HED FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

HED FINAL UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. How many chambers does the heart contain
Answer:
four

Question:
2. The ventricles contract to pump blood out of the heart during ______ while the heart relaxes and fills
with blood during ______
Answer:
systole;diastole

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3. The small blood vessels that deliver blood to and pick blood up from tissues are
Answer:
capillaries

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4. atheroclerosis
Answer:
the thickening of artery walls by plaque deposits

Question:
5. blockage of a coronary artery causes
Answer:
myocardial infarction

Question:
6. Damage to the heart muscle resulting from a failure of the coronary arteries to deliver enough blood to
the heart is called
Answer:
myocardial infarction

Question:
7. common symptoms of a heart attack include
Answer:
shortness of breath

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8. angina pectoris is caused by
Answer:
the heart muscle not receiving enough oxygenated blood.

, Question:
9. An arrhythmia is
Answer:
An irregular heartbeat.

Question:
10. which of the following blood pressure reading is from someone with stage 1 hypertension
Answer:
135/86

Question:
11. which of the following staements about STI is false
Answer:
they cant be transmitted unless an infected person has visible and obvious symptoms

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12. human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Answer:
disables the immune function of CD4 T cells

Question:
13. transmission of HIV occurs through which of the following
Answer:
unprotected sex with someone with HIV

Question:
14. when worried about possible exposure to HIV what should you ask the doctor about
Answer:
PEP treatment within 72 hours of exposure

Question:
15. to reduce the risk of vertical transmission, she should do all the following except
Answer:
discontinue taking antiretroviral medicines while pregnant to prevent side effects

Question:
16. gonorrhea is best described as a sexually transmitted infection
Answer:
caused by a bacterium that usually effects mucous membranes

Question:
17. bump on external genitalia grows into a small cauliflower like mass, this is known as
Answer:
human papillomavirus