Board Exam - Cse

Front 1

What normally causes the patent foramen ovale to close at birth?

Back 1

higher LA pressure

Hint 1

higher pressure where?

Front 2

What coronary artery normally supplies both the SA node and the AV node with blood?

Back 2

RCA

Front 3

What acronym is used to remind practitioners about the vascular anatomy of the right groin(femoral triangle)?

Back 3

NAVL

NERVE-ARTERY-VEIN-LIGAMENT

Front 4

What are the two main divisions of the Aorta?

Back 4

Thoracic and abdominal

Front 5

What artery supplies the anterior and posterior tibial arteries?

Back 5

Popliteal

Front 6

How many pounds in a kilogram?

Back 6

2.2

Front 7

A patient has a temperature of 100 Fahrenheit, What is their temperature in Celsius?

Back 7

37.8 C

Front 8

Pulse pressure is defined as:

Back 8

the difference between systolic and diastolic pressures

Hint 8

difference between two pressures

Front 9

What is 1.0x10^-5 equal to?

Back 9

0.00001

Hint 9

five moves to the right equals 1.0
positive to the right, negative to the left

Front 10

375% as a decimal

Back 10

3.75

Hint 10

375/100

Front 11

Edema is the result of what physiologic imbalance?

Back 11

decreased capillary pressure leading to decreased filtration

Hint 11

capillary pressure

Front 12

Blood flow to the capillary beds throughout the body is controlled by structural components called:

Back 12

precapillary sphincters

Hint 12

p s

Front 13

Hormone that regulates sodium ion concentration in the body?

Back 13

aldosterone

Hint 13

A

Front 14

The organ that effectively regulates fluid and electrolyte imbalance is the

Back 14

the kidney

Front 15

A patient with a pH greater than 7.45 is said to have:

Back 15

alkalosis

Front 16

The right lung is distinguished from the left lung by being:

Back 16

composed of three lobes

Front 17

The mechanism of active transport shuttles sodium in which directions?

Back 17

Into the cell

Front 18

The ability of the heart to initiate an impulse or stimulus is known as:

Back 18

automaticity

Front 19

Artery routinely used for measuring BP

Back 19

brachial

Front 20

Beta cells in the Islets of Langerhans produce which of the following hormones?

Back 20

insulin

Hint 20

pertains to blood sugar

Front 21

Equation used to calculate MAP

Back 21

MAP=(systolic + (2)diastolic)/3
MAP=(x+(2)y)/3

Front 22

A patient has a HR of 88 BPM and a SV of 75 ml. What is the CO?

Back 22

6.6L/min
CO=88x.075

Front 23

Equation for CO

Back 23

CO=HRxSV

Front 24

What number must be added to degrees Celsius to equal degrees Kelvin?

Back 24

273
K=C+273

Front 25

The levels of which electrolytes are most critical to the cardiovascular system

Back 25

sodium and potassium

Hint 25

s p

Front 26

The only extracranial branch of the internal carotid artery is the:

Back 26

opthalmic

Hint 26

opthalmic
innominate
brachiocephalic
middle cerebral artery

Front 27

Sublingual nitroglycerin should NOT be administered to patients with a systolic blood pressure

Back 27

90 mm/hg

Hint 27

90 mm/hg
110 mm/hg
150 mm/hg
200 mm/hg

Front 28

Following systole, blood flows across the aortic valve and directly into the:

Back 28

ascending aorta

Hint 28

femoral arteries
carotid arteries
ascending aorta
descending aorta

Front 29

What valves are the semilunar valves?

Back 29

pulmonary and aortic

Front 30

What valves are the AV valves?

Back 30

Mitral (bicuspid) valve and the tricuspid valve

Front 31

Convert 6000ml into liters

Back 31

6.0L

Front 32

Which organ plays a primary role in regulating the water content of the body?

Back 32

kidney

Hint 32

liver
spleen
heart
kidney

Front 33

The double layered sac like membrane surrounding the heart is known as the:

Back 33

pericardium

Hint 33

epicardium
endocardium
pericardium
peritoneum

Front 34

Where is zero reference for a strain gauge transducer?

Back 34

at mid-axillary line, at the level of the right atrium

Front 35

The formation of sugar from non carbohydrate molecules is called...

Back 35

gluconeogenesis

Front 36

IV drug administration is what type of drug administration route?

Back 36

parenteral

Front 37

Normal human blood pH

Back 37

7.4

Front 38

An analgesic is a drug used for:

Back 38

relief of pain

Front 39

An early sign of Digitalis toxicity is:

Back 39

tachycardia

Front 40

1/10 divided by 1.5 is:

Back 40

.067

Front 41

Which form of cellular transport requires expenditure of cellular energy?

Back 41

Active transport

Front 42

Ions that have a net positive charge are called

Back 42

anions

Front 43

42 is what percent of 112

Back 43

.375

Hint 43

42/112=x/100

Front 44

3 feet = ? cm

Back 44

91.4

Hint 44

1 in = 2.54 cm

Front 45

1 cc = ? mm

Back 45

1

Front 46

An increased afterload results in:

Back 46

increased stroke volume

Hint 46

starlings law

Front 47

An excessive quantity of fat in the blood is:

Back 47

hyperlipemia

Front 48

O2 carried in the blood is primarily transported by:

Back 48

RBC's

Front 49

Normal peripheral venous flow is:

Back 49

non-pulsatile

Hint 49

multiphasic
pulsatile
non-pulsatile

Front 50

Which vitamin acts to accelerate blood clotting?

Back 50

K

Hint 50

A
B
D
K

Front 51

A toxic condition associated with renal insufficiency or renal failure is:

Back 51

uremia

Front 52

42 is what percent of 112

Back 52

.375

Hint 52

42/112=x/100

Front 53

3 feet = ? cm

Back 53

91.4

Hint 53

1 in = 2.54 cm

Front 54

1 cc = ? mm

Back 54

1

Front 55

An increased afterload results in:

Back 55

increased stroke volume

Hint 55

starlings law

Front 56

An excessive quantity of fat in the blood is:

Back 56

hyperlipemia

Front 57

O2 carried in the blood is primarily transported by:

Back 57

RBC's

Front 58

Normal peripheral venous flow is:

Back 58

non-pulsatile

Hint 58

multiphasic
pulsatile
non-pulsatile

Front 59

Which vitamin acts to accelerate blood clotting?

Back 59

K

Hint 59

A
B
D
K

Front 60

A toxic condition associated with renal insufficiency or renal failure is:

Back 60

uremia

Front 61

Which vascular structures is the principle point at which vascular resistance is developed?

Back 61

arterioles

Front 62

Death of part of the heart muscle

Back 62

myocardial infarction

Front 63

First heart sound is associated with:

Back 63

closure of the atrioventricaular valves

Front 64

Hemodynamic monitoring of the cardiac chambers involves the basic concept of the conversion of a(n):

a: transducer to a fluid pressure
b: transducer to an electrical signal
c: fluid pressure to an electrical signal
d: electrical signal to a mechanical signal

Back 64

c

Front 65

A localized collection of blood in an organ, tissue, or space of the body is call:

a: hematoma
b: hemoglobin
c: hemangioma
d: homeostatis

Back 65

a: hematoma

Front 66

Major component of circulating blood volume is the:

a: plazma
b: platelet
c: RBC's
d: WBC's

Back 66

plazma

Front 67

What two variables are used to determine vascular resistance?

Back 67

volume and compliance

Front 68

Thrombosis means:

Back 68

the presence of a thrombus

Front 69

A substance that delays or prevents blood from clotting is a(n):

Back 69

ventricular diastole