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Module 6 Quiz
MA JATC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Blood also transports hormones, antibodies and enzymes. | True |
| Gas and nutrient exchange takes place in these vessels. | capillaries |
| Which of the following vessels are only 1 cell thick? | capillaries |
| Why do veins have valves? | To prevent the back flow of blood |
| The upper chambers of the heart are known as | atria |
| An abnormal weakening of an artery is called a(n)... | aneurysm |
| Measurement of the amount of pressure exerted against the walls of the arteries is known as . . . | blood pressure |
| A blood clot or other foreign material that travels through blood vessels and can cause serious and potentially fatal problems if it becomes lodged is known as a/an . . . | embolus |
| Any vessel that moves blood AWAY from the heart is called a(n): | artery |
| Severe chest pain resulting from inadequate blood flow to the myocardium is called atherosclerosis. | False |
| The membranous sac that surrounds the heart is known as the pericardium. | True |
| A chronic condition in which the heart doesn't pump enough blood to meet the body's oxygen supply. | heart failure |
| pumps blood to the left ventricle | left atrium |
| pumps blood to the lungs | right ventricle |
| pumps blood to the right ventricle | right atrium |
| pumps blood to the most of the body | left ventricle |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| RBC | reb blood cell |
| WBC | white blood cell |
| IV | intravenous |
| MI | myocardial infarction |
| HF | heart failure |
| HTN | hypertension |
| Which blood vessel(s) carries oxygenated blood back to the heart? | pulmonary veins |
| thromb/o | clot |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| endo- | within |
| epi- | upon |
| an- | without or less than |
| scler/o | hard |
| blood vessel | angi/o |
| artery | arteri/o |
| fatty plaque | ather/o |
| vein | phleb/o |
| Choose all that are components of the cardiovascular system. | blood blood vessels heart |
| Which of the following are components of blood? (select all that apply) | red blood cells plasma white blood cells |
| A | superior vena cava |
| B | pulmonary semilunar valve |
| C | right atrium |
| D | tricuspid valve |
| E | right ventricle |
| F | inferior vena cava |
| G | aorta |
| H | pulmonary artery |
| I | pulmonary vein |
| J | left atrium |
| K | mitral valve |
| L | aortic semilunar |
| M | left ventricle |
| N | pericardium |
| When the blood vessels harden due to the buildup of fatty plaque. | atherosclerosis |
| The valve that sits between the left atrium and left ventricle. | mitral valve |
| white blood cell | leukocyte |
| red blood cell | erythrocyte |
| platelet | thrombocyte |
| high blood pressure | hypertension |
| If the patient is in bradycardia, their heart rate is... | slow |
| Septicemia means _____ in the _____. | infection blood |
| The arteries located on the surface of the heart are called the... | coronary arteries |
| What is the name of the structure that divides the heart into right and left sides? | septum |
| After leaving the left ventricle, blood flows through the bicuspid valve and into the aorta . | aortic semilunar valve aorta |
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