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The ventricles completely empty when they contract in systole.

A) True
B) False

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The capillaries' function is exchange of gases,nutrients,and wastes with the tissues.

A) True
B) False

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An ECG lacking a T wave would occur if the sinoatrial node were not functioning.

A) True
B) False

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Erythroblastosis fetalis occurs when


A) the mother has blood type A and the fetus has blood type O.
B) the mother has Rh+ blood and the fetus has Rh- blood.
C) the mother has Rh- blood and the fetus has Rh+ blood.
D) the mother has type AB blood and the fetus has type O blooD.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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The T wave of the ECG represents atrial repolarization.

A) True
B) False

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Prostacyclin,PGI2,prevents


A) vasodilation.
B) platelet aggregation.
C) vasoconstriction.
D) clot retraction.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Oxidation of low-density lipoproteins causes


A) fatty streak appearance.
B) increased hepatic uptake of fats.
C) monocyte conversion.
D) increased LDL receptor synthesis.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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What protein regulates iron homeostasis?


A) hepcidin
B) ferritin
C) cytokine
D) multipotent growth factor-1

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT true of venous blood?


A) moves toward the heart
B) always has lower oxygen content
C) is a dark red color
D) All apply

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Heart murmurs may be caused by _______,a condition in which valves are thickened and calcified.


A) stenosis
B) fibrillation
C) regurgitation
D) septal defect

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The platelet release reaction is initiated by platelets binding to exposed collagen in a broken membrane.

A) True
B) False

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The final protein that forms a blood clot is


A) fibrin.
B) thrombin.
C) thromboplastin.
D) plasmin.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Mary has type AB blood.Which type of antibodies are present in her plasma?


A) anti-A
B) anti-B
C) anti-A and anti-B
D) Neither anti-A nor anti-B

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Interstitial fluid is derived from


A) lymph.
B) cells.
C) plasma.
D) formed elements.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Valves are said to be _______ when they do not close properly and blood leaks through them.


A) stenotic
B) weak
C) incompetent
D) flappy

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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Having no nucleus,a biconcave shape,and the function of gas transport would describe a


A) red blood cell.
B) platelet.
C) white blood cell.
D) albumin.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Varicose veins can be caused by


A) compression of abdominal veins by a fetus during pregnancy.
B) stretched venous valves.
C) excessive venous congestion.
D) All apply

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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How does hepcidin function in iron homeostasis?


A) increases production of transferrin
B) promotes cellular storage of iron by removing ferroportin channels in enterocytes
C) promotes production and insertion of ferroportin channels in enterocytes
D) increases macrophage destruction of old red blood cells to release iron

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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What ion is necessary for the clotting process?


A) Na+
B) K+
C) Ca2+
D) Mg2+

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Damage to heart valves by antibodies in response to streptococcus bacteria is called


A) rheumatic endocarditis.
B) mitral stenosis.
C) erythroblastosis fetalis.
D) patent ductus arteriosus.

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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