GMS 6530 Exam 1 Questions And Accurate
Answers 2024-2025
Which of the following list the valves in order through which the blood flows from the
vena cava through the heart? - Answer tricuspid, pulmonary semilunar, bicuspid, aortic
semilunar
Which chamber is the first to receive blood from the systemic circuit? - Answer right
atrium
In which septum is it normal to find openings in the adult? - Answer atrioventricular
septum
Which part of the ECG corresponds to: Repolarization of the atria? -Answer Atrial
repolarization is masked by ventricular depolarization
Where are the major cardiovascular centres located in the brain? -Answer medulla
oblongata
Which of the following is a negative inotrope? -Answer K+
In a normal young adult, what happens to cardiac output one heart rate increases above
160 bpm? -Answer It decreases
This is the force the heart must overcome to pump blood. It is called——-. - Answer
afterload
This is where the endothelium is found. It's called the——-. - Answer tunica interna
, Closer to the heart, you would expect arteries to have a higher percent of——-. - Answer
elastic fibers
Which of the following best describes veins? - Answer thin walled, large lumens, low
pressure
Venoconstruction increases, which of the following? - Answer All of the above
Would stroke volume be expected to be largest in a patient with high or low blood
pressure, everything else being equal? - Answer low
Which statement best describes the process of arteriosclerosis? - Answer Stiffening of
blood vessels due to loss of elastic fibers
If you were to drink, a leader of cola, the increase blood pressure due to increased
blood volume would be detected by———. - Answer Baroreceptors
Is a heart of a patient with heart failure larger or smaller than expected? - Answer larger
Pathologic examination of cardiac muscle from a patient with cardiac hypertrophy
shows narrowed cardio myocytes. What is type of hypertrophy this patient has? -
Answer Eccentric hypertrophy
Which one of the following drugs, when administered alone, can alleviate both the
congestive and the low, cardiac output symptoms? - Answer vasodilator
Which class of drugs has the most direct effect on cardiac hypertrophy itself? - Answer
ACE inhibitor
By inhibiting the Na+/K+ pump, does digoxin increase or decrease cardiac output? -
Answer increase
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