MR. BOB'S LECTURE EXAM CARDIOVASCULAR,
LYMPHATIC, AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS | FROM
QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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,What does "directly proportional" mean? Answer: When one factor goes up, the other goes up
and when one factor goes down, the other goes down
The formation of blood formed elements is Answer: Hemopoiesis
All of the following are tonsils Answer: Palatine
Adenoids
Lingual
Pharyngeal
Areas of major concentrations of lymph nodes Answer: Cervical
Axillary
Inguinal
Factors affecting blood pressure Answer: Heart rate
Cardiac output
Blood flow
Peripheral resistance
Blood viscosity
The blood plasma lipoprotein that transports cholesterol to the liver for decomposition is:
Answer: HDL
The blood Formed Elements that are involved with forming a "Platelet Plug" are: Answer:
thrombocytes
The hemopoietic tissues are Answer: red bone marrow
When a heart chamber contracts it is called ... Answer: systole
When a heart chamber relaxes, it is called ... Answer: diastole
True or False: blood pressure is directly proportional to blood viscosity Answer: True
True or False: blood pressure is inversely proportional to blood flow Answer: True
True or false: as a blood vessel displayed, the blood pressure increases Answer: False
True or False: Hypotension is called a "silent killer" because so many people die from it without
knowing they have it. Answer: False
True or false: all veins carry blood to the heart and all arteries carry blood away from the heart.
Answer: True
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,True or false: the pulmonary arteries carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
Answer: False
True or False: the sequential order of the blood vessels is: arteries, arterioles, capillaries, veins,
venules Answer: False
True or False: the veins and venules In Your body contain on average 25% of your total blood
supply when you are at rest. Answer: False-it's 64%
True or False: The arteries and arterioles in your body contain on average 5% of your total blood
supply. Answer: False
True or False: the layers of the heart from superficial to deep are the endocardium, the
myocardium, and the pericardium Answer: False
What is the definition of an arrhythmia Answer: An abnormal heart rate
What is the definition of tachycardia? Answer: heart rate over 100 beats per minute
What is the definition of bradycardia? Answer: heart rate under 60 beats per minute
Which is the heart's natural pacemaker? Answer: Sinoatrial node
What are the two layers of the sac that surrounds the heart? Answer: Visceral pericardium and
parietal pericardium
Which of the blood vessels are the sites of gas and nutrient exchange between the blood and
tissues? Answer: Blood capillaries
Which indicates arterial depolarization on an ECG? Answer: P wave
General functions of the Cardiovascular system Answer: Transport oxygen and nutrients to the
cells and CO2 and wastes away
Transport hormones to their target cells and tissues
Aids in fighting diseases via immune system
Aids in control of body temperature
Which of these use the milking action of the skeletal muscles to help propel fluids through
them? Answer: Veins and lymph vessels
What are the major vascular pathways? Answer: Pulmonary circuit
Coronary circuit
Systemic circuit
The sympathetic nervous system causes which response by the arteries? Answer:
Vasoconstriction
The parasympathetic nervous system causes which of the following responses by the arteries?
Answer: Vasodilation
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, The formation of a blood clot is Answer: Hemostasis
T-cells are lymphocytes that mature... Answer: In the thymus
B-cells are lymphocytes that mature... Answer: In the bone tissue
Atherosclerosis Answer: The accumulation of lipids on the endothelium of the arteries
Arteriosclerosis is Answer: hardening of the arteries, reducing their elasticity
Leukopenia is Answer: white cell counts under 4,000 per mm3 of blood
Leukocytosis Answer: White cell counts over 11000 per mm3 of blood
Which of the following is considered THE erythrocyte graveyard? Answer: Spleen
The pigment end-product from the breakdown of erythrocytes that gives urine its yellow color
is... Answer: Urochrome
For a blood pressure of 120/80, the 120 is the Answer: systolic pressure
For a blood pressure 120/80, the 80 is the Answer: diastolic pressure
The blood formed elements that are involved with transporting oxygen are Answer:
erythrocytes
The overall name for the group of blood cells that are involved in the immune response
Answer: Leucocytes
The small holes in the capillary walls that allow the free movement of nutrients and gasses into
and out of the surrounding tissues are Answer: Fenestrations
The cardiac cycle is normally controlled by the Answer: sinoatrial node
Which of the following is/are the largest lymphatic organs? Answer: Spleen
Which of the following leukocytes are commonly found in the spleen Answer: Lymphocytes
Which of the following leukocytes are the most common in typical blood Answer: Neutrophils
General size of Arteries, veins, capillaries Answer: Arteries-smaller
Veins-larger
Capillaries-smallest
Inner Tunic-arteries, veins, capillaries Answer: Arteries-mostly endothelium; no valves
Veins-mostly endothelium; with calves
Capillaries-only endothelium
Middle tunic-arteries, veins, capillaries Answer: Arteries-thick layer of smooth muscle
Veins-thin layer of smooth muscle
Capillaries-none
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LYMPHATIC, AND RESPIRATORY SYSTEMS | FROM
QUESTION TO PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027.
Duration: 2 Hours.
Total Marks: 100.
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
,What does "directly proportional" mean? Answer: When one factor goes up, the other goes up
and when one factor goes down, the other goes down
The formation of blood formed elements is Answer: Hemopoiesis
All of the following are tonsils Answer: Palatine
Adenoids
Lingual
Pharyngeal
Areas of major concentrations of lymph nodes Answer: Cervical
Axillary
Inguinal
Factors affecting blood pressure Answer: Heart rate
Cardiac output
Blood flow
Peripheral resistance
Blood viscosity
The blood plasma lipoprotein that transports cholesterol to the liver for decomposition is:
Answer: HDL
The blood Formed Elements that are involved with forming a "Platelet Plug" are: Answer:
thrombocytes
The hemopoietic tissues are Answer: red bone marrow
When a heart chamber contracts it is called ... Answer: systole
When a heart chamber relaxes, it is called ... Answer: diastole
True or False: blood pressure is directly proportional to blood viscosity Answer: True
True or False: blood pressure is inversely proportional to blood flow Answer: True
True or false: as a blood vessel displayed, the blood pressure increases Answer: False
True or False: Hypotension is called a "silent killer" because so many people die from it without
knowing they have it. Answer: False
True or false: all veins carry blood to the heart and all arteries carry blood away from the heart.
Answer: True
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,True or false: the pulmonary arteries carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
Answer: False
True or False: the sequential order of the blood vessels is: arteries, arterioles, capillaries, veins,
venules Answer: False
True or False: the veins and venules In Your body contain on average 25% of your total blood
supply when you are at rest. Answer: False-it's 64%
True or False: The arteries and arterioles in your body contain on average 5% of your total blood
supply. Answer: False
True or False: the layers of the heart from superficial to deep are the endocardium, the
myocardium, and the pericardium Answer: False
What is the definition of an arrhythmia Answer: An abnormal heart rate
What is the definition of tachycardia? Answer: heart rate over 100 beats per minute
What is the definition of bradycardia? Answer: heart rate under 60 beats per minute
Which is the heart's natural pacemaker? Answer: Sinoatrial node
What are the two layers of the sac that surrounds the heart? Answer: Visceral pericardium and
parietal pericardium
Which of the blood vessels are the sites of gas and nutrient exchange between the blood and
tissues? Answer: Blood capillaries
Which indicates arterial depolarization on an ECG? Answer: P wave
General functions of the Cardiovascular system Answer: Transport oxygen and nutrients to the
cells and CO2 and wastes away
Transport hormones to their target cells and tissues
Aids in fighting diseases via immune system
Aids in control of body temperature
Which of these use the milking action of the skeletal muscles to help propel fluids through
them? Answer: Veins and lymph vessels
What are the major vascular pathways? Answer: Pulmonary circuit
Coronary circuit
Systemic circuit
The sympathetic nervous system causes which response by the arteries? Answer:
Vasoconstriction
The parasympathetic nervous system causes which of the following responses by the arteries?
Answer: Vasodilation
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, The formation of a blood clot is Answer: Hemostasis
T-cells are lymphocytes that mature... Answer: In the thymus
B-cells are lymphocytes that mature... Answer: In the bone tissue
Atherosclerosis Answer: The accumulation of lipids on the endothelium of the arteries
Arteriosclerosis is Answer: hardening of the arteries, reducing their elasticity
Leukopenia is Answer: white cell counts under 4,000 per mm3 of blood
Leukocytosis Answer: White cell counts over 11000 per mm3 of blood
Which of the following is considered THE erythrocyte graveyard? Answer: Spleen
The pigment end-product from the breakdown of erythrocytes that gives urine its yellow color
is... Answer: Urochrome
For a blood pressure of 120/80, the 120 is the Answer: systolic pressure
For a blood pressure 120/80, the 80 is the Answer: diastolic pressure
The blood formed elements that are involved with transporting oxygen are Answer:
erythrocytes
The overall name for the group of blood cells that are involved in the immune response
Answer: Leucocytes
The small holes in the capillary walls that allow the free movement of nutrients and gasses into
and out of the surrounding tissues are Answer: Fenestrations
The cardiac cycle is normally controlled by the Answer: sinoatrial node
Which of the following is/are the largest lymphatic organs? Answer: Spleen
Which of the following leukocytes are commonly found in the spleen Answer: Lymphocytes
Which of the following leukocytes are the most common in typical blood Answer: Neutrophils
General size of Arteries, veins, capillaries Answer: Arteries-smaller
Veins-larger
Capillaries-smallest
Inner Tunic-arteries, veins, capillaries Answer: Arteries-mostly endothelium; no valves
Veins-mostly endothelium; with calves
Capillaries-only endothelium
Middle tunic-arteries, veins, capillaries Answer: Arteries-thick layer of smooth muscle
Veins-thin layer of smooth muscle
Capillaries-none
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