BMEN 548 Exam 2 Questions with 100%
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Graded A+
how many times will a heart beat in a lifetime
3.5b
how many times does the heart beat per day
100k
how many L/G of blood is pumped per day
7.7 L and 2,000 gal
laid end to end how far would bv stretch
60k miles or 100k km or 2.5 times the circumference of the earth
capillaries account for _____ of vasculature in an adult
80k km or 50k miles
surface of the CV system is equivalent to
6 tennis courts (3000 m^2)
heart attacks happen most often on
monday mornings and xmas day
number one cause of death in the US
Heart disease
First open heart surgery
Daniel Hale Williams in 1893
First implantable pacemaker
Arne Larsson received in 1958
youngest person to receive heart surgery
Chanel Murrish in 2014
what part of the body doesnt get blood from the heart
cornea
pulmonary circulation
right side of the heart - a short look from the heart to the lungs
where blood is oxygenated
systemic circulation
, left side of the heart - carries blood from the heart to all other
parts of the body
When did people start treating hypertension
1950s - Hydralazine
Nobel Prize in NO
Robert Furchgott, Ferid Murad and Louis ignarro in 1998
loss of acetylcholine-dependent relaxation on rubbing of the
endothelial layer
Heart shape origin
seed of silphium plant anciently used as contraception
stress-induced cardiomyopathy
heart is stunned by sudden acute stress, weakening left ventricle
left ventricle fails to function and creates a rounded pot-like shape
also known as broken heart syndrome or takotsubo
cardiomyopathy
vena amoris
ancient roman belief there was a vein to the fourth finger from the
heart - incorrect but wedding ring moment
Org that introduced cardiovascular health
American heart association - 2010
coined simple 7 : Not smoking, Healthy body weight, Physical
activity, Healthy diet, Blood pressure control, Cholesterol control,
Blood sugar control
Normal BP
(systolic / diastolic)
symptom of coronary heart disease shown by FDR
chest and shoulder pain
FDR diagnosis
Large intra-cerebral hemorrhage but was a possible hypertension
encephalopathy
Mean survival of untreated hypertension
Verified Answers Latest Updates 2025
Graded A+
how many times will a heart beat in a lifetime
3.5b
how many times does the heart beat per day
100k
how many L/G of blood is pumped per day
7.7 L and 2,000 gal
laid end to end how far would bv stretch
60k miles or 100k km or 2.5 times the circumference of the earth
capillaries account for _____ of vasculature in an adult
80k km or 50k miles
surface of the CV system is equivalent to
6 tennis courts (3000 m^2)
heart attacks happen most often on
monday mornings and xmas day
number one cause of death in the US
Heart disease
First open heart surgery
Daniel Hale Williams in 1893
First implantable pacemaker
Arne Larsson received in 1958
youngest person to receive heart surgery
Chanel Murrish in 2014
what part of the body doesnt get blood from the heart
cornea
pulmonary circulation
right side of the heart - a short look from the heart to the lungs
where blood is oxygenated
systemic circulation
, left side of the heart - carries blood from the heart to all other
parts of the body
When did people start treating hypertension
1950s - Hydralazine
Nobel Prize in NO
Robert Furchgott, Ferid Murad and Louis ignarro in 1998
loss of acetylcholine-dependent relaxation on rubbing of the
endothelial layer
Heart shape origin
seed of silphium plant anciently used as contraception
stress-induced cardiomyopathy
heart is stunned by sudden acute stress, weakening left ventricle
left ventricle fails to function and creates a rounded pot-like shape
also known as broken heart syndrome or takotsubo
cardiomyopathy
vena amoris
ancient roman belief there was a vein to the fourth finger from the
heart - incorrect but wedding ring moment
Org that introduced cardiovascular health
American heart association - 2010
coined simple 7 : Not smoking, Healthy body weight, Physical
activity, Healthy diet, Blood pressure control, Cholesterol control,
Blood sugar control
Normal BP
(systolic / diastolic)
symptom of coronary heart disease shown by FDR
chest and shoulder pain
FDR diagnosis
Large intra-cerebral hemorrhage but was a possible hypertension
encephalopathy
Mean survival of untreated hypertension
