The Circulatory System Test with Verified Answers
Blood flows out from the ____ and into the aorta.
Select one:
a. right ventricle
b. left atrium
c. left ventricle
d. right atrium - ANS -c. left ventricle
Which type of aneurysm is detectable on palpation as a pulsating mass in an area around
the umbilicus?
Select one:
a. abdominal aortic aneurysm
b. thoracic aortic aneurysm
c. cerebral aneurysm
d. femoral aneurysm - ANS -a. abdominal aortic aneurysm
Lymph does not:
Select one:
a. get pumped through the lymph vessels by a muscular organ
b. fill the spaces between the cells
c. act as the "bridge" between cells and capillaries
d. contain blood plasma - ANS -a. get pumped through the lymph vessels by a
muscular organ
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,When blood enters the vast network of capillaries, called a(n) _____________, it is so
dispersed that the rate of flow is reduced to a slow trickle, permitting time for O2 and
nutrients to enter the tissue cells in exchange for CO2 and waste products.
Select one:
a. infarction
b. vena cava
c. arteriole branch
d. capillary bed - ANS -d. capillary bed
The ____ walls are thin, one-cell structures.
Select one:
a. capillary
b. venous
c. arterial
d. lymph vessel - ANS -a. capillary
This device consists of a small battery-powered pulse generator with electrode catheters.
The electrodes are inserted into a vein and threaded through the vena cava, one to the right
atrium, the other into the right ventricle at the apex.
Select one:
a. defibrillator
b. angioplasty
c. stent
d. artificial pacemaker - ANS -d. artificial pacemaker
Which of the following is a condition in which the heart pumps too weakly to supply the
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body with blood?
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, Select one:
a. coronary artery disease
b. cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
c. heart failure
d. embolism - ANS -c. heart failure
Which type of cardiovascular test measures the passage of blood through the coronary
arteries to the myocardium?
Select one:
a. venogram
b. carotid artery ultrasound
c. MUGA scan
d. myocardial perfusion imaging - ANS -d. myocardial perfusion imaging
Match the description to the warning signs, symptoms, or contributing factors to stroke and
heart disease. Note: Answers may be used more than once.
1. Obesity
2. Numbness, weakness, or paralysis of face, arm, or leg—especially on one side of the
body
3. A sudden, severe headache
4. Loss of consciousness or severe drowsiness
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Blood flows out from the ____ and into the aorta.
Select one:
a. right ventricle
b. left atrium
c. left ventricle
d. right atrium - ANS -c. left ventricle
Which type of aneurysm is detectable on palpation as a pulsating mass in an area around
the umbilicus?
Select one:
a. abdominal aortic aneurysm
b. thoracic aortic aneurysm
c. cerebral aneurysm
d. femoral aneurysm - ANS -a. abdominal aortic aneurysm
Lymph does not:
Select one:
a. get pumped through the lymph vessels by a muscular organ
b. fill the spaces between the cells
c. act as the "bridge" between cells and capillaries
d. contain blood plasma - ANS -a. get pumped through the lymph vessels by a
muscular organ
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,When blood enters the vast network of capillaries, called a(n) _____________, it is so
dispersed that the rate of flow is reduced to a slow trickle, permitting time for O2 and
nutrients to enter the tissue cells in exchange for CO2 and waste products.
Select one:
a. infarction
b. vena cava
c. arteriole branch
d. capillary bed - ANS -d. capillary bed
The ____ walls are thin, one-cell structures.
Select one:
a. capillary
b. venous
c. arterial
d. lymph vessel - ANS -a. capillary
This device consists of a small battery-powered pulse generator with electrode catheters.
The electrodes are inserted into a vein and threaded through the vena cava, one to the right
atrium, the other into the right ventricle at the apex.
Select one:
a. defibrillator
b. angioplasty
c. stent
d. artificial pacemaker - ANS -d. artificial pacemaker
Which of the following is a condition in which the heart pumps too weakly to supply the
2
body with blood?
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, Select one:
a. coronary artery disease
b. cerebrovascular accident (CVA)
c. heart failure
d. embolism - ANS -c. heart failure
Which type of cardiovascular test measures the passage of blood through the coronary
arteries to the myocardium?
Select one:
a. venogram
b. carotid artery ultrasound
c. MUGA scan
d. myocardial perfusion imaging - ANS -d. myocardial perfusion imaging
Match the description to the warning signs, symptoms, or contributing factors to stroke and
heart disease. Note: Answers may be used more than once.
1. Obesity
2. Numbness, weakness, or paralysis of face, arm, or leg—especially on one side of the
body
3. A sudden, severe headache
4. Loss of consciousness or severe drowsiness
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