Module 1 Quiz 3 SOE MEDIC
Questions and Answers 2026
Afterload is defined as the: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>degree of pressure against which the left
ventricle pumps.
A medication that possesses a positive chronotropic effect is one that: - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>increases heart rate
An abnormal whooshing sound that is heard over a main vessel and indicates turbulent blood
flow is called a: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>bruit
A(n) ____ is a substance that can absorb or donate hydrogen ions. - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>buffer
A pH of 7.30 indicates - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Acidosis
A protein of the immune system that recognizes foreign substances is called an - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>antibody
As an electrical impulse travels down the electrical conduction system, it transiently slows at
the: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>AV node
Beginning with the outermost layer, the three meningeal layers of the central nervous system
are the: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>dura mater, arachnoid, and pia matter (DAP)
Blood enters the right atrium of the heart from the: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>vena cava and
coronary sinus
, Cardiac output (CO) is equal to - <CORRECT ANSWER >>SV × HR (stroke volume times heart
rate)
Closure of the tricuspid and mitral valves occur during - <CORRECT ANSWER >>ventricular
contraction
Decreased levels of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) result in: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Polyuria and
diabetes insipidus
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Questions and Answers 2026
Afterload is defined as the: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>degree of pressure against which the left
ventricle pumps.
A medication that possesses a positive chronotropic effect is one that: - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>increases heart rate
An abnormal whooshing sound that is heard over a main vessel and indicates turbulent blood
flow is called a: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>bruit
A(n) ____ is a substance that can absorb or donate hydrogen ions. - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>buffer
A pH of 7.30 indicates - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Acidosis
A protein of the immune system that recognizes foreign substances is called an - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>antibody
As an electrical impulse travels down the electrical conduction system, it transiently slows at
the: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>AV node
Beginning with the outermost layer, the three meningeal layers of the central nervous system
are the: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>dura mater, arachnoid, and pia matter (DAP)
Blood enters the right atrium of the heart from the: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>vena cava and
coronary sinus
, Cardiac output (CO) is equal to - <CORRECT ANSWER >>SV × HR (stroke volume times heart
rate)
Closure of the tricuspid and mitral valves occur during - <CORRECT ANSWER >>ventricular
contraction
Decreased levels of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) result in: - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Polyuria and
diabetes insipidus
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ZI<CORRECTZIANSWERZI>>respiratoryZIcenter
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