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Cardiovascular System Questions and Answers Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
In a tube of centrifuged blood, the order of substances from top to bottom would be:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Centrifuged blood layers: plasma (top), buffy coat (WBCs/platelets), RBCs (bottom, C).
Question 2 of 5
Has the A antigen only and has the B antibody
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Type A (A) has A antigen, anti-B antibody.
Question 3 of 5
Which statement about blood is not true?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: RBCs are ~99% of formed elements, not 10% (B); other statements (A, C, D) are true.
Question 4 of 5
If you are a universal recipient, you
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Universal recipients (AB+, D) have A/B antigens, no antibodies.
Question 5 of 5
Slight vasodilation in an arteriole prompts a
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Vasodilation widens the vessel, reducing resistance slightly (C) per Poiseuille’s law (resistance ∝ 1/radius⁴). Increase (A, B) occurs with constriction, huge decrease (D) overstates it.