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cardio quiz
Question | Answer |
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Select all the organs that are part of the circulatory system | veins heart arteries capillaries |
The relaxation of smooth muscle to increase blood flow is known as | vasodilation |
What is the term for the fluid in blood? | plasma |
The volume of blood pumped from each ventricle in one minute is known as | cardiac output |
Without red marrow, bones would not be able to | make blood cells |
The blood flow to the lungs is know as | pulmonary circuit |
The endothelium is found in the | tunica intima |
Which valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle? | mitral |
The blood flow to the body is know as | systemic circuit |
The sequence of events that occur during a heart beat are know as the | cardiac cycle |
Which of the following lists the valves in the order through which the blood flows from the vena cava through the heart? | tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar, bicuspid, aortic semilunar |
A molecule of hemoglobin | consists of four globin proteins, each bound to a molecule of heme |
The functional unit of the kidney is called | the nephron |
Order the blood flow through the heart Blood enters from the superior or inferior vena cava from the veins of the body | right atrium right ventricle Pulmonary valve Pulmonary arteries lungs Pulmonary veins Left atrium Left ventricle Aorta |
Production of urine to modify plasma makeup is the result of | filtration, absorption, and secretion |
Arrange in order the layers of the heart Fibrous pericardium | parietal layer of the serous pericardial membrane pericardial cavity full of serous fluid visceral layer of the serous pericardial membrane Epicardium Myocardium Endocardium |
What body system is responsible for transportation in the body? | Cardiovascular |
The contraction of smooth muscle to decrease blood flow is known as | vasoconstriction |