Cardiovascular - Term 3 Tests
Susan's CV questions that work for this format. . . .
- 1.Inflammation that does not have an immediate resolution and usually is a result of an irritation that the body cannoy absorb/eliminate.
- A.
Acute
- B.
Subacute
- C.
Chronic
- 2.The movement of white bloodcells from the normal flow of the bloodstream to the edges/sides of the blood vessels is called:
- A.
Margination
- B.
Pavementation
- C.
Emigration
- D.
Chemotaxis
- 3.Which of the following would you ask specific questions about to investigate the cause of dependent edema?
- A.
Kidneys
- B.
Lymph
- C.
Heart
- D.
Lungs
- E.
Liver
- F.
All of the above
- G.
None of the above
- 4.Lymph vessels vasodilate and vasoconstrict as supply and demand of the tissue requires it to do so.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Colloids in the blood, namely _________, cause fluid to be drawn back into the blood vessels from the interstitium.
- A.
Sodium ions
- B.
Platelets
- C.
Albumin
- D.
Gastrin
- 6.Osmosis is the passage of water from an area/region of high concentration of water to an area of low concentration of water.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Fluid accumulation/edema throughout the body is called:
- A.
Acites
- B.
Anasarca
- C.
Lymphedema
- D.
Hypertension
- 8.A ________ aneurysm usually occurs in the aorta.
- A.
Saccular
- B.
Beriberi
- C.
Fusiform
- D.
Dissecting
- 9.An aneurysm that involves the entire circumference of a blood diameter is called:
- A.
Dissecting
- B.
Fusiform
- C.
Berry
- D.
Saccular
- E.
Stroke
- 10.The innermost layer of the blood vessel that lines the vessel, is smooth, and allows for a laminar blood flow is called:
- A.
Tunica Externa
- B.
Tunica Media
- C.
Tunica Intema
- 11.Once the femoral artery passes through the adductor hiatus, it becomes the:
- A.
Posterior tibial
- B.
Anterior tibial
- C.
Genicular
- D.
Popliteal
- E.
None of the above
- 12.Infarction can be described as
- A.
Occlusive
- B.
Hemorrhagic
- C.
Ischemic
- D.
A & B
- E.
All of the above
- 13.Veins have larger tunica media than arteries.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Which of the following matches: Embolism
- A.
Cell death due to blood supply loss
- B.
The weight of the blood against the wall
- C.
Substance moving in the blood stream
- D.
Inadequate perfusion
- E.
More than normal blood congestion
- F.
Result of platelet activation
- 15.Which of the following matches: Thrombus
- A.
Cell death due to blood supply loss
- B.
The weight of the blood against the wall
- C.
Substance moving in the blood stream
- D.
Inadequate perfusion
- E.
More than normal blood congestion
- F.
Result of platelet activation
- 16.Which of the following matches: Infarct
- A.
Cell death due to blood supply loss
- B.
The weight of the blood against the wall
- C.
Substance moving in the blood stream
- D.
Inadequate perfusion
- E.
More than normal blood congestion
- F.
Result of platelet activation
- 17.Which of the following matches: Hyperemia
- A.
Cell death due to blood supply loss
- B.
The weight of the blood against the wall
- C.
Substance moving in the blood stream
- D.
Inadequate perfusion
- E.
More than normal blood congestion
- F.
Result of platelet activation
- 18.Which of the following matches: Hydrostatic
- A.
Cell death due to blood supply loss
- B.
The weight of the blood against the wall
- C.
Substance moving in the blood stream
- D.
Inadequate perfusion
- E.
More than normal blood congestion
- F.
Result of platelet activation
- 19.Which of the following matches: Ischemia
- A.
Cell death due to blood supply loss
- B.
The weight of the blood against the wall
- C.
Substance moving in the blood stream
- D.
Inadequate perfusion
- E.
More than normal blood congestion
- F.
Result of platelet activation
- 20.Where does oxygenated blood enter the heart?
- A.
Right ventricle
- B.
Right atrium
- C.
Left ventricle
- D.
Left atrium
- 21.The mitral valve is located between the:
- A.
Left atrium and ventricle
- B.
Right atrium and ventricle
- C.
Right atrium and left atrium
- D.
Right ventricle and left ventricle
- 22.The Frank-Starling law of the heart explains
- A.
A decrease in diastolic filling time will increase the force of the contraction
- B.
The more stretch that is placed on the myocardial fibres, the stronger the contraction
- C.
Increased heart rate will increase the strength of the ventricular contraction
- D.
Chamber dilation and myocardial hypertrophy will increase heart rate
- 23.To calculate the quality of tissue perfusion in your client's CV system, the therapist would:
- A.
Subtract the systolic from the diastolic pressure
- B.
Observe the quality of the client's nail beds
- C.
Add the diastolic pressure to one third of the pulse pressure
- D.
Add the diastolic pressure to the pulse pressure
- 24.Total peripheral resistance is described as:
- A.
The total resistance of all blood vessels downstream from the aorta
- B.
Combined effects for blood vessel tone, blood volume, and the viscosity of the blood
- C.
The sum of all structures that inhibit the flow of blood in the peripheral circulation
- D.
All of the above describe TPR
- E.
None of the above describe TPR
- 25.If your CCHF client has been experiencing long term hypertension prior to diagnosis of CCHF, you would surmise that the first area of adaptive changes in the CV system would be:
- A.
Right ventricle stress
- B.
Right atrium stress
- C.
Left ventricle stress
- D.
Left atrium stress
- E.
Pulmonary hypertension
- F.
Shortness of breath
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