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Cardiovascular System Quiz 1

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The hemoglobin in red blood cells bind to and transport which of the following:

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Oxygen

d)

All of the above

2.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the cardiovascular system:

a)

Transportation of nutrients, waste, and hormones

b)

Support immune response and tissue healing

c)

Regulation of heat and pH

d)

Control fluid volumes and cellular sensitivity to stimulus

3.

Which of the following are granular leukocytes:

a)

Neutrophils

b)

Basophils

c)

Eosinophils

d)

All of the above

4.

Which category of formed element is the most abundant type of cell in blood (And the most abundant cell type in the body!):

a)

Erythrocyte

b)

Platelet

c)

Thrombocyte

d)

Leukocyte

5.

Which of the following is the term for blood cell production.

a)

Hemostasis

b)

Hemostasis

c)

Hematopoiesis

d)

None of the above

6.

When tissue is damaged, the chemicals released to support the inflammation process include histamines, complement factors, and:

a)

hemaglobin and leukotrienes

b)

immunoglobulins and albumin

c)

gamma globulin and fibrinogen

d)

leukotrienes and prostaglandins

7.

Age related changes include which of the following:

a)

As we age, blood vessels become more elastic and baroreceptors increase in sensitivity.

b)

As we age, blood vessels become harden in everyone and blood pressure drops.

c)

As we age, blood vessels become less elastic and baroreceptors decrease in sensitivity.

d)

None of the above

8.

Which formed element is responsible for transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide?

a)

Neutrophil

b)

Thrombocyte

c)

Eosinophil

d)

Erythrocyte

9.

What is the other term for the subacute phase of tissue healing?

a)

Inflammatory phase

b)

Proliferative phase

c)

Remodeling phase

d)

Maturation stage

10.

The cardiovascular system includes all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

lymph vessels

b)

blood vessels

c)

heart

d)

blood

11.

Which of the following is a Macronutrient carried in the blood?

a)

Sodium

b)

Glucose

c)

Lactic acid

d)

none of the above

12.

What is the name of the protein that gives red blood cells their capacity to carry blood gases?

a)

Immunoglobulin

b)

Albumin

c)

Erythropoietin

d)

Hemoglobin

13.

Which of the following is a By-product carried in the blood?

a)

Sodium

b)

Cholesterol

c)

Lactic acid

d)

Glucose

14.

Which group of plasma proteins includes antibodies, complements, and clotting factors?

a)

Globulins

b)

Prothrombin

c)

Fibrinogen

d)

Albumin

15.

The nutrients that make up every cell in the body include which of the following?

a)

Water, oxygen, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates

b)

Oxygen, electrolytes, lipids, starches, proteins

c)

Water, electrolytes, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates

d)

None.

16.

The cardiovascular system contributes to tissue healing in two ways: transportation of repair materials and removal of cellular debris, plus:

a)

signaling the surrounding tissue to prepare for action

b)

initiating phagocytic action

c)

applying chemical markers to the cells where repair is needed

d)

the clotting process

17.

All of the following are ways nutrients enter the blood EXCEPT:

a)

inhaled through the lungs

b)

manufactured in the liver

c)

absorbed through digestive system

d)

swallowing

18.

What local tissue changes occur when histamine is released by mast cells, basophils, and platelets in the area of tissue trauma?

a)

Vasoconstriction and decreased capillary permeability

b)

Vasodilation and increased capillary permeability

c)

Papillary spasm and formation of platelet plug

d)

Proliferation of phagocytes and capillary reabsorption

19.

The key physiologic processes of inflammation include clot formation, vasodilation, phagocytosis, and:

a)

formation of fragile granulation tissue

b)

decreased tissue permeability

c)

increased capillary permeability

d)

increased plasma oncotic pressure

20.

Which of the following is a by-product of lipid and carbohydrate metabolism?

a)

O2

b)

Sodium

c)

CO2

d)

Urea

21.

The formed element responsible for immediate phagocytosis, and the most numerous Leukocyte:

a)

Basophils

b)

Monocytes

c)

Lymphocytes

d)

Neutrophils

22.

Which blood type is the universal donor?

a)

Type AB

b)

Type B

c)

Type A

d)

Type O

23.

Approximately what percentage of blood volume is plasma?

a)

75%

b)

55%

c)

30%

d)

10%

24.

The pH of blood is held within close parameters as death can occur outside this range.

a)

7.35-7.45

b)

7.00-7.35

c)

7.45-7.55

d)

none of the above

25.

The body's “circulatory system” is actually a combination of the cardiovascular and what other system?

a)

Digestive

b)

Lymphatic

c)

Nervous

d)

Fascial

26.

Which stage of tissue healing takes the longest? How long can it take?

a)

Inflammtory stage; 2-4 hours

b)

Remodeling phase; a year

c)

Maturation stage; 12 weeks

d)

Proliferative stage; 2-6 weeks

27.

Which formed element in blood plays a key role in blood clotting?

a)

Leukocytes

b)

Erythrocytes

c)

Fibrocytes

d)

Thrombocytes

28.

During what stage of healing should cross-fiber friction tissue manipulation be done?

a)

During the maturation stage.

b)

During the acute phase.

c)

During the subacute phase.

d)

none of the above

29.

Which of the following cells do not have a nucleus?

a)

Platelets

b)

Red blood cells

c)

White blood cells

d)

Both A and B

30.

Which of the following are fragments of cells?

a)

WBCs

b)

RBCs

c)

Platelets

d)

None of the above

31.

The condition of having a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells or quantity of hemoglobin, which diminishes the capacity of blood to carry oxygen:

a)

Uremia

b)

Hemophilia

c)

Anemia

d)

Leukemia

32.

If a fragment of DVT breaks off where is it more likely to lodge?

a)

The kidney

b)

The heart

c)

The brain

d)

The lungs

33.

Which of the following situations is usually present when atherosclerosis begins?

a)

Hypertension

b)

Aneurysm

c)

Deep vein thrombosis

d)

Angina

34.

Iron deficiency anemia:

a)

Most common type, moreso in women due to monthly bleeding.

b)

Folate deficiency

c)

B12 absorption problem

d)

RBCs collapse into crescent shapes

35.

One of the most common precipitators of DVT is:

a)

Varicose veins

b)

Anemia

c)

High cholesterol

d)

Low estrogen

36.

Where is an arterial embolism more likely to lodge?

a)

The arms

b)

The brain

c)

The heart

d)

The lungs

37.

Which of the following conditions would result in excessive bleeding, that is, bleeding longer than normal?

a)

Pernicious anemia

b)

Erythroblastosis fetalis

c)

hemolytic anemia

d)

Hemophilia

38.

A cancer that results in pathological fractures of bone?

a)

Myeloma

b)

Leukemia

c)

Angina pectoris

d)

Hemophilia

39.

Rapidly progressive blood cancer that leads to early death in people over 60?

a)

Myeloma

b)

Leukopenia

c)

Acute Myelogenous Leukemia

d)

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

40.

Which of the following best describes Sickle Cell Disease?

a)

Multipe tumors in bone resulting in pathological fractures and arthritis

b)

Rapidly progressive genetic mutation of bone marrow first discovered in Russia.

c)

Disorder of white blood cells acquired most likely from electromagnetic radiation.

d)

Genetic disorder with abnromal hemoglobin resulting in collapsing RBCs that lodge in capillaries