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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Erythropoietin (EPO) stimulates the developmental process shown here. What part of the body does erythropoietin (EPO) target to increase erythropoiesis?
bone marrow
kidneys
lungs
liver
Which body activity would be most affected if a patient lacked an adequate number of erythrocytes (anemia)? (a)
What protein involved in coagulation provides the activation for the final step in clotting?
fibrinogen
fibrin
thrombin
prothrombin activator
How many oxygen molecules can be transported by one hemoglobin molecule?
4
8
2
6
Which of the following is NOT a formed element in whole blood?
erythrocytes
Albumin
leukocytes
platelets
Which of the following CANNOT diffuse across a capillary wall to or from the surrounding interstitial fluid? (a)
Which statement best describes arteries?
All carry oxygenated blood to the heart.
All carry blood away from the heart.
Only large arteries are lined with endothelium.
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All contain valves to prevent the backflow of blood.
Which of the following is true regarding veins?
Veins carry blood away from the heart, while arteries carry blood to the heart.
Veins have smaller-diameter lumens compared to arteries.
Veins have valves; arteries do not.
Veins are more muscular than arteries.
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Pectinate muscles are found in the (a) .
The atrioventricular (AV) valves are closed
when the ventricles are in systole
when the ventricles are in diastole
by the movement of blood from atria to ventricles
while the atria are contracting
Which of these muscles is particularly associated with anchoring the right and left atrioventricular valves?
papillary muscles
pectinate muscles
myocardium
trabeculae carneae
AV node
AV bundle
interventricular septum
subendocardial conducting network
blood flow is measured in
mm/hg
ml/min
beats/min
mm/min
(a) has the greatest effect of blood flow
(a) is the driving force of blood flow
how does the body increase the blood vessel radius?
cardiac muscle relaxation
smooth muscle relaxation
smooth muscle contraction
skeletal muscle relaxation
____ does not contribute to viscosity of the blood
plasma proteins
red blood cell count
white blood cell count
oxygen in the blood
viscosity most directly affects
peripheral resistance
vessel radius
vessel length
blood pressure
pulse pressure is
diastolic pressure- systolic pressure
the same value as pulse rate
systolic pressure-diastolic pressure
systolic pressure/diastolic pressure
Rouleau is
A term that means when red blood cells line up (are stacked) like poker chips
a term describing white blood cells
a term for a blood clot that becomes mobile
a term for a form of heart distress
