Foundations of Health Science Final Exam Study Guide

ARTERIES CARRY BLOOD IN WHICH DIRECTION: ________

• AWAY FROM THE HEART

• TOWARDS THE HEART

• INTO THE LUNGS

• INTO THE VEINS

What is the term used for someone diagnosed with high blood pressure?

• hypertension

• hypotension

• anemia

• asthma

Starting with deoxygenated blood returning from the body, what is the correct order of chambers and major vessels through which the blood flows in the heart?

• Right Atrium → Right Ventricle → Pulmonary Artery → Pulmonary Vein → Left Atrium → Left Ventricle → Aorta

• Right Atrium → Left Atrium → Right Ventricle → Left Ventricle → Pulmonary Artery → Pulmonary Vein → Aorta

• Right Atrium → Right Ventricle → Aorta → Pulmonary Artery → Left Atrium → Left Ventricle → Pulmonary Vein

• Right Atrium → Pulmonary Vein → Right Ventricle → Pulmonary Artery → Left Atrium → Left Ventricle → Aorta

What is the top number in blood pressure (120/80)? ________

• systolic

• diastolic

• pulse

• arterial

When a healthcare professional measures your blood pressure, they give you two numbers, like 120/80. What do these two numbers represent?

• The pressure in your arteries when your heart contracts (systolic) and the pressure in your arteries when your heart rests between beats (diastolic).

• The amount of oxygen in your blood and the amount of carbon dioxide in your blood.

• Your heart rate and your respiratory rate.

• The amount of blood your heart pumps per minute and the amount it pumps per second.

Which of the following sets represents the typical normal range for an adult's resting heart rate?

• 60-100 beats per minute

• 40-60 beats per minute

• 100-140 beats per minute

• 30-50 beats per minute

WHAT IS THE TERM FOR BREATHING IN?

• INHALATION

• EXHALATION

• RESPIRATION

• ASPIRATION

HOW DOES CARBON DIOXIDE WASTE LEAVE THE BODY? ________

• EXHALATION

• URINATION

• SWEATING

• DEFECATION

SKELETAL MUSCLES ARE ATTACHED TO BONE BY WHAT?

• TENDONS

• LIGAMENTS

• CARTILAGE

• NERVES

BONES ARE ATTACHED TO OTHER BONES BY: ________

• LIGAMENTS

• TENDONS

• MUSCLES

• CARTILAGE