GMS6530 Med Pharm Cardio exam |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following lists the valves in the order through which the blood flows from the
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vena cava through the heart? - correct answer✔✔Tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar, bicuspid
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(mitral), aortic semilunar |||\\\ |||\\\
Which chamber initially receives blood from the systemic circuit? - correct answer✔✔right
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atrium
In which septum is it normal to find openings in the adult? - correct answer✔✔atrioventricular
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septum
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Which portion of the ECG (EKG) corresponds to repolarization of the atria? - correct
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answer✔✔atrial repolarization is masked by ventricular depolarization |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The cardiovascular centers are located in which area of the brain? - correct answer✔✔medulla
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oblangata
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Which of the following is a negative inotrope? - correct answer✔✔K+
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In a healthy young adult, what happens to cardiac output when heart rate increases above 160
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bpm? - correct answer✔✔It decreases |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The force the heart must overcome to pump blood is known as: - correct answer✔✔afterload
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The endothelium is found in the: - correct answer✔✔tunica interna
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, Closer to the heart, arteries would be expected to have a higher percentage of: - correct
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answer✔✔elastic fibers |||\\\
Which of the following best describes veins? - correct answer✔✔thin walled, large lumens,
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low pressure |||\\\
Venoconstriction increases which of the following? - correct answer✔✔all of the above: blood |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
pressure within the vein, blood flow within the vein, return of blood to the heart
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Would stroke volume be expected to be largest in a patient with high or low blood pressure,
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everything else being equal? - correct answer✔✔Low |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Which statement best describes the process of arteriosclerosis? - correct answer✔✔Stiffening
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of blood vessels due to loss of elastic fibers.
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If you were to drink a liter of cola, the increased blood pressure due to increased blood volume
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would be detected by: - correct answer✔✔Baroreceptors
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Is it more common for a patient with heart failure to have a heart that is larger or smaller than
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expected? - correct answer✔✔Larger |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Pathologic examination of cardiac muscle from a patient with cardiac hypertrophy shows |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
narrowed cardiomyocytes. What type of hypertrophy does this patient have? - correct|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Eccentric hypertrophy |||\\\
Which drug, when administered by itself, can relieve both congestive and low cardiac output
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symptoms? - correct answer✔✔Vasodilator |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
with correct answers |||\\\ |||\\\
Which of the following lists the valves in the order through which the blood flows from the
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vena cava through the heart? - correct answer✔✔Tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar, bicuspid
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(mitral), aortic semilunar |||\\\ |||\\\
Which chamber initially receives blood from the systemic circuit? - correct answer✔✔right
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atrium
In which septum is it normal to find openings in the adult? - correct answer✔✔atrioventricular
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septum
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Which portion of the ECG (EKG) corresponds to repolarization of the atria? - correct
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answer✔✔atrial repolarization is masked by ventricular depolarization |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The cardiovascular centers are located in which area of the brain? - correct answer✔✔medulla
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oblangata
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Which of the following is a negative inotrope? - correct answer✔✔K+
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In a healthy young adult, what happens to cardiac output when heart rate increases above 160
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bpm? - correct answer✔✔It decreases |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
The force the heart must overcome to pump blood is known as: - correct answer✔✔afterload
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The endothelium is found in the: - correct answer✔✔tunica interna
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, Closer to the heart, arteries would be expected to have a higher percentage of: - correct
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answer✔✔elastic fibers |||\\\
Which of the following best describes veins? - correct answer✔✔thin walled, large lumens,
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low pressure |||\\\
Venoconstriction increases which of the following? - correct answer✔✔all of the above: blood |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
pressure within the vein, blood flow within the vein, return of blood to the heart
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Would stroke volume be expected to be largest in a patient with high or low blood pressure,
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everything else being equal? - correct answer✔✔Low |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Which statement best describes the process of arteriosclerosis? - correct answer✔✔Stiffening
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of blood vessels due to loss of elastic fibers.
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If you were to drink a liter of cola, the increased blood pressure due to increased blood volume
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would be detected by: - correct answer✔✔Baroreceptors
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Is it more common for a patient with heart failure to have a heart that is larger or smaller than
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expected? - correct answer✔✔Larger |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
Pathologic examination of cardiac muscle from a patient with cardiac hypertrophy shows |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
narrowed cardiomyocytes. What type of hypertrophy does this patient have? - correct|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
answer✔✔Eccentric hypertrophy |||\\\
Which drug, when administered by itself, can relieve both congestive and low cardiac output
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symptoms? - correct answer✔✔Vasodilator |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
