Question 1

Which of the following best describes the primary function of the cardiovascular system, as illustrated by the first three images (tanker truck, shield, trash bin)?

Accepted Answer

Delivering oxygen and nutrients, protecting against pathogens, and removing waste products.

Question 2

Refer to the fourth and fifth images (heart and lungs, heart and body). Which circuit is responsible for transporting oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs and returning oxygen-rich blood to the heart?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary circuit

Question 3

The sixth image shows a cross-section of the heart. Which type of muscle primarily composes the heart wall?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac muscle

Question 4

The seventh image shows three layers of the heart wall. Which layer is responsible for the heart's pumping action?

Accepted Answer

Myocardium

Question 5

The eighth image shows heart valves. Which of the following statements is correct regarding heart valves?

Accepted Answer

Atrioventricular valves allow blood to flow from the atria to the ventricles.

Question 6

The ninth and eleventh images show the body's arteries and veins, respectively. Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

Arteries carry blood away from the heart, while veins carry blood toward the heart.

Question 7

The twelfth image shows a blood vessel with two red cells. Which type of blood vessel is this most likely to represent?

Accepted Answer

Capillary

Question 8

The thirteenth image shows the heart with blue and red vessels. Which vessels supply the heart muscle itself with blood?

Accepted Answer

Coronary arteries

Question 9

The fourteenth image shows a vase with branching red vessels and blood cells. Which combining form refers to a vessel?

Accepted Answer

angi/o

Question 10

The fifteenth image shows a heart with a river flowing from it. Which term best describes the function of arteries?

Accepted Answer

Carry blood away from the heart

Question 11

The seventeenth image shows a hand squeezing a heart. Which combining form means 'pulse'?

Accepted Answer

sphygm/o

Question 12

The eighteenth image shows a stethoscope. Which combining form means 'chest'?

Accepted Answer

steth/o

Question 13

The twentieth image shows a blood vessel with a blockage. Which combining form means 'to close up'?

Accepted Answer

occlus/o

Question 14

The twenty-first image shows varicose veins in a leg. Which combining form means 'varicose vein'?

Accepted Answer

varic/o

Question 15

The twenty-third image shows a bar of soap. Which combining form means 'fatty substance'?

Accepted Answer

ather/o

Question 16

The twenty-fourth image shows a heart with blackened areas. Which term describes tissue death due to lack of blood supply?

Accepted Answer

Infarction

Question 17

The twenty-fifth image shows a door. Which combining form means 'partition' or 'wall'?

Accepted Answer

sept/o

Question 18

The twenty-sixth image shows a heart in a clamp. Which suffix means 'to press down'?

Accepted Answer

-pressor

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