GMS 6552 EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● right atrium
Answer: Which chamber initially receives blood from the systemic
circuit?
●● atrioventricular septum
Answer: In which septum is it normal to find openings in the adult?
●● atrial repolarization is masked by ventricular depolarization
Answer: Which portion of the ECG corresponds to repolarization of the
atria?
●● medulla oblongata
Answer: The cardiovascular centers are located in which area of the
brain?
●● K+
Answer: Which of the following is a negative inotrope?
,●● It decreases
Answer: In a healthy young adult, what happens to cardiac output when
heart rate increases above 160 bpm?
●● afterload
Answer: The force the heart must overcome to pump blood is known as
________.
●● tunica interna
Answer: The endothelium is found in the________.
●● elastic fibers
Answer: Closer to the heart, arteries would be expected to have a higher
percentage of ________.
●● thin walled, large lumens, low pressure
Answer: Which of the following best describes veins?
●● all of the above (blood pressure within the vein, blood flow within
the vein, return of blood to the heart)
Answer: Venoconstriction increases which of the following?
●● Low
,Answer: Would stroke volume be expected to be largest in a patient with
high or low blood pressure, everything else being equal?
●● Stiffening of blood vessels due to loss of elastic fibers
Answer: Which statement best describes the process of arteriosclerosis?
●● Baroreceptors
Answer: If you were to drink a liter of cola, the increased blood pressure
due to increased blood volume would be detected by _______.
●● Larger
Answer: Is it more common for a patient with heart failure to have a
heart that is larger or smaller than expected?
●● Eccentric hypertrophy
Answer: Pathologic examination of cardiac muscle from a patient with
cardiac hypertrophy shows narrowed cardiomyocytes. What type of
hypertrophy does this patient have?
●● Vasodilators
Answer: Which drug, when administered by itself, can relieve both
congestive and low cardiac output symptoms?
●● ACE inhibitor
, Answer: Which class of drugs has the most direct effect on cardiac
hypertrophy itself?
●● Increase
Answer: By blocking the Na+/K+ pump, does digoxin increase or
decrease cardiac output?
●● cAMP
Answer: The concentration of what compound in the blood would be
expected to increase following administration of a phosphodiesterase
inhibitor?
●● Digibind
Answer: Which of the following is a biologic drug that can be used to
treat digoxin overdose?
●● Ca2+
Answer: Altered levels of the following ions can lead to toxicity in
patients receiving digitalis. Which one must be low prior to beginning
digitalis treatment?
●● Production of Ang II
Answer: Lisinopril directly blocks which process?
ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● right atrium
Answer: Which chamber initially receives blood from the systemic
circuit?
●● atrioventricular septum
Answer: In which septum is it normal to find openings in the adult?
●● atrial repolarization is masked by ventricular depolarization
Answer: Which portion of the ECG corresponds to repolarization of the
atria?
●● medulla oblongata
Answer: The cardiovascular centers are located in which area of the
brain?
●● K+
Answer: Which of the following is a negative inotrope?
,●● It decreases
Answer: In a healthy young adult, what happens to cardiac output when
heart rate increases above 160 bpm?
●● afterload
Answer: The force the heart must overcome to pump blood is known as
________.
●● tunica interna
Answer: The endothelium is found in the________.
●● elastic fibers
Answer: Closer to the heart, arteries would be expected to have a higher
percentage of ________.
●● thin walled, large lumens, low pressure
Answer: Which of the following best describes veins?
●● all of the above (blood pressure within the vein, blood flow within
the vein, return of blood to the heart)
Answer: Venoconstriction increases which of the following?
●● Low
,Answer: Would stroke volume be expected to be largest in a patient with
high or low blood pressure, everything else being equal?
●● Stiffening of blood vessels due to loss of elastic fibers
Answer: Which statement best describes the process of arteriosclerosis?
●● Baroreceptors
Answer: If you were to drink a liter of cola, the increased blood pressure
due to increased blood volume would be detected by _______.
●● Larger
Answer: Is it more common for a patient with heart failure to have a
heart that is larger or smaller than expected?
●● Eccentric hypertrophy
Answer: Pathologic examination of cardiac muscle from a patient with
cardiac hypertrophy shows narrowed cardiomyocytes. What type of
hypertrophy does this patient have?
●● Vasodilators
Answer: Which drug, when administered by itself, can relieve both
congestive and low cardiac output symptoms?
●● ACE inhibitor
, Answer: Which class of drugs has the most direct effect on cardiac
hypertrophy itself?
●● Increase
Answer: By blocking the Na+/K+ pump, does digoxin increase or
decrease cardiac output?
●● cAMP
Answer: The concentration of what compound in the blood would be
expected to increase following administration of a phosphodiesterase
inhibitor?
●● Digibind
Answer: Which of the following is a biologic drug that can be used to
treat digoxin overdose?
●● Ca2+
Answer: Altered levels of the following ions can lead to toxicity in
patients receiving digitalis. Which one must be low prior to beginning
digitalis treatment?
●● Production of Ang II
Answer: Lisinopril directly blocks which process?
