WorksheetsCardiovascular and Lymphatic Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
A rapid heartbeat of more than 100 beats per minute is most accurately called
arrhythmia
bradycardia
tachycardia
fibrillation
Which of the following best describes the location of the apex of the heart?
It is located over the atria.
It lies on the diaphragm and points to the left of the body.
It is located in the area where the aorta leaves the heart.
The types of immunity a person is born with are called ______ and _______ immunity
natural; passive acquired
natural acquired; passive acquired
passive acquired; artificial acquired
Which of the following actions have been shown to transmit HIV from one person to another?
shaking hands
engaging in sexual intercourse
sharing a towel
coughing deeply
Which of the following best describes an opportunistic infection?
It is most often contracted by a person with a depressed immune system.
It is the result of failure to secure proper immunizations.
It is the infection of a health care worker by a patient.
It is caused by a virus for which there is no inoculation available.
The pulse point behind the knee is from the ____ artery
temporal
radial
dorsalis pedis
popliteal
Deoxygenated venous blood leaves the liver through the ____, which carries it to the inferior vena cava.
hepatic vein
hepatic portal vein
mesenteric veins
Unbroken skin and cellular secretions, such as mucus, are examples of ___ immunity.
natural
passive acquired
natural acquired
artificial acquired
A person who has type A- (A negative) blood can receive a transfusion from which of the following?
Type O+
Type O-
AB-
None of these answers are correct.
What is the meaning of autoimmunity?
A mother passes her antibodies to her unborn child.
An individual is naturally immune to many common diseases.
Immunity has been acquired through vaccines.
The immune system mistakenly targets normal body cells.
What is a blood disease in which there is a decrease in the number of platelets?
Hemophilia
Thrombocytopenia
Leukemia
Which of the following is the major reason why tonsils are not surgically removed as frequently today as in the past?
This surgery is especially risky.
Children usually recover quickly from tonsillitis.
The symptoms of tonsillitis are generally mild.
The tonsils perform an important role in the body's defense against infection.
Which of the following diseases suppresses the body's immune system?
HIV
AIDS
ARC
ELISA
A health care student is planning to get the hepatitis B series of injections. She has never had this vaccine before. How many injections should she anticipate receiving?
There is no series, only a booster is needed.
Two.
Three.
Four.
A traveling blood clot is called ____.
hemorrhage
embolism
phlebitis
claudication
The artery that runs along the upper arm and elbow area where a pulse point can be found is called _____.
carotid
brachial
axillary
subclavian
How does inoculation protect the body against infectious diseases?
Booster substances are injected to increase the strength of the immune system.
The antibody for a specific infection is injected to be available to defend the body.
Small amounts of disease-causing substances are injected to stimulate the body to produce antibodies.
The _____ sends out an electrical impulse that begins and regulates the heartbeat.
AV node
SA node
Purkinje fibers
AV bundle
_____ is the most abundant of the plasma proteins.
fibrinogen
albumin
globulin
prothrombin
Which of the following blood pressure readings would be considered prehypertension?
Less than 120/80
120-130/80-89
140-159/90-99
160 and above/100 and above
_____ is the death of body tissue as a result of an insufficient blood supply caused by disease or injury.
arteriosclerosis
hemorrhoids
varicose veins
gangrene
Someone with a blood pressure of 130/90, has a pulse pressure of ___.
20 mm Hg
40 mm Hg
130 mm Hg
220 mm Hg
The formation of all blood cell types in the red bone marrow is called _____.
erthropoiesis
hematopoiesis
hemostasis
The blood vessels that bring deoxygenated blood back to he heart are called _____.
aorta
pulmonary arteries
pulmonary veins
vena cava
Which organ can be seriously affected by infectious mononucleosis?
Kidney
Spleen
Heart
Liver
Severe chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough oxygen is called _____.
pericarditis
myocardial infarction
atherosclerosis
angina pectoris
____ is vital to the function of the red blood cell, helping it transport oxygen to the tissues and some carbon dioxide away from tissues.
hemoglobin
albumin
fibrinogen
globulin
Which of the following would contain deoxygenated blood?
left ventricle
aorta
pulmonary artery
pulmonary vein
By what means is lymph fluid pushed forward through the lymph vessels?
A central pump dedicated to the lymphatic system
A system of valves in the lymph vessels
The contractions of skeletal muscles and movements of breathing
The heart, which circulates both blood and lymph
Cardiac muscle tissue, or ____, makes up the major portion of the heart.
myocardium
pericardium
endocardium
septum
Name the four types of blood
(a)
A person with type O negative blood is considered an
(a)
(a) is the total volume of blood ejected from the heart per minute.
the average adult has (a) pints of blood in the body
The (a) takes deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs where carbon dioxide is exchanged for oxygen
