Human Bodies 1 Final

Which of the following is not a factor that influences blood pressure?

• blood volume

• strength of heart contractions

• coronary resistance

• peripheral resistance

Answer explanation

p. 415-416

Which type of drug promotes water loss by increasing urine output?

• beta-blockers

• statins

• diuretics

• antiplatelets

Answer explanation

p 415

Which type of RNA is formed with a double-stranded DNA molecule separates/ unwinds?

(Hint: occurs during transcription)

• messenger RNA (mRNA)

• ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

• deoxy RNA

  (dRNA)

• transfer RNA

  (tRNA)

Answer explanation

p 57

_________ describes any force that acts against the flow of blood in a blood vessel

• peripheral resistance

• blood viscosity

• perfusion

• stroke volume

Answer explanation

p. 416

_________ is plasma minus its clotting factors

• platelets

• serum

• proteins

• water

Answer explanation

p 351

Which of the following white blood cell is agranular (no stained granules in cytoplasm)?

• neutrophils

• eosinophils

• basophils

• monocytes

Answer explanation

p 351

The outer layer of the pericardium is called the

• endocardium

• epicardium

• parietal pericardium

• visceral pericardium

Answer explanation

p 381

Any pericardial fluid, pus, or blood that may accumulate in the space between the two pericardial layers and impair the pumping action of the heart is called

• pericardial effusion

• pleuritis

• endocarditis

• thrombus

Answer explanation

p 382

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

Contraction of the heart is also called

• circulation

• murmur

• systole

• diastole

Answer explanation

p 383

_________ is the pressure, or "push" of blood as it flows through the cardiovascular system

• vasomotor mechanism

• blood pressure

• peripheral resistance

• hemodynamics

Answer explanation

p 414