Self assessment questions on The cardiovascular system

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Self assessment questions on The cardiovascular system Brief Example: 1. Arteries are blood vessels that: A. carry blood away from the heart B. carry oxygenated blood C. carry blood towards the... heart D. carry deoxygenated blood E. carry blood at low pressure 2. The expression ‘cardiac cycle’ refers to: A. the sequence of events in the heart that take place every minute B. the volume of blood pumped by the ventricles every minute C. the sequence of events that can be seen on an electrocardiogram D. the sequence of events that create heart sounds E. the sequence of events that take place between one heartbeat and the next 3. The systemic circulation includes all of the following structures except one. Which is the exception? A. the aorta B. the femoral vein C. the superior vena cava D. the pulmonary vein E. the renal artery [Show More]

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