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    Circulatory System Quiz

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about blood and the circulatory system. It covers topics like the different blood cell types and their functions, oxygen transport, blood typing, blood clotting, terms like anemia and leukemia, blood pressure measurement, the pulmonary and systemic circulations, gas exchange in capillaries, heart valves, heart attacks, embolisms, aneurysms, atherosclerosis, and electrocardiograms.

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    Circulatory System Quiz

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about blood and the circulatory system. It covers topics like the different blood cell types and their functions, oxygen transport, blood typing, blood clotting, terms like anemia and leukemia, blood pressure measurement, the pulmonary and systemic circulations, gas exchange in capillaries, heart valves, heart attacks, embolisms, aneurysms, atherosclerosis, and electrocardiograms.

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    The document contains 20 multiple choice questions about blood and the circulatory system. It covers topics like the different blood cell types and their functions, oxygen transport, blood typing, blood clotting, terms like anemia and leukemia, blood pressure measurement, the pulmonary and systemic circulations, gas exchange in capillaries, heart valves, heart attacks, embolisms, aneurysms, atherosclerosis, and electrocardiograms.

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    Let's start with an easy question. Which of the following cells transports oxygen?

    A - Plasma

    B - Red blood cells

    C - White blood cells

    D - Platelets

    2 Another easy one. Which of these cells respond to an infection?

    A - Plasma

    B - Platelets

    C - Red blood cells

    D - White blood cells

    3 By volume, what is the primary component of blood?

    A - White blood cells

    B - Water

    C - Platelets

    D - Red blood cells

    4 Which of the following compounds transport oxygen in the blood?

    A - Ceruloplasmin

    B - Hemoglobin

    C - Ferritin

    D - Myoglobin

    5 Which of the following blood types may be referred to as the universal donor?

    A - O-
    B - AB+

    C - A-

    D - B-

    6 Which of the following promotes blood clotting?

    A - Plasma

    B - Platelets

    C - Red blood cells

    D - White blood cells

    7 A low red blood cell count or a reduced amount of hemoglobin is called _____.

    A - cytopenia

    B - sarcopenia

    C - anemia

    D - osteopenia

    8 What is leukemia?

    A - Cancer of blood cell producing tissue

    B - A low white blood cell count

    C - A low platelet count

    D - A high red blood cell count

    9 Which of the following terms refers to the blood pressure that is measured when the
    heart is contracting?

    A - Hyperstolic

    B - Hyperbolic
    C - Diastolic

    D - Systolic

    2 Pulmonary veins transport _____.

    A - deoxygenated blood

    B - both oxygenated and deoxygenated blood

    C - oxygenated blood

    D - air

    13 In the body, oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged across blood vessels known
    as _____.

    A - capillaries

    B - distributing arteries

    C - venules

    D - arterioles

    14 What is the name given to the heart valves that make sure blood flows from the atria
    to the ventricles and not the other way around?

    A - Semilunar valves

    B - Atrioventricular (AV) valves

    C - Ileocecal valves

    D - Pyloric valves

    15 Myocardial infarction (MI) is the scientific term for a(n) _____.

    A - aneurysm

    B - stroke
    C - ulcer

    D - heart attack

    16 What is an embolism?

    A - A cancer of red bone marrow

    B - A circulating blood clot that becomes lodged in a vessel

    C - A dilated blood vessel

    D - The accumulation of plaque in arteries

    18 What is an aneurysm?

    A - Inflammation of the arteries

    B - A ballooning of a region of an artery

    C - Inflammation of the capillaries

    D - Inflammation of the brain

    19 The buildup of plaque in the arterial walls is called _____.

    A - arterioclogus

    B - arteriosus

    C - arterionecrosis

    D - atherosclerosis

    20 The electrical activity of the heart is evaluated using a(n) _____.

    A - EEG

    B - EKG

    C - EGG

    D - ABC
    The heart contracts twice for every heartbeat. One contraction is the atrial contraction while the other is the
    ventricular contraction. During ventricular contraction, which two valves of the heart open?

    Choose 1 answer:
    Choose 1 answer:

    (Choice A)

    A
    Aortic and tricuspid valves


    (Choice B)

    B
    Pulmonary and aortic valves


    (Choice C)

    C
    Pulmonary and tricuspid valves


    (Choice D)

    D
    Aortic and mitral valves

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