CP2 L2 Final Exam Review QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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The digestive system consists of the heart, blood, vessels, and the structures that make up
the lymphatic system. -CORRECT ANSWER-False - Circulatory system



The lymphatic system is responsible for moving blood through the body and removing
waste. -CORRECT ANSWER-False - Immune system



The lymphatic system which is a subsystem of the circulatory system acts as the bodies
transportation system. -CORRECT ANSWER-True



The lymphatic system is responsible for defending the body against disease causing agents
called pathogens. -CORRECT ANSWER-True



The left and right sides of the heart are separated by a wall called the septum. -CORRECT
ANSWER-True



The right atrium is the first chamber blood enters as it enters the heart. -CORRECT ANSWER-
True



The final stop in the heart for the flow of blood, is the power house chamber, the right
ventricle. -CORRECT ANSWER-False - left ventricle



Heart rates initiated by the SA node are typically 60-80 beats per minute for a healthy adult
at rest. -CORRECT ANSWER-True

,The cardiac cycle includes all the events that occur during one complete heart beat. -
CORRECT ANSWER-True



The arteries are the vessels that carry blood away from the heart. -CORRECT ANSWER-True



The vessel that transport blood from the peripheral tissue to the heart are the veins. -
CORRECT ANSWER-True



Blood pressure is defined as the measurement of force applied to walls of the arteries. -
CORRECT ANSWER-True



The average resting blood pressure of a resting adult is 80/120. -CORRECT ANSWER-False -
120/80



Pulse pressure is the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure. -CORRECT
ANSWER-True



Blood is a type of connective tissue made up of cells and plasma. -CORRECT ANSWER-True



A medical assistant should wear jewelry sparingly. -CORRECT ANSWER-True



Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) or Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is considered one of the
most common forms of _________ disease. -CORRECT ANSWER-heart



Atherosclerosis or narrowing of the vessel lumen of the arteries is due to a buildup of
________ material. -CORRECT ANSWER-fatty



Often referred to as hardening of arteries, arteriosclerosis is the thickening and loss of
________ in the arteries. -CORRECT ANSWER-elasticity

, A heart attack or MI occurs when the ________ supply of the myocardium is severely
reduced or stopped. -CORRECT ANSWER-blood



Angioplasty is frequently used to reopen _________ coronary arteries and stents. -CORRECT
ANSWER-blocked



CHF is a condition in which the condition cannot pump enough _______ to the body or
organs. -CORRECT ANSWER-blood



An arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat caused by a disturbance of ________ activity of the
heart. -CORRECT ANSWER-electrical



Tachycardia is an abnormal _______ heartbeat over ______ beats per minute. -CORRECT
ANSWER-fast / 100



People who suffer from endocarditis may experience weakness, fever, diaphoresis, dyspnea
or difficulty ______, or embolism that can lodge in other organs -CORRECT ANSWER-
breathing



Thrombophlebitis occurs when a blood ________ occurs in one or more veins causing
inflammation. -CORRECT ANSWER-clot



Anemia is a condition in which there is a low numbers of healthy ________ blood cells
circulation in the body. -CORRECT ANSWER-Red



Leukemia is a malignant cancer of the bone marrow and blood, like all cancers it involves the
uncontrolled growth of abnormal ________. -CORRECT ANSWER-cells



An aneurysm is an abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery related to
_________ in the walls of the blood vessel. -CORRECT ANSWER-weakness