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:Venous Return .3
a) Is increased on standing
b) Decreases by deep inspiration
c) Is decreased by venoconstriction
d) When increased, activates Bainbridge reflex
e) When increased, increases end-systolic volume
With a mixed venous oxygen content of 110 ml/L and an arterial oxygen .24
:content of 150 ml/L an oxygen uptake of 280 ml/min, the cardiac output is
a) 5 liters/ min
b) 6 liters/ min
c) 7 liters/ min
d) 8 liters/ min
e) 9 liters/ min
:The pulmonary valve closes when the pressure in the right ventricle is about .25
a) 0 mmHg
b) 15 mmHg
c) 30 mmHg
d) 50 mmHg
e) 120 mmHg
:During the cardiac cycle, closure of the aortic valve occurs at .29
a) The end of isovolumetric contraction
b) The beginning of rapid ejection phase
c) The beginning of isometric relaxation
d) The end of systole
e) The end of rapid filling phase
Cardiac Output (in liters per minute) divided by the heart rate (in beats per .33
:minute) equals to
a) Cardiac Index
b) Cardiac Efficiency
c) Mean Arterial Pressure
d) Stroke Volume
e) Blood Velocity
The segment of the vascular bed responsible for local regulation of blood flow .34
:in most tissues is
a) Distributing arteries
b) Large veins
c) Capillaries
d) Venules
e) Arterioles
:Absolute refractory period of the heart .35
a) Corresponds to the duration of relaxation
b) Lasts till half of cardiac contraction
c) Shorter than refractory period in skeletal muscle
d) Lasts till cardiac contraction
e) The heart can be stimulated by very strong stimulus
In the heart, within physiological limits the force of contraction is directly .37
:proportional to the
a) Pacemaker activity
b) AV nodal delay
c) Initial length of cardiac muscle
d) Respiratory rate
e) Vagal stimulation
The work done by the right ventricle is much less than that done by the left .42
:ventricle because its
a) Wall is thinner
b) Stroke volume is less
c) Preload is less
d) Afterload is less
e) Systolic pressure is less
:The following are not signs of pure right ventricular failure .43
a) Increased central venous pressure
b) Central venous engorgement and pulsations
c) Pulmonary oedema
d) Hepatomegally
e) Sacral oedema
The blood vessel responsible for local regulation of blood flow in most tissues .44
:is
a) Distributing arteries
b) Large veins
c) Capillaries
d) Venules
e) Arterioles
Which of the following is the most important in determining the total .58
?peripheral resistance
a) Blood viscosity
b) Concentration of plasma protein
c) Arteriolar diameter
d) Cardiac Output
e) Metabolic autoregulation
A drug that increases the heart rate from 70 to 100 beats per minute could .71
:be
a) A B1-adrenergic receptor antagonist
b) A cholinergic receptor antagonist
c) A cholinergic receptor agonist
d) A B2 adrenergic receptor agonist
e) A non-cholinergic, non-adrenergic agonist
Which of the laws explain the relationship between vessel wall tension and .97
:vessel radius
a) Poiseuille's Law
b) Ohm's Law
c) Starling's Law
d) LaPlace's Law
e) Reynold's Law
Which of the following substances will be most likely to dilate systemic .99
:arterioles
a) Endothelin
b) ADH
c) Histamine
d) Noreadrenaline
e) Aldosterone
:The most important function of the Starling mechanism in the heart is .118
a) To decrease fluid loss from the cardiac capillaries
b) To ensure that the ventricles operate at an optimum length
c) To couple the efficiency of muscle contraction to the heart rate
d) To match the output of one ventricle to that of the other
e) To ensure that right and left atrial pressures are equal