Body Systems III Part 1 PDF

Body Systems III
Part 1
1. The cells that normally have the fastest rate of spontaneous diastolic depolarization are located
in
a. the AV node
b. the SA node
c. the bundle of Hiss
d. The Purkinge fibers
2. Which of these statements is true?
a. All of the myocardial cells in the ventricles are normally in arefractory period at the same
time
b. The heart can produce graded contraction
c. The heart can produce a sustained contraction
d. The action potentials produced at each cardiac cycle normally travel around the heart in
circus rhythms
3. Surfactant is secreted into the alveoli by…. and consists of……..
a. type I alveolar cells; phospholipids
b. type II alveolar cells; phospholipids
c. endothelial cells; glycoproteins
d. type II alveolar cells; proteoglycans
4. The increase in thoracic volume produced by muscle contractions
a. increases intrapulmonary pressure and causing air to flow into the lungs
b. decreases intrapulmonary pressure and causing air to flow into the lungs
c. does not change intrapulmonary pressure
d. decreases intrapulmonary pressure and pushes the air out of the lungs
5. Phagocytes move through capillary walls by squeezing between adjacent endothelial cells, a
process known as
a. Chemotaxis
b. Adhesion
c. Diapedisis
d. perforation
6. The pulse pressure is a measure of
a. the sum of the diastolic and systolic pressures
b. the number of heartbeats per minute
c. the difference between the arterial and venous pressures
d. the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures
7. An unforced inspiration results from
a. relaxation of the diaphragm
b. contraction of sternocleidomastoid muscle
c. contraction of internal intercostal muscle
d. contraction of diaphragm and external intercostal muscles
8. The vital capacity of the lung is equal to
a. the sum of the inspiratory reserve volume, tidal volume, expiratory reserve volume
b. the sum of tidal volume, residual volume, expiratory reserve volume
c. The sum of inspiratory reserve volume, residual volume, tidal volume
9. The blood vessels that play the most important role in regulating blood pressure and blood flow
to a tissue are the
a. arteries
b. arterioles
c. capillaries
d. veins
10. Cardiovascular function is regulated by all of the following except
a. local factors
b. neural factors
c. conscious control
d. endocrine factors
11. Which of these statements about intrapulmonary pressure and intrapleural pressure is true?
a. the intrapulmonary pressure is always subatmospheric
b. the intrapleural pressure is always greater than the intrapulmonary pressure
c. the intrapulmonary pressure is greater than the intrapleural pressure
d. the intrapleural pressure equils the atmospheric pressure
12. The circulatory system works with the respiratory system to maintain body function by doing of
the following
a. chemically filtering incoming air
b. transporting oxygen in hemoglobin
c. pressurizing the alveolar membrane
d. all of them
13. Baroreceptors that function in the regulation of blood pressure are located in the
a. common iliac artery
b. carotid sinus
c. brain stem
d. pulmonary trunk
14. The two-way exchange of substances between blood and body cells occurs through
a. venules
b. arterioles
c. capillaries
d. venules, arterioles, capillaries
15. The maximum amount of air that can be forcefully expired after a maximum inspiration is
a. the tidal volume
b. the maximum expiratory flow rate
c. the forced expiratory volume
d. the vital capacity
16. Which of the following determines the direction of gas movement
a. solubility in water
b. partial pressure gradient
c. temperature
d. molecular weight and size of the gas molecule
17. Which of these statements about the lymphatic system functions is false?
a. it transports interstitial fluid back to the blood
b. it transports absborbed fat from the small intestine to the blood
c. its lymphocytes provide immunological defenses against disease -causing agents
d. it transports absorbed proteins and carbohydrates from the small intestine to the blood
18. The most important factor in vascular resistance is
a. the viscosity of the blood
b. the diameter of the lumen of blood vessel
c. the length of the blood vessels
d. turbulence due to irregular surfaces of blood vessels
19. When the inspiratory muscles contract
a. the size of the thoracic cavity is increased in diameter
b. the size of the thoracic cavity is increased in length
c. the volume of the thoracic cavity is decreased
d. the size of thoracic cavity is increased in both length and diameter
20. Oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchange in the lungs and through all cell membranes by
a. active transport
b. diffusion
c. Filtration
d. osmosis
21. Which of the following conditions would have the greatest effect on peripheral resistance?
a. doubling the diameter of a vessel
b. doubling the length of a vessel
c. doubling the viscosity of the blood
d. doubling the number of white cells in the blood
22. A person with type AB blood would have ……….. antigens on red blood cells, and ………..
antibodies carried in the plasma
a. A and B; neither anti-A nor anti-B
b. Neither A nor B; both anti-A and anti-B
c. B; anti-A
d. A; anti-B
23. Platelets
a. form a plug by sticking to each other
b. release chemicals that stimulate vasoconstriction
c. provide phospholipids needed for the intrinsic pathway
d. serve all of those functions
24. Transpulmonary pressure is
a. pressure difference between the intrapulmonary and the intrapleural pressure
b. pressure difference between the atmospheric and the intrapleural pressure
c. pressure difference between the intrapulmonary and the atmospheric pressure
d. the pressure differences between the two ends of the airways
25. Which of the following has the greatest stimulating effect on the respiratory centers in the
brain?
a. Oxygen
b. Calcium
c. Willpower
d. carbon dioxide

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