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BIO 104
Study guide quiz 12 + 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| After 4 to 5 minutes without blood flow, the brain cells are irreversibly damaged | True |
| Invasive procedures are those that do not penetrate the skin or a body cavity | False |
| The bicuspid, or mitral, valve is located _____. | between the left atrium and the left ventricle |
| Which of the following would contain deoxygenated blood? | Pulmonary artery |
| If someone’s heart beats at 70 beats per minute and with each contraction of the ventricle 70 mL of blood is ejected from the ventricles, what is the person’s stroke volume? | 70 (cardio output is the stroke volume times the heart rate) |
| Pyrexia is a fever. | True |
| _____ is vital to the function of the red blood cell, helping it transport oxygen to the tissues and some carbon dioxide away from tissues. | Hemoglobin |
| The Purkinje fibers are located in the atria. | False |
| A rupture, or bursting, of the red blood cell is called hemolysis. | True |
| Basophils are activated during an allergic reaction or inflammation. | True |
| Low blood pressure (hypotension) is a risk factor for heart disease. | False |
| A pacemaker is a surgically implanted electronic device that regulates the patient’s heartbeat. | True |
| The characteristic symptoms of inflammation are redness, local heat, swelling, and pain. | True |
| The adult human heart weighs less than one pound. | True |
| Everyone has an Rh factor, which is found on the surface of red blood cells. | False - People possessing the Rh factor are said to be Rh positive; those without the Rh factor are Rh negative. |
| Which of the following conditions is most likely to occur in someone who is immobile? | Thrombosis |
| An example of a cellular response to tissue injury is _____. | neutrophil diapedesis |
| many | poly |
| producing | gen |
| white blood | leuko |
| one | mono |
| blood | emia |
| clot | thrombo |
| disease | patho |
| formation of | poiesis |
| collection of blood plasma in tissue | edema |
| without | an |
| The _____ sends out an electrical impulse that begins and regulates the heartbeat. | SA node |
| Cardiac muscle tissue, or _____, makes up the major portion of the heart. | myocardium |
| Monocytosis is a process that surrounds, engulfs, and digests harmful bacteria. | False - Phagocytosis is a process that surrounds, engulfs, and digests harmful bacteria |
| Which of the following lab results would be least likely to contribute to the development of heart disease? | HDL 60 mg/dL |
| The heart sounds heard through a stethoscope are caused by the impact of the blood churning in the chambers. | False |
| A person’s total cholesterol level should be below _____ mg/dl. | 150 |
| Thirty minutes of physical exercise is recommended for most days of the week as a way to improve health and decrease risk factors for heart disease. | True |
| Water makes up about 75 percent of the total volume of plasma. | False |
| narrowing of the arteries that supply oxygen to the heart muscle | CAD |
| small, portable battery-operated EKG machine | holter monitor |
| used to dissolve blood clots | tissue plasminogen activator |
| measures cholesterol, LDL, HDL, and triglycerides | lipid panel |
| drugs given to reduce the amount of fluid in the body | diuretics |
| a catheter is inserted and fed into the chamber of the heart, where dye is inserted and pictures are taken | cardiac catheterization |
| indicates some defect of the heart valve | murmurs |
| also called complete heart block | third-degree block |
| tiny webbed, stainless steel devices | cardiac stents |
| surgically implanted battery-operated electronic device to regulate the rhythm of the heart | pacemaker |
| An arrhythmia is any change or deviation from the normal rate or rhythm of the heart. | True |
| The blood vessels that bring deoxygenated blood back to the heart are called the _____. | vena cava |
| The formation of all blood cell types in the red bone marrow is called ___________. | hematopoiesis |
| All, health care workers must have current certification in which of the following? | CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) |
| Murmurs indicate some defects in the valves of the heart. | True |
| A hereditary disease in which blood clots slowly or abnormally is called _____. | hemophilia |
| A person who has type A- (A negative) blood can receive a transfusion from which of the following? | Type O- |
| A deficiency in the number and/or percentage of red blood cells and the amount of hemoglobin in the blood is called _____. | anemia |
| _____ is the most abundant of the plasma proteins. | Albumin |
| The QRS wave of the ECG reading represents the _____. | depolarization of the ventricles |
| Which of the following best describes the location of the apex of the heart? | It lies on the diaphragm and points to the left of the body. |
| Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot in a blood vessel. | True |
| Statins are drugs that may be used to lower cholesterol levels. | True |
| When the donor is the patient himself, it is what type of bone marrow transplant? | Autologous |
| Severe chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough oxygen is called _____. | angina pectoris |
| A rapid heartbeat of more than 100 beats per minute is most accurately called _____. | tachycardia |
| What is a blood disease in which there is a decrease in the number of platelets? | Thrombocytopenia |
| Septicemia is the presence of pathogenic organisms or toxins in the blood. | True |
| The structure of the heart allows it to function as a double pump. | True |
| _____ are formed in the bone marrow and the spleen. | Monocytes |
| Another term for blood clotting is coagulation. | True |