ATI LPN
Cardiovascular Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
In response to a decrease in blood pressure, heart rate will and the arterioles will
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: When blood pressure decreases, the body compensates by increasing heart rate to maintain cardiac output and constricting arterioles to increase peripheral resistance, thereby raising blood pressure.
Question 2 of 5
Which network of specialized cardiac muscle fibers provide a path for each cycle of cardiac excitation to progress through the heart?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The cardiac conduction system includes the sinoatrial node, atrioventricular node, bundle of His, and Purkinje fibers, orchestrating the sequence of electrical events leading to coordinated heart contractions.
Question 3 of 5
The internal layer of the tissue in the heart is the epicardium.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The endocardium is the innermost layer lining the heart chambers, not the epicardium (outer layer).
Question 4 of 5
The visceral pericardium adheres to the surface of the heart.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The visceral pericardium (epicardium) directly covers the heart surface.
Question 5 of 5
All arteries of the systemic circulation branch from the:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The aorta is the origin of all systemic arteries.