NSG 3280 EXAM 4 FINAL PAPER EXAM FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED 2026.
◍ The pain characteristics of chronic venous insufficiency include
which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Aching and cramping in the affected area
b. Relief with elevation to the area
c. Relief with ambulation if pain is in the legs
d. Burning and prickling in the affected area
e. Relief with massage to the area Answer: a. Aching and cramping in
the affected area
b. Relief with elevation to the area
c. Relief with ambulation if pain is in the legs
◍ Which are the primary functions of the circulatory system? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Transport oxygen
b.Transport nutrients
c. Remove metabolic waste
d. Reabsorb leaking fluid
,e. Return leukocytes to the circulation Answer: a. Transport oxygen
b. Transport nutrients
c. Remove metabolic waste
◍ Which changes in the circulatory system occur in the older adult?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Increased baroreceptor function
b. Increased response to hypertensive stimuli
c. Increased systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
d. Decreased afterload
e. Decreased elasticity of vessel walls Answer: C. Increased systemic
vascular resistance (SVR)
E. Decreased elasticity of vessel walls
◍ Blood flow is measured as a given number of which
measurements? (Select all that apply.)
a. Liters
b. Milliliters
c. Nanoliters
d. Cubic centimeters
e. Cubic millimeters Answer: a. Liters
b. Milliliters
,d. Cubic centimeters
◍ Which is true about the mitral valve?
a. Opens during ventricular systole
b. Is located between the right atrium and right ventricle
c. Has three valve leaflets
d. Allows blood to flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle
Answer: d. Allows blood to flow from the left atrium to the left
ventricle
◍ Blood is transported from the right ventricle to the lungs by the -
a. pulmonary veins.
b. aorta.
c. pulmonary artery.
d. bronchial arteries. Answer: c. pulmonary artery
◍ A vessel that normally contains desaturated (venous) blood is the
a. bronchial artery.
b. pulmonary artery.
c. Pulmonary vein
d. Coronary artery Answer: B. Pulmonary artery
, ◍ During which phase of the cardiac cycle is the mitral valve
normally open?
a. Atrial systole
b. Isovolumic contraction
c. Isovolumic relaxation
d. Ventricular ejection Answer: a. Atrial systole
◍ The v wave of an atrial pressure tracing corresponds to:
a. atrial filling.
b. ventricular systole.
c. atrial systole.
d. mitral valve closure. Answer: a. atrial filling
◍ Which is true about blood flow from the atria?
a. Occurs primarily during systole, because perfusion pressure is high
b. Is controlled primarily by the autonomic nervous system
c. Is increased with elevated right atrial pressure
d. Occurs primarily during ventricular diastole Answer: d. Occurs
primarily during ventricular diastole
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED 2026.
◍ The pain characteristics of chronic venous insufficiency include
which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Aching and cramping in the affected area
b. Relief with elevation to the area
c. Relief with ambulation if pain is in the legs
d. Burning and prickling in the affected area
e. Relief with massage to the area Answer: a. Aching and cramping in
the affected area
b. Relief with elevation to the area
c. Relief with ambulation if pain is in the legs
◍ Which are the primary functions of the circulatory system? (Select
all that apply.)
a. Transport oxygen
b.Transport nutrients
c. Remove metabolic waste
d. Reabsorb leaking fluid
,e. Return leukocytes to the circulation Answer: a. Transport oxygen
b. Transport nutrients
c. Remove metabolic waste
◍ Which changes in the circulatory system occur in the older adult?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Increased baroreceptor function
b. Increased response to hypertensive stimuli
c. Increased systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
d. Decreased afterload
e. Decreased elasticity of vessel walls Answer: C. Increased systemic
vascular resistance (SVR)
E. Decreased elasticity of vessel walls
◍ Blood flow is measured as a given number of which
measurements? (Select all that apply.)
a. Liters
b. Milliliters
c. Nanoliters
d. Cubic centimeters
e. Cubic millimeters Answer: a. Liters
b. Milliliters
,d. Cubic centimeters
◍ Which is true about the mitral valve?
a. Opens during ventricular systole
b. Is located between the right atrium and right ventricle
c. Has three valve leaflets
d. Allows blood to flow from the left atrium to the left ventricle
Answer: d. Allows blood to flow from the left atrium to the left
ventricle
◍ Blood is transported from the right ventricle to the lungs by the -
a. pulmonary veins.
b. aorta.
c. pulmonary artery.
d. bronchial arteries. Answer: c. pulmonary artery
◍ A vessel that normally contains desaturated (venous) blood is the
a. bronchial artery.
b. pulmonary artery.
c. Pulmonary vein
d. Coronary artery Answer: B. Pulmonary artery
, ◍ During which phase of the cardiac cycle is the mitral valve
normally open?
a. Atrial systole
b. Isovolumic contraction
c. Isovolumic relaxation
d. Ventricular ejection Answer: a. Atrial systole
◍ The v wave of an atrial pressure tracing corresponds to:
a. atrial filling.
b. ventricular systole.
c. atrial systole.
d. mitral valve closure. Answer: a. atrial filling
◍ Which is true about blood flow from the atria?
a. Occurs primarily during systole, because perfusion pressure is high
b. Is controlled primarily by the autonomic nervous system
c. Is increased with elevated right atrial pressure
d. Occurs primarily during ventricular diastole Answer: d. Occurs
primarily during ventricular diastole
