POST TEST FOR MODULE 9: General Medical Knowledge,  Part 2        Catalog      Home

Including:
Section 1: The Cardiovascular System
Section 2: The Endocrine System

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Section 1

1. Which cells clump together to plug a hole in a damaged blood vessel to stop bleeding?

A. erythrocytes
B. platelets
C. leukocytes
D. hemoglobin

2. Veins from the lower half of the body drain into the:

A. right common carotid

B. left common carotid

C. inferior vena cava

D. superior vena cava

3. The right ventrical pumps blood to the:

A. lungs

B. right atrium

C. aorta

D. superior vena cava

4. From the left atrium to the left ventrical, blood passes through the:

A. aortic valve

B. tricuspid

C. mitral valve

D. vena cava

5. At the high point of the blood pressure reading we are measuring the _______ blood pressure.

A. resting

B. systolic

C. diastolic

D. sympathetic

6. Which drug prevents blood clotting in patients who are at risk for a stroke?

A. warfarin

B. atenolol

C. inderal

D. corgard

7. Which term describes a buildup of fatty tissue on the artery walls?

A. endocarditis

B. amaurosis fugax

C. arteriosclerosis

D. atherosclerosis

Section 2

8. Endocrine glands excrete _______  into the ________.

A. hormones,  blood stream

B. water,  sweat ducts

C. glucose,  blood stream

D. urine,  bladder

9. Which gland is located near the optic nerve?

A. thyroid

B. adrenal

C. pituitary

D. parathyroid

10. Grave's disease is also known as:

A. hypothyroidism

B. hyperthyroidism

C. pituitary adenoma

D. pancreatitis

11. Which structure produces insulin and glucagon?

A. pituitary

B. liver

C. stomach

D. pancreas

12. Which is not true of Type I diabetes?

A. juvenile onset

B. insulin dependent

C. 70% of diabetics are Type I

D. caused by destruction of beta cells

13. Diabetes will not contribute to the development of:

A. cataracts

B. glaucoma

C. melanoma

D. retinopathy

14. Diabetic retinopathy is a disease of:

A. retinal blood vessels

B. the optic nerve

C. the nerve fiber layer

D. ganglion cells

15. Which is not a risk factor for the development of diabetic retinopathy?

A. type of diabetes

B. refractive error

C. duration of diabetes

D. blood sugar control