Where do you find the baroreceptors that alert the brain of an increase in blood pressure and/or blood volume? A) Urinary bladder B) Heart and blood vessels, such as the carotid artery C) All of these answers are correct D) Pancreas E) Kidney

The main purpose of the heart is to a)  pump blood through the body and blood through the lungs. b)  mix blood from the lungs and the body. c)  clean waste from the blood before it goes to the lungs. d)  remove toxic substances from blood after it comes back from the lungs.

14) Matt has given an oral drug drug. Before the drug takes its effect on the body it is partially metabolized by liver enzymes. Which of the following terms best describes this phenomenon? A) Pharmacokinetics B) First-Pass Effect C) Bioavailability D) Idiosyncracy  15) How would you best describe the Z-Track Method of IM Injection?  A) Insert the needle at 15 Degrees, then when you reach the muscle turn it 30 Degrees B) Pull the tissue taut after inserting the needle C) Pull the tissue taut before inserting the needle D) Using a Z-Shaped needle

26) Adam's blood sugar has dropped and he is becoming lethargic. His wife uses a tube of oral 26) glucose and pastes it between his gums, so that it is absorbed into the blood stream. Which of the following terms describes the route his wife is administering the glucose? A) Topical B) Gaseous C) Sublingual D) Buccal 27) When a medical chart requires you to use "approved" drug names, to which of the following does it refer? A) IUPAC B) Generic C) Chemical D) Trade 28) Around 1990 the government realized they were running out of money to fund the many programs they'd initiated. Therefore, they created very strict rules for the disbursement of grants and reimbursement of medical care provided. These rules are known collectively as ___________. A) I'm Out of Money Act B) Pure Food and Drug Act C) Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act D) Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act 29) The fact that Carbon Monoxide attaches to hemoglobin better than Oxygen means that Carbon Monoxide has…

Which of the following is considered a vital sign? A) Blood pressure B) Height C) Weight D) Age

if you’re eating moderate, normal amounts of processed meat in one meal every day, you would increase your risk of bowel cancer by ? a) 1% b)3% c)80-85% d)17-20% e) 40-50%

19) Which of the following is correct, in result from kinins and histamines being released in response to tissue damage? A) decrease in fluid to the tissue B) vasoconstriction C) leaked proteins leave the damaged area D) decrease in neutrophils and monocytes E) none of the above

The blank system is impacted most by blank A) healthcare, regulation B) musculoskeletal, stress C) respiratory, disease D) circulatory, exercise

Which of the following physiological responses is related to a reduction in blood pressure?       a)  A decrease in total peripheral resistance   b)  An increase in sodium retention   c)  An increase in extracellular volume   d)  A decrease in endothelial function

Which of the following hormones does not increase blood pressure? A) antidiuretic hormone (ADH) B) epinephrine c) renin d)atrial natriuretic peptide