1. Lymph is
the same as plasma
plasma without the clotting factors
formed during the first step in blood clotting
pulmonary interstitial fluid
plasma without the albumins
2. If a person's exercise heart rate is 150 beats per minute with their exercise stroke volume being 100 ml/beat, then their cardiac output is ______ L/min
15
1.5
50
12.5
1500
3. The remnant of the foramen ovale in the adult heart is the
foramen magnum
interventricular septum
fossa ovalis
sinoatrial node
atrioventricular node
4. Which of the following do NOT contribute to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques?
low-density lipoproteins (LDLs)
inflammation
increased vasodilation/permeability
high-density lipoproteins (HDLs)
foam cells
5. Elevated levels of _____ in the blood lead to reduced heart rate.
potassium
calcium
epinephrine
noradrenalin
norepinephrine
6. Which layer of the heart is comprised of epithelial cells?
myocardium
epicardium
endocardium
pericardium
serous pericardium
7. Which of the following categories of hypertensive drugs lower blood pressure by increasing secretion of water and salts in the urine?
diuretics
ACE inhibitors
Beta blockers
calcium channel blockers
anabolic steroids
8. Which of the following blood vessels have high pulsing blood pressure?
radial artery
basalic vein
radial vein
popliteal vein
vena cavae
9. During fetal development, the blood from the pulmonary veins are shunted into the pulmonary arteries by the
ductus arteriousus
foramen ovale
ductus venosus
placenta
ligamentum arteriosum