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A&P II Test 1
Mastrangelo, Practice Questions
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
05/31/2012

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What is the average normal pH of Blood
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7.4
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Together, leukocytes and platelets comprise approx ______ perfect of total blood volume
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1
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Which blood type is called the Universal Donor
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O
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What is a regulatory function of blood

 

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Maintenance of Normal pH in body tissues
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What is a protective function of blood
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Prevention of blood loss
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What might trigger erythropoiesis
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Increased tissue demand for oxygen
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As Red Blood cells age....
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Membranes " Wear Out" and the cells become damaged
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An individual who is blood type AB negative
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Can recieve any blood type in moderate amounts except that with the Rh antigen
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The most abundant plasma protein is
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Albumin
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When neither anti-A nor anti-B clots on a blood plate, the blood type is
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O
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Select the correct statement regarding blood cell formation
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Red Marrow is the main site of blood cell formation throughout adult life
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No visible cytoplasmic granules are present in
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Monocytes
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What is not a phase of hemostasis
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fibrinolysis
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What is not a cause of bleeding disorders
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excess secretion of platelet-derived growth factor PDGF
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What is a characteristic of leukocytes
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They are nucleated
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Platelets
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Stick to the damaged are of a blood vessel and help seal the break
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Which sequence is correct for the following events

1.FibringogenN->Fibrin

2. Clot Retraction

3.Formation of Thromboplastin

4. ProthrombinN-> Thrombin

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3 4 1 2

 

Formation of Thrompolastin

ProthrombinN-> Thrombin

FirbingogenN-> Fibrin

Clot Reaction

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Fred's Blood is AB positive. What does this mean
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There are no antibodies to A, B, or RH antigens in the plasma
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What condition does not impair coagulation
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Vascular Spasm
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What is not one of the three main factors influencing blood pressure
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Emotional State
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Which statement best describes arteries
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All carry blood away from the heart
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Which tunic of an artery contains endothelium
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Tunica Interna ( intima )
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Permitting the exchange of nutrients and gases between the blood and tissue cells it he primary function of
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Capillaries
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The Circulatory route that runs from the digestive tract to the liver is called
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Hepatic Portal Circulation
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The arteries that are also called stirbuting ateries are the
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muscular arteries
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aldosterone will
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promote an increase in blood pressure
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True or False: veins are called capacitance vessesl or blood reservoirs
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TRUE
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Peripheral resistance
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increases as blood viscosity increases
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Blood flow to the skin
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increases when environmental temperature rises
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The influence of blood vessel diameter on peripheral resistance is
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Very large because resistance is inversely proportional to the fourth power of vessel radius
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In the dynamics of blood flow through capillaries, hydrostatic pressure
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is the same as capillary blood pressure
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The hepatic portal vein
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carries nutrient-rich blood to the liver
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Histologically, the _______ is squamous epithelium underlain by a sparse connective tissue layer
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Tunica Intima ( interna )
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The arteries that directly feed the capillary beds are
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Arterioles
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Fenestrated Capillaries
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are not found in the brain
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Modified capillaries that are lined with phagocytes are
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Sinusoids
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Factors that aid venous return include all except
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Urinary Output
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True or False: Excess red cell production would cause a blood pressure increase
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True
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Mechanisms that do not help autoregulate blood pressure would be...
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Alcohol
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The velocity of blood flow
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is slowest in the capillaries since the total cross-sectional area is the greatest
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Normal Heart sounds are caused by
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Closure of the heart valves
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The left ventricular wall of the heart is thicker than the right wall in order to
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Pump blood with greater pressure
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The P wave of a normal electrocardiogram incidcates
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Atrial Depolarization
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Blood within the pulmonary veins returns to the
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Left Atrium
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Small muscle masses attached to the chordae tendineae are the
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Papillary Muscles
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Blood is carried to capillaries in the myocardium by way of
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Coronary Arteries
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What factor does not infulence heart rate
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Skin Color
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Cardiac Muscle cells are like skeletal muscles cells in that they
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Have I and A Bands
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The pericardial cavity
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contains a lubricating fluid called serious fluid
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If the length of the absolute refractory period in cardiac muscle cells was the same as it is for skeletal muscle cells
Definition
tetanic contractions might occur, which would stop the hearts pupming action
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Norepinephrine acts on heart muscle cells by
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Causing threshold to be reached more quickly
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If the vagal nerves to the heart were cut, the result would be that
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the heart rate would increase by about 25 beats per minute
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The stroke volume for a normal resting heart is ______ml/beat
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70
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Which vessel of the heart receives blood during right ventricular systole
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pulmonary artery
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Blood enters which of these vessels during ventricular systole
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Pulomonary aterties & Aorta
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What is not part of the conduction system of the heart
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AV Valve
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The tricuspid valve is closed
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when the ventricle is in systole
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When holding a dissected heart in your hands, it is easy to orietn the right and left side by
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noticing the thickness of the ventricle wals
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True or Fals: The AV valves are supported by chordae tendineae so that they do not blow back up into the atria during ventricular contraction
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True
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True or False: Mycoardial cells: the all-or-none law as applied to cardiac muslce meanst aht the entire heart contracts as a unit or does not contract at all
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TRUE
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The layer of the heart that contracts is the
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Myocardium
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Cardiac Muscle compared to Skeletal Muscle
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Has Gap junctions that allow it to act as a functional syncytium
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The deflection waves in an ECG tracing include
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The T wave, which indicates ventricular repolarization
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During the period of ventricular filling
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blood flows passively through the Atria and the open AV valves
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Isovolumetric contraction:
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Refers to the short period during ventricular systole when the ventricles are completely closed chambers
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During contraction of heart muscle cells
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calcium enters the cell fromt he extracellular space and triggers the release of larger amounts of calcium from intracellular stores
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IF we were able to artificially alter the membrane permeability of pacemaker cells so that sodium influx is more rapid
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