Cardiovascular System Test Questions

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Question 1 of 44

Element that is necessary in two steps of the clotting process

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Question 2 of 44

Which of the following cell types are classified as agranulocytes?

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Question 3 of 44

The innermost layer of the heart

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Question 4 of 44

The right side of the heart is responsible for:

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Question 5 of 44

Which of the following does not hasten clotting?

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Question 6 of 44

Which of the following would most likely confirm a diagnosis of appendicitis?

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Question 7 of 44

Which of the followings is true?

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Question 8 of 44

Which layer of the heart wall consists of cardiac muscle tissue?

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Question 9 of 44

Which of the following formed elements in blood are removed by fixed macrophages in the spleen and liver after only 5 to 9 days in the circulation?

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Question 10 of 44

The force the heart must overcome to pump blood is known as

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Question 11 of 44

Which of the following most accurately describes what is measured by an electrocardiogram?

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Question 12 of 44

Which pairing is incorrect?

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Question 13 of 44

Hydrostatic pressure is

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Question 14 of 44

Which is NOT a function of plasma proteins?

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Question 15 of 44

What vessels drain oxygen poor blood from the brain, head, and neck?

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Question 16 of 44

Which of the following events is the first to take place in a cardiac cycle?

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Question 17 of 44

The percent volume of whole blood occupied by packed red cells is referred to as the:

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Question 18 of 44

Oxygen is carried in the blood bonded to:

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Question 19 of 44

Contraction of skeletal muscles will ___ venous return, thus ___ stroke volume.

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Question 20 of 44

If hydrostatic pressure in the arteriole end of a capillary is 36.6 mmHg and if osmotic pressure of the blood is 28 mmHg, then the net movement of water and dissolved substances is:

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Question 21 of 44

Which of the following is not a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease?

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Question 22 of 44

Which valve separates the left atrium from the left ventricle?

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Question 23 of 44

Identify the hormone(s) that will decrease blood volume and thus blood pressure.

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Question 24 of 44

Which of the following substances is an anticoagulant produced by mast cells and basophils?

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Question 25 of 44

The volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle into the aorta each minute is called the

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Question 26 of 44

The client has a diagnosis of pericarditis. The nurse knows that the client's infection is located in the:

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Question 27 of 44

The pacemaker of heart is:

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Question 28 of 44

Absolute period when whole heart is in diastole is:

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Question 29 of 44

While the cardiac-vascular nurse preceptor is orienting a graduate nurse on the telemetry unit, a patient experiences cardiac arrest. Which action by the preceptor, during the emergency cardiac care procedure, facilitates the graduate nurse's competence and professional development?

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Question 30 of 44

What structures in the heart wall prevent the AV (atrioventricular) valves from opening up into the atria?

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Question 31 of 44

Which of the following hormones stimulates proliferation of red blood cells in red bone marrow?

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Question 32 of 44

Inflammation of veins, called ___ is a serious condition because a thromboembolism may occur.

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Question 33 of 44

The nurse is caring for a client taking atorvastatin (Lipitor). The client admits to consuming 6 to 12 beers daily. The nurse should monitor the client for what potentially serious adverse reaction to Lipitor?

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Question 34 of 44

Capillaries provide a total surface area of:

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Question 35 of 44

A client is admitted with the diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction. Which of the following lab values would be consistent with this diagnosis?

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Question 36 of 44

General name for leukocytes containing large cytoplasmic granules that stain

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Question 37 of 44

A nurse is working on a team responding to cardiac arrest in the hospital. Because the client's heart stopped, his body has gone into a state of acidosis. Which of the following medications would most likely correct metabolic acidosis that occurs during cardiac arrest?

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Question 38 of 44

Receptors that are sensitive to changes in pressure

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Question 39 of 44

A heart rate of less than 60 beats per minute is called

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Question 40 of 44

Based on an understanding of nitroglycerin, the nurse administers it for which of the following reasons to a client with angina?

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Question 41 of 44

How many pillows do you use at night to sleep comfortably?' is a question for the nurse to ask a client with heart issues because it assesses for?

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Question 42 of 44

The reason for the dicrotic notch on the aortic pressure curve is

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Question 43 of 44

Which of the following is not a factor in destroying attacking pathogens?

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Question 44 of 44

Which of the following has single layer of endothelial structure?

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