Cardiovascular function Questions and 100% Correct Answers | Grade A+

_____ are manufactured by the liver and primarily contains cholesterol and protein. Ans: a. Very-low-density lipoproteins (VLDL) b. Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) Correct c. High-density lipoproteins (HDL) d. Triglycerides (TG) What are characteristics of patent ductus arteriosus? Ans: b. It may be asymptomatic. A patient is diagnosed with pulmonary disease and elevated pulmonary vascular resistance. Which of the following heart failures may result from this condition? Ans: a. Right heart failure Correct b. Left heart failure c. Low-output failure d. High-output failure Many people with diabetes mellitus type 2, who were treated with drugs that increased insulin sensitivity, experienced a decline in their blood pressure without taking antihypertensive drugs. True/false Ans: True Ventricular remodeling is a result of: Ans: a. left ventricular hypertrophy. b. right ventricular failure. c. myocardial ischemia. Correct d. contractile dysfunction. Which heart defect results in a single vessel arising from both ventricles providing blood to both the pulmonary and systemic circulations? Ans: Truncus arteriosus What are clinical manifestations of aortic stenosis? Ans: a. Jugular vein distension b. Bounding pulses c. Peripheral edema d. Dyspnea on exertion Correct What pathologic change occurs in kidneys of people with hypertension that leads to dysfunction of the glomeruli? Ans: a. Compression of the renal tubules b. Ischemia of the tubule Correct c. Increased pressure from within the tubule d. Obstruction of the renal tubule When scar tissue replaces the myocardium after a myocardial infarction (MI), the forming scar tissue is very mushy and vulnerable to injury at about day _____ after MI. Ans: a. 5 to 9 b. 10 to 14 Correct c. 15 to 20 d. 20 to 3