Anatomy & Physiology — Practice Test and
Study Material
When blood is being ejected from the right ventricle the bicuspid valve is ______ and the aortic valve is ______ - Correct
answer- Closed, Open
which blood vessels are referred to as "exchange vessels" - Correct answer- Capillaries
From the left ventricle, were does blood pass - Correct answer- Aortic Semilunar valve
Through which structure does blood pass from the right atrium to the right ventricle?
Correct answer — Tricuspid valve
deoxygenated blood returning to the heart from the body will first enter the______?
Correct answer — right atrium
An abnormal heart rhythm is known as ?
Correct answer — arrhythmia
Which of the following structures is only found in the veins
Correct answer — valve
The heart muscle itself receives most of its oxygen & nutrients from_____?
Correct answer — the Coronary arteries
During embryonic development, blood vessels are formed by
Correct answer — Angioblasts
By comparison, cardiac muscle cells have _____ contraction plateau time that skeletal muscles.
Correct answer — a longer
how much blood plasma is water
Correct answer — 90%
Which of the following changes are commonly observed in the cardiovascular system in response to aging?
Correct answer — All of these
which of the following blood vessels carries blood from the tissues back to the heart
Correct answer — veins
In general, what is the function of Leukocytes
Correct answer — Participation in immune response
Which methods provide hemostasis?
Correct answer — d. platelet plug formation, vascular spasm, clotting
This is the volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle into the aorta each minute.
Correct answer — Cardiac Output
Under normal Conditions, the least numerous type of white blood cells to be found circulating in our bodies are_____
Correct answer — basophils
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