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An increase in normal adaptive response to the decreased availability of o
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xygen at high altitude is termed which?
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a. Circadian
b. Acclimatization
c. Population
d. Diurnal - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Acclimatization
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Which is the upper acceptable level of cholesterol in the blood?
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a. Total cholesterol of 40 mg/dL, HDL of 200 mg/dL and LDL of 16
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0 mg/dL
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b. Total cholesterol of 40 mg/dL, HDL of 160 mg/dL and LDL of 20
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0 mg/dL
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c. Total cholesterol of 200 mg/dL, HDL of 140 mg/dL and LDL of 6
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0 mg/dL
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d. Total cholesterol of 200 mg/dL, HDL of 40 mg/dL and LDL of 100
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mg/dL - m



m✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. Total cholesterol of 200 mg/dL, HDL o
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f 40 mg/dL and LDL of 100 mg/dL
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,Blood flows in the human body:
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a. From the L side of the heart to the lungs to the R side of the hear
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t from which it is
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b. From the R ventricle to the R atrium to the lungs, then to the
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L atrium to the L
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ventricle to the body m m m




c. From the R atrium to the R ventricle to the lungs, back to the L atriu
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m to the L
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ventricle to the body, then back through the venous system to the R a
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d. None of the above - m m m m



m✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. From the R atrium to the R ventricle to
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the lungs, back to the L atrium to the L
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ventricle to the body, then back through the venous system to the R a
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trium again m




Which of the following is considered a modifiable risk factor for preve
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ntion of m




atherosclerosis?
a. Smoking
b. Age
c. Gender
d. Genetics - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Smoking
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,Which of the flowing is a major determinant of diastolic blood pressur
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e?
a. Heart rate (HR)
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b. Systemic vascular resistance (SVR).
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c. Stroke volume (SV)
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d. Preload - m



m✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Systemic vascular resistance (SVR)
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Which does NOT stimulate the release of renin?
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a. Renal hypoperfusion
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b. Parasympathetic activation m




c. 'Fight or flight' response
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d. Decreased Na+ delivery - m m m



m✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Parasympathetic activatio
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Another name for vasopressin?
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a. Arterial natriuretic peptide
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b. Angiotensin
c. Antidiuretic hormone m




d. Aldosterone - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Antidiuretic hormone
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Which of the following causes increases in blood pressure?
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a. Dehydration

, b. Intracerebral hemorrhage. m




c. Blood loss m




d. Prolonged bed rest - m m m



m✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Intracerebral hemorrhage.
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Which of the following is NOT an endocrine disorder that causes eleva
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ted BP?
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a. Coarctation of the aorta m m m




b. Cushing syndrome m




c. Acromegaly
d. Pheochomocytoma - m



m✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Coarctation of the aorta
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The renin-
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angiotensisn system (RAS) alters blood pressure in response to:
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a. Decreased perfusion of the kidney
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c. Decreased perfusion to the arm
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d. Decreased perfusion to the liver -
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m✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Decreased perfusion of the kidney
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What is the arrangement in which separate cells of the myocardium can f
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unction together?
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a. Autoregulation