Cardiovascular

Question 1

Fluid filled sack that surrounds and protects the heart.

Answer 1

pericardium

Question 2

Muscular layer of the heart

Answer 2

myocardium

Question 3

Valve between the left atrium and left ventricle.

Answer 3

mitral valve

Question 4

It drains the blood above the diaphragm

Answer 4

superior vena cava

Question 5

It drains the blood below diaphragm

Answer 5

inferior vena cava

Question 6

It drains the blood from the myocardium

Answer 6

coronary sinus

Question 7

It carries blood away from the heart to lungs

Answer 7

pulmonary arteries

Question 8

It carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body

Answer 8

systemic circuit

Question 9

Depolarization of atria

Answer 9

P wave

Question 10

Depolarization of ventricles

Answer 10

QRS wave

Question 11

Repolarization of ventricles

Answer 11

T wave

Question 12

Results from a streptococcal infection in young people; toxin produced by the bacteria can cause rheumatic fever several weeks after the infection that can result in rheumatic endocarditis

Answer 12

rheumatic heart disease

Question 13

Inflammation of the endocardium; affects the valves more severely than other areas of the endocardium; may lead to scarring, causing stenosed or incompetent valves

Answer 13

Endocarditis

Question 14

blood group that is a universal donor

Answer 14

O

Question 15

blood group that is a universal recipient

Answer 15

AB

Question 16

responsible for the red color of human blood

Answer 16

hemoglobin

Question 17

It releases histamine, which promotes inflammation, and heparin, which prevents clot formation

Answer 17

basophil

Question 18

Phagocytizes microorganisms and other substances

Answer 18

neutrophil

Question 19

It participates in inflammatory response of allergic reactions and asthma; attacks certain worm parasites.

Answer 19

eosinophil

Question 20

Produces antibodies and other chemicals responsible for destroying microorganisms; contributes to allergic reactions, graft rejection, tumor control, and regulation of immune system.

Answer 20

lymphocytes

Question 21

Phagocytic cell in the blood; leaves the blood and become a macrophage, which phagocytizes bacteria, dead cells, cell fragments, and other debris within tissues.

Answer 21

monocyte

Question 22

What is the normal Ph value of blood?

Answer 22

7.4

Question 23

mineral essential for healthy red blood cells and a deficiency might cause anemia?

Answer 23

iron

Question 24

Blood consists of which fluid medium?

Answer 24

plasma

Question 25

Vitamin essential for blood clotting is

Answer 25

Vitamin K

Question 26

What percentage of blood is plasma?

Answer 26

55%

Question 27

What percentage of blood contains the formed elements?

Answer 27

45%

Question 28

The risk of hemolytic disease of the newborn exists when the mother is ______ and the child is __________

Answer 28

Rh-; Rh+

Question 29

An individual has A antigens on the surface of their red blood cells and anti B antibodies in their plasma. The blood type of this individual is:

Answer 29

A+

Question 30

An individual has Rh antigens on the surface of their blood cells and anti A and anti B antibodies in the plasma. The blood type of this individual is:

Answer 30

O+

Question 31

A person with Type AB blood can safety receive blood from a person with

Answer 31

AB, A, B, O

Question 32

the formed element that has the shape of a biconcave disk

Answer 32

red blood cell

Question 33

Red blood cells live for

Answer 33

120 days