CALAOMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Autonomic Nervous System - Answers :parasympathetic and sympathetic
The Parasympatheic Nervous system (Cholinergic System) uses______________. -
Answers :Acetylcholine
The Sympatheic Nervous system (Adrenergic System) uses ___________. - Answers
:Norepinephrine
Alpha receptors are - Answers :on blood vessels.
Beta 1 receptors are - Answers :in the heart.
Beta 2 receptors are - Answers :in the bronchioles of the lungs.
Stimulation of the vagus nerve __________the heart rate. - Answers :slows down
Drug used to treat bradycardia and speed up the heart rate. - Answers :Atropine
The two upper chambers of the heart are the - Answers :Atria/Atrium.
The two lower chambers of the heart are the - Answers :Ventricles.
Arteries take blood - Answers :away from heart.
Veins take blood - Answers :to the heart.
The two valves in the heart are___________ and ____________ valves. - Answers
:Tricuspid and Mitral
The Tricuspid valve is on the ___________side of the heart. - Answers :right
The Mitral valve is on the _______side of the heart. - Answers :left
Heart valves can be _________, ______________, and ____________. - Answers :stiff
(stenotic), bulge (prolapse), and insufficient (regurgitate).
Aortic Stenosis is - Answers :a stiff aortic valve.
Mitral valve prolapse is - Answers :a bulge.
Mitral valve regurgitation is - Answers :insufficiency.
Autonomic Nervous System - Answers :parasympathetic and sympathetic
The Parasympatheic Nervous system (Cholinergic System) uses______________. -
Answers :Acetylcholine
The Sympatheic Nervous system (Adrenergic System) uses ___________. - Answers
:Norepinephrine
Alpha receptors are - Answers :on blood vessels.
Beta 1 receptors are - Answers :in the heart.
Beta 2 receptors are - Answers :in the bronchioles of the lungs.
Stimulation of the vagus nerve __________the heart rate. - Answers :slows down
Drug used to treat bradycardia and speed up the heart rate. - Answers :Atropine
The two upper chambers of the heart are the - Answers :Atria/Atrium.
The two lower chambers of the heart are the - Answers :Ventricles.
Arteries take blood - Answers :away from heart.
Veins take blood - Answers :to the heart.
The two valves in the heart are___________ and ____________ valves. - Answers
:Tricuspid and Mitral
The Tricuspid valve is on the ___________side of the heart. - Answers :right
The Mitral valve is on the _______side of the heart. - Answers :left
Heart valves can be _________, ______________, and ____________. - Answers :stiff
(stenotic), bulge (prolapse), and insufficient (regurgitate).
Aortic Stenosis is - Answers :a stiff aortic valve.
Mitral valve prolapse is - Answers :a bulge.
Mitral valve regurgitation is - Answers :insufficiency.
