RCS Certification Mock Practice Test Five with Verified Answers 2026.docx

RCS Certification Mock
Practice Test Five with
Verified Answers 2026

,the study of blood moving through the circulatory system - correct answer hemodynamics
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indicates the volume of blood moving during a particular time - correct answer flow (also called volume flow
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rate)



units for flow - correct answer L/min
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indicates the speed of a fluid moving from one location to another - correct answer velocity
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units for velocity - correct answer cm/s
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3 basic forms of blood flow - correct answer 1. pulsatile
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2. phasic
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3. steady
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occurs when blood moves with a variable velocity due to cardiac contraction, and appears in arterial
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circulation - correct answer pulsatile flow k k k k k




occurs when blood moves with a variable velocity due to respiration, and appears in venous circulation -
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correct answer phasic flow k k k




occurs when a fluid moves at a constant speed or velocity - correct answer steady flow
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flow that occurs when the flow streamlines are aligned and parallel - correct answer laminar
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when are laminar flow patterns found? - correct answer normal physiological states
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2 forms of laminar flow - correct answer plug flow- occurs when all of the layers and blood cells travel at the
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parabolic- bullet-shaped profile where the velocity is highest in the center of the lumen
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, number that predicts whether flow is laminar or turbulent - correct answer Reynolds number
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What is the Reynolds number for laminar flow? - correct answer less than 1500
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flow characterized by chaotic flow patterns in many different directions and speeds - correct answer
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turbulent flow k




when is turbulence commonly observed? - correct answer cardiovascular *pathology* and elevated blood
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velocities



turbulent flow profiles may be seen downstream from a significant _______ in a vessel - correct answer
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stenosis



sounds that are associated with turbulent flow - correct answer murmur/bruit
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tissue vibration associated with turbulence - correct answer thrill
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what is the Reynolds number for turbulent flow? - correct answer greater than 2000
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Term for blood that is moving from regions of *higher* energy to *lower* energy. - correct answer energy
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gradient



energy forms that are associated with blood - correct answer 1. kinetic
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2. pressure
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3. gravitational
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the total energy at a specific location within the circulation is the _____ of all three energy forms - correct
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answer sum k