Prothrombin to thrombin
C. Thrombin to fibrinogen
D. Fibrinogen to fibrin
Which of the following is a Blood vessel?
A. Ventricles
B. Heart
C. Arteries
D. Septum
______carry blood back to the heart
A. arteries
B. capillaries
C. veins
D. arterioles
During a heartbeat, what do the ventricles do while the atria relax?
A. Contract
B. Relax
C. Vibrate
Study of the heart and treatment of its disorders
A. Circulatory system
B. Cardiology
C. Cardiovascular system
D. Physiology
Blood clot (thrombus) that block coronary arteries and reduce block flow may result to ischemic heart attack.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
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