Which description accurately depicts contractility?
Cardiovascular System Quiz

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Donna Sue Youngblood
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Ability of muscle cells to shorten
Increased diameter of a vessel
Loss of blood from a vessel break
Elasticity of a blood vessel
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What outcomes can occur due to aneurysms?
Abnormal contractility
Failure of venous valves
Rupture of major arteries
Diffuse edema
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What condition leads to edema?
Aneurysm
Arrythmia
Congestive heart failure
Hemorrhage
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which description accurately depicts the force of the contraction of the heart?
Decreases with an increase in stroke volume
Decreases with an increase in ventricular filling
Increases with decreased stretch to left ventricle
Increases with increased blood from vena cavae
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which example accurately describes elasticity?
Heart resuming its shape after being stretched
Heart muscle cells stretching
Force increasing with increased stretch to the heart
Pressure being exerted by the blood against the vessel
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which option correctly describes autorhythmicity?
Ability to generate action potentials independently
Contractile property of cardiac muscle
Stretch that occurs with venous return
Volume of blood pumped during one contraction
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The heart contains cells that generate action potentials with no external stimulus. Which term describes this feature?
Autorhythmicity
Contractility
Elasticity
Mass flow
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