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Cardiovascular System Questions and Answers Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
What substance involved in the process of blood clot formation is not made by the liver?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Vitamin K (C) is from diet/microbes, not liver-made; others (A, B, D) are hepatic.
Question 2 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 3 of 5
If you are a universal recipient, you
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Universal recipients (AB+, D) have A/B antigens, no antibodies.
Question 4 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.
Question 5 of 5
The ductus venosus is a shunt that allows
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The ductus venosus (C) shunts oxygenated blood from the umbilical vein to the inferior vena cava, bypassing the liver, into the heart.