A Comprehensive exam study Guide Covering
Chapter 13 - Diseases of the Cardiovascular
System. Latest updated 2026/2027
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, A Comprehensive exam study Guide Covering
Chapter 13 - Diseases of the Cardiovascular
System. Latest updated 2026/2027
Chapter 13 - Diseases of the Cardiovascular System
1. The right atria and the right ventricle make up the right heart and pump blood to:
a. the left heart.
b. the pulmonary circulation.
c. the superior vena cava.
d. the aortic artery.
e. the inferior vena cava.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
2. The repeating contraction and relaxation of the heart is termed the:
a. ejection fraction.
b. end diastolic volume.
c. stroke volume.
d. cardiac output.
e. cardiac cycle.
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
3. Which best describes mean arterial pressure (MAP)?
a. The amount of end diastolic volume that is ejected from the heart by contraction of the left ventricle
b. The force exerted by the blood on the walls of blood vessels during the contraction of the ventricles
c. The resistance against which the ventricles must contract in order to eject blood into systemic circulation
d. The depolarization of the AV node that is carried into the ventricles by the atrioventricular bundle
e. The volume of blood ejected with each contraction of the left ventricle
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
4. Which condition has been a factor associated with primary hypertension?
a. Decreased secretion of vasopressin
b. Differences in genes that affect sodium retention
c. Increased levels of nitrous oxide in the bloodstream
d. Decreased production of angiotensinogen
e. Type 1 diabetes and diminished insulin production
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: Hypertension
5. Which is an example of a loop diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension?
a. furosemide
b. hydrochlorothiazide
c. acetazolamide
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, d. spironolactone
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Chapter 13 - Diseases of the Cardiovascular
System. Latest updated 2026/2027
D r?
, A Comprehensive exam study Guide Covering
Chapter 13 - Diseases of the Cardiovascular
System. Latest updated 2026/2027
Chapter 13 - Diseases of the Cardiovascular System
1. The right atria and the right ventricle make up the right heart and pump blood to:
a. the left heart.
b. the pulmonary circulation.
c. the superior vena cava.
d. the aortic artery.
e. the inferior vena cava.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
2. The repeating contraction and relaxation of the heart is termed the:
a. ejection fraction.
b. end diastolic volume.
c. stroke volume.
d. cardiac output.
e. cardiac cycle.
ANSWER: e
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Remember
REFERENCES: Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
3. Which best describes mean arterial pressure (MAP)?
a. The amount of end diastolic volume that is ejected from the heart by contraction of the left ventricle
b. The force exerted by the blood on the walls of blood vessels during the contraction of the ventricles
c. The resistance against which the ventricles must contract in order to eject blood into systemic circulation
d. The depolarization of the AV node that is carried into the ventricles by the atrioventricular bundle
e. The volume of blood ejected with each contraction of the left ventricle
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
4. Which condition has been a factor associated with primary hypertension?
a. Decreased secretion of vasopressin
b. Differences in genes that affect sodium retention
c. Increased levels of nitrous oxide in the bloodstream
d. Decreased production of angiotensinogen
e. Type 1 diabetes and diminished insulin production
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Bloom's: Understand
REFERENCES: Hypertension
5. Which is an example of a loop diuretic used in the treatment of hypertension?
a. furosemide
b. hydrochlorothiazide
c. acetazolamide
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, d. spironolactone
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