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Freshly oxygenated blood from

pulmonary circulation is first received
by the:

left atrium.

right ventricle.
left ventricle.
right atrium.
left atrium.
At birth, or shortly after, the foramen
ovale closes, and the ____ collapse(s)
and is converted to the _____.

ductus arteriosus, ligamentum

arteriosum

ductus venosus, ligamentum arteriosum

umbilical veins, ligamentum arteriosum
ductus arteriosus, ligamentum
arteriosum
umbilical veins, ductus venosus

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The cardiac output of the heart is:

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the amount of blood pushed from each

ventricle in one minute.

the amount of blood pushed from a

ventricle with each beat.
the amount of blood pushed from each
ventricle in one minute.
the number of beats per minute.
the amount of blood entering the
pulmonary circulation.
Which condition is the result of lack of
oxygen to the muscle of the heart,
causing extreme pain in the chest?

Angina pectoris.

Angina pectoris.
An infarct.
Arteriosclerosis.
Heart block.
Fibrillation.
Which part of the nodal system is
responsible for setting the pace of
contraction in the heart?

Sinoatrial (SA) node.

Sinoatrial (SA) node.

Atrioventricular (AV) node.
Atrioventricular bundle.
Bundle branches.
Purkinje fibers.
Blood that is leaving the right ventricle
first enters the:

pulmonary trunk.

pulmonary trunk.
aorta.
mitral valve.
pulmonary capillaries.

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Capillary beds are drained by:

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venules.

arterioles.
venules.
veins.
arteries.
Which blood vessel tunic is composed of
smooth muscle and controls the
diameter of the vessel?

Tunica media.

Tunica intima.
Tunica media.
Tunica externa.
Myocardium.
Which of the following factors does not
contribute to vasoconstriction and
hypertension?

Alcohol.

Alcohol.
Cold.
Nicotine.
Renin.
In most body regions, a capillary bed
consists of which of the following types
of vessels?

A vascular shunt and true capillaries.

Terminal arterioles and postcapillary

venules.
A vascular shunt and true capillaries.
Postcapillary venules and a vascular
shunt.
True capillaries and postcapillary
venules.

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Which vessel delivers blood to the liver

from the digestive organs, spleen, and
pancreas?

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Hepatic portal vein.

Umbilical vein.
Superior vena cava.
Superior mesenteric artery.
Hepatic portal vein.
Which of the following is NOT an
arterial branch of the thoracic aorta?

Celiac trunk.

Phrenic artery.
Bronchial artery.
Celiac trunk.
Intercostal artery.
At the venules of the capillary beds,
blood pressure is ____ osmotic
pressure, and blood flows ____
interstitial fluid.

less than, from

greater than, from

less than, into
greater than, into
less than, from
Which of the following is a condition
resulting from inflammation of a vein
which contains a clot?

Thrombophlebitis.

Varicose veins.
Atherosclerosis.
Arteriosclerosis.
Thrombophlebitis.

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