NCSF 2 - Cardiovascular
Physiology with correct
question and answers
2025/2026
A chronic condition, characterized by thickening and hardening of the arteries and the build-up
of plaque on the arterial walls. - correct answersArteriosclerosis
A fat deposit on the inside wall of a blood vessel. - correct answersPlaque
A form of low blood pressure, precipitated by moving from a lying or sitting position to standing
up straight. - correct answersOrthostatic hypotension
A group of several cell types that occur in the bloodstream and are essential for a properly
functioning immune system. - correct answersWhite blood cells
A heart valve comprising three flaps, which guards the passage from the left ventricle to the
aorta and prevents the backward flow of blood. - correct answersAortic valve
A measure of the ease with which a structure may be deformed or distended. - correct
answersCompliance
A protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen to tissues. - correct answersHemoglobin
A salt of carbonic acid in which on hydrogen atom has been replaced. - correct
answersBicarbonate
, A semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery which prevents blood
from flowing from the artery back into the heart. - correct answersPulmonary semilunar valve
A small mass of specialized cardiac muscle fibers between the atria and the ventricles of the
heart, which conducts the normal electrical impulse from the atria (SA node) to the ventricles. -
correct answersAtrioventricular (AV) node
A small mass of specialized cardiac muscle fibers that controls the heartbeat. - correct
answersSinoatrial (SA) node
A stage of arteriosclerosis in which the arteries become clogged by the build-up of fatty
substances, which eventually reduces the flow of blood to the tissues. - correct
answersAtherosclerosis
A strain against a closed airway combined with muscle tightening, such as when a person holds
his or her breath and tries to move a heavy object. - correct answersValsalva maneuver
A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines blood vessels. - correct answersEndothelium
A three-segmented valve of the heart that keeps blood in the right ventricle from flowing back
into the right atrium. - correct answersTricuspid valve
A tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sac in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon
dioxide takes place. - correct answersAlveoli
A type of blood cell responsible for blood coagulation and for the repair of damaged blood
vessels. - correct answersPlatelets
Physiology with correct
question and answers
2025/2026
A chronic condition, characterized by thickening and hardening of the arteries and the build-up
of plaque on the arterial walls. - correct answersArteriosclerosis
A fat deposit on the inside wall of a blood vessel. - correct answersPlaque
A form of low blood pressure, precipitated by moving from a lying or sitting position to standing
up straight. - correct answersOrthostatic hypotension
A group of several cell types that occur in the bloodstream and are essential for a properly
functioning immune system. - correct answersWhite blood cells
A heart valve comprising three flaps, which guards the passage from the left ventricle to the
aorta and prevents the backward flow of blood. - correct answersAortic valve
A measure of the ease with which a structure may be deformed or distended. - correct
answersCompliance
A protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen to tissues. - correct answersHemoglobin
A salt of carbonic acid in which on hydrogen atom has been replaced. - correct
answersBicarbonate
, A semilunar valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery which prevents blood
from flowing from the artery back into the heart. - correct answersPulmonary semilunar valve
A small mass of specialized cardiac muscle fibers between the atria and the ventricles of the
heart, which conducts the normal electrical impulse from the atria (SA node) to the ventricles. -
correct answersAtrioventricular (AV) node
A small mass of specialized cardiac muscle fibers that controls the heartbeat. - correct
answersSinoatrial (SA) node
A stage of arteriosclerosis in which the arteries become clogged by the build-up of fatty
substances, which eventually reduces the flow of blood to the tissues. - correct
answersAtherosclerosis
A strain against a closed airway combined with muscle tightening, such as when a person holds
his or her breath and tries to move a heavy object. - correct answersValsalva maneuver
A thin layer of flat epithelial cells that lines blood vessels. - correct answersEndothelium
A three-segmented valve of the heart that keeps blood in the right ventricle from flowing back
into the right atrium. - correct answersTricuspid valve
A tiny, thin-walled, capillary-rich sac in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon
dioxide takes place. - correct answersAlveoli
A type of blood cell responsible for blood coagulation and for the repair of damaged blood
vessels. - correct answersPlatelets
