Cardiovascular System Questions and Answers

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Question 1 of 44

Which blood vessels carry blood away from the heart?

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Question 2 of 44

The correct sequence for blood entering the heart through the venae cavae and leaving through the aorta is:

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Question 3 of 44

Identify the process that allows for the movement of carbon dioxide between the blood and the tissue fluid.

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Question 4 of 44

A healthy elastic artery

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Question 5 of 44

Which of the following type of muscle contains the largest number of mitochondria per cell?

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Question 6 of 44

The nucleated stem cell from which red blood cells develop

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Question 7 of 44

A reduction in the number of circulating RBCs would cause:

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Question 8 of 44

Among the blood tests ordered was a differential count; this test:

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Question 9 of 44

Which clinical feature found on assessment should indicate to a nurse that a client has congestive heart failure?

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Question 10 of 44

The dicrotic notch on the aortic pressure curve is caused by:

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Question 11 of 44

Blood supply to the liver, spleen, and stomach is carried in:

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Question 12 of 44

The Nurse understands that a pulmonary embolism is a most unlikely complication in the postoperative period following?

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Question 13 of 44

Isovolumetric contraction is the phase of the cardiac cycle in which

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Question 14 of 44

A condition in which inadequate intake of vitamin B12 or folic acid causes production of large abnormal red blood cells is called

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Question 15 of 44

Blood supply to heart vessels is by:

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Question 16 of 44

Most blood enters the ventricle during

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Question 17 of 44

Upon finding a client in cardiac arrest, the nurse should administer which of the following drugs first?

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Question 18 of 44

Insufficient vitamin Bâ‚â‚‚ in the body may result in:

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Question 19 of 44

In an assessment for intermittent claudication, the cardiac-vascular nurse assesses for leg pain and cramping with exertion, then asks the patient:

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Question 20 of 44

Blood pressure is usually expressed in units of millimetres of mercury (mmHg) as:

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Question 21 of 44

Which of the following plasma proteins plays a role in blood clotting?

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Question 22 of 44

The main systemic arteries branch off of the

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Question 23 of 44

The nurse is discharging a client being treated for hyperlipidemia and hypertension. The client smokes occasionally to decrease stress from work and has just been diagnosed with coronary artery disease. Which of the following client education topics should the nurse include? Select all that apply.

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Question 24 of 44

A patient comes to the emergency department (ED) and reports a swollen and painful leg but denies sustaining any injury. The physical examination reveals a tense calf muscle, decreased sensation to the foot and leg, and absent pedal pulses. The cardiac-vascular nurse asks the patient when the symptoms began because:

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Question 25 of 44

The intrinsic and extrinsic pathways of blood clotting are identical after formation of

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Question 26 of 44

Substances exchanged at the capillary level move through the capillary walls primarily by:

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Question 27 of 44

Cardiac output is a measure of:

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Question 28 of 44

What ECG wave accompanies ventricular depolarization?

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Question 29 of 44

A client has been taking warfarin sodium (Coumadin) for the prevention of deep vein thrombosis. When the home care nurse arrives for a weekly visit, the client reports having been using aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) daily for arthritic pain since hearing a commercial on television bolstering its benefits. Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse, based on an understanding of the effect of combining Coumadin with aspirin?

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Question 30 of 44

Has the B antigens and A antibodies

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Question 31 of 44

Which does NOT help to control hemostasis?

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Question 32 of 44

The hormone that increases water reabsorbed by the kidney

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Question 33 of 44

Discontinuous or fenestrated capillaries are found in:

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Question 34 of 44

Identify the heart valve that is also called the mitral valve.

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Question 35 of 44

Which blood constituent adheres to any rough surface?

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Question 36 of 44

A client has been prescribed a new medication and was told that it was to reduce the risk of developing fatty plaques in the arteries. The client asks how arteries and veins differ. The nurse should explain that arteries:

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Question 37 of 44

Which of the following does NOT influence heart rate?

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Question 38 of 44

CCU stands for:

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Question 39 of 44

A person with an antigen on the red blood cell and a different antibody in the plasma would have which blood type?

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Question 40 of 44

Cardiac output in L/min divided by heart rate equals:

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Question 41 of 44

In response to a decrease in blood pressure, heart rate will ___ and the arterioles will ___

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Question 42 of 44

Which of the following statements is true?

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Question 43 of 44

Which of the following is not a leukocyte?

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Question 44 of 44

Valve through which the right ventricle pumps blood

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