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Which of the following structures brings oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium?
A) The right ventricle
B) The pulmonary artery
C) The venae cavae
D) The aorta
- Correct Answer :C) The venae cavae
Which chamber of the heart is responsible for pumping blood to the lungs?
A) The left atrium
B) The left ventricle
C) The right ventricle
D) The right atrium –
Correct Answer :C) The right ventricle
Following chemotherapy, a low white cell count increases a patient's risk for which of the following?
A) Infection
B) Bleeding
C) High blood pressure
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D) Seizures
- Correct Answer :A) Infection
The liquid that blood cells and nutrients are suspended in is called:
A) platelet fluid.
B) hemoglobin.
C) plasma.
D) lymph.
Correct Answer :C) plasma.
The left atrium:
A) receives blood from the veins of the body.
B) receives blood from the pulmonary veins.
C) pumps blood to the lungs.
D) pumps blood to the body
. - Correct Answer :B) receives blood from the pulmonary veins.
The nervous system is subdivided into which two main parts?
A) The brain and spinal cord
B) The spinal cord and peripheral nerves
C) The brain and extremity nerves
D) The central and peripheral nervous system –
Correct Answer :D) The central and peripheral nervous system
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A patient has suffered damage to his brainstem. As a result of this injury, which of the following signs
might you expect to see?
A) Sweating
B) Abnormal respirations
C) Pinpoint pupils
D) Muscle spasms –
Correct Answer :B) Abnormal respirations
The pressure exerted on the inside walls of arteries when the left ventricle contracts is called:
A) systolic pressure.
B) contraction pressure.
C) diastolic pressure.
D) ventricle pressure
. - Correct Answer :A) systolic pressure.
Cerebrospinal fluid provides three beneficial properties. Which of the following is one of those
properties?
A) Conducts electrical impulses
B) Provides cooling to the cerebellum
C) Helps regulate the endocrine system
D) Helps cushion the brain
- Correct Answer :D) Helps cushion the brain
As a patient gives her medical history to you, which of the following would you relate to the
endocrine system?
A) Removal of the gallbladder
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B) Failure of the kidneys
C) Removal of the thyroid
D) Heart failure
- Correct Answer :C) Removal of the thyroid
The thyroid glands, adrenal glands, pituitary glands, and gonads are part of the:
A) nervous system.
B) endocrine system.
C) hormonal system.
D) respiratory system
. - Correct Answer :B) endocrine system.
A patient has suffered a burn to the skin. Based on the functions of the skin, to which of the
following conditions is the patient most susceptible?
A) Infection
B) Fluid overload
C) Heart problems
D) Endocrine disorders
- Correct Answer :A) Infection
Which of the following statements regarding the integumentary system is true?
A) The skin protects the body against bacteria and other pathogens.
B) The skin contains four layers: the epidermal, dermal, subcutaneous, and nerve layers.
C) The epidermis is the thickest and most important layer of the skin.
D) The dermal layer is the outermost layer of the skin and contains sensory nerves.
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