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According to the Frank-Starling law


A) the more calcium available to the heart cell,the more forcefully it will contract.
B) as the volume of blood entering the heart increases,ventricular contractions become more forceful.
C) the faster the heart rate,the larger the stroke volume.
D) the greater the resistance from the arteries,the higher the blood pressure.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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The middle layer of the heart wall that is made of cardiac muscle tissue is the ________________.

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The foramen ovale of the fetal heart is an opening in the


A) interventricular septum.
B) interatrial septum.
C) fossa ovalis.
D) aorticopulmonary septum.
E) tetralogy of Fallot.

F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

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The base of the heart faces in the _____________ directions.


A) anterior and inferior
B) anterior and superior
C) posterior and superior
D) posterior and inferior
E) None of these choices is correct.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

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Which of the following would cause a decrease in cardiac output


A) An increase in venous return
B) An increase in afterload
C) Addition of positive inotropic agents
D) An increase in heart rate

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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During the plateau phase of a cardiac muscle cell's action potential,the membrane stays


A) depolarized as potassium exits and calcium enters.
B) depolarized as potassium enters and calcium exits.
C) repolarized as sodium enters and calcium exits.
D) hyperpolarized as sodium and calcium exit.
E) hyperpolarized as potassium enters and calcium exits.

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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To initiate a cardiac muscle cell contraction,calcium


A) binds to calmodulin.
B) binds to troponin.
C) binds to actin.
D) binds to the Z-disc.
E) binds to tropomyosin.

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Parasympathetic and sympathetic influence on heart rate is controlled by reflexes.

A) True
B) False

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The connections shared by arteries that allow them to shunt blood from one artery to another are called _________________.

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Cardiac reserve is greater in a nonathletic individual than in a highly trained athlete.

A) True
B) False

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The pericardial cavity is between the


A) heart muscle and serous pericardium.
B) fibrous and serous layers of the pericardium.
C) visceral and parietal layers of the serous pericardium.
D) parietal and myocardial layers of the fibrous pericardium.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The main functions of the cardiovascular system include the transport and exchange of respiratory gases,nutrients,and wastes throughout the body.

A) True
B) False

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Which carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart


A) Pulmonary arteries
B) Pulmonary veins
C) Pulmonary trunk
D) Inferior vena cava
E) Superior vena cava

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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What are the cell-to-cell contacts of the cardiac muscle fibers called


A) Z discs
B) T-tubules
C) Intercalated discs
D) Cardiac discs
E) Sarcoplasmic reticulum

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Deep to the interventricular sulci is the thick muscular wall that divides the left and right ventricles,known as the interventricular ________.

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The resistance in arteries to the ejection of blood by the heart is known as _________.

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The hearts nodal cells have a more negative resting potential than neurons do,because nodal cells lack leak channels for sodium and potassium ions.

A) True
B) False

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The function of the coronary sinus is to


A) connect the top and bottom halves of the heart.
B) guide the aorta out of the heart.
C) guide the inferior vena cava into the right atrium.
D) take blood from the coronary circulation to the right atrium.
E) shunt blood from the right atrium to the left atrium.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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During ventricular contraction,the semilunar valves close in order to permit the blood to enter the large arterial trunks that carry blood away from the heart.

A) True
B) False

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The term "epicardium" is another name for the


A) visceral layer of the serosal pericardium.
B) parietal layer of the serosal pericardium.
C) external layer of the fibrous pericardium.
D) myocardium.
E) mediastinum.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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