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Which elevated lab value may be protective of the development of
atherosclerosis? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------High-density lipoproteins
HDL's
Provides one-way flow of blood from the left ventricle into the aorta ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Aortic valve
Transports deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the right lung. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Right pulmonary artery
Transports oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the systemic circulation. ---
------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Aorta (aortic arch)
Conveys deoxygenated blood from the head and upper extremities to the right
atrium? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Superior vena cava
,Provides one-way flow of blood from the right ventricle to the left lung? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Pulmonary valve
Transports deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the left lung? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------left pulmonary artery
Conveys deoxygenated blood from the trunk and lower extremities to the right
atrium? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Inferior vena cava
Transports oxygenated blood from the left lung to the left atrium? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Left pulmonary veins
Provides one-way flow of blood from the right atrium into the right ventricle -------
--CORRECT ANSWER-----------------tricuspid valve
Right ventricle enlargement caused by chronic pulmonary hypertension? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Corpulmonale
, Which chamber of the heart endures the highest pressures? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Left Ventricle
Occlusion of the left anterior descending artery during a myocardial infarction
would interrupt blood supply to which structures? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------
----------Left and right ventricles and much of the interventricular septum
What is the initiating event that leads to the development of atherosclerosis? -----
----CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Injury to the endothelial cells that line the
artery walls
Name 4 Age-related changes associated with the cardiovascular system include? -
--------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------1. decreased cardiac output
2. increased blood pressure
3. decreased compliance of the heart muscle
4. thickening of the heart valves.
An individual who is demonstrating elevated levels of troponin, creatine kinase-
isoenzyme MB (CK-MB), and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) is exhibiting indicators
associated with which condition? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------
Myocardial infarction (MI)