Therapeutics Final Exam Study Guide

What is the term for the top number in a blood pressure reading?

• Systolic

• Diastolic

• Pulse

• Mean arterial

What is the term for someone diagnosed with high blood pressure?

• Hypotension

• Hypertension

• Normotensive

• Anemic

What is a normal BP

• 120/80

• 132/92

• 144/98

• 98/68

What connects bones to other bones?

• Ligaments

• Tendons

• Muscles

• Cartilage

What attaches skeletal muscles to bone?

• Ligaments

• Tendons

• Cartilage

• Nerves

How many bones are in the human body?

• 206

• 205

• 210

• 201

What are the three main types of muscles?

• Skeletal, Cardiac, Smooth

• Voluntary, Involuntary, Cardiac

• Striated, Non-striated, Cardiac

• Flexor, Extensor, Cardiac

What is the path of a red blood cell starting in the superior vena cava and ending as it enters the aorta?

• Superior vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery → lungs → pulmonary vein → left atrium → left ventricle → aorta

• Superior vena cava → left atrium → left ventricle → pulmonary artery → lungs → pulmonary vein → right atrium → aorta

• Superior vena cava → right ventricle → right atrium → pulmonary vein → lungs → pulmonary artery → left atrium → aorta

• Superior vena cava → right atrium → left ventricle → pulmonary artery → lungs → pulmonary vein → right ventricle → aorta

White blood cells are formed in:

• Liver

• Bone marrow

• Heart

• Lungs

Arteries carry blood ______ the heart.

• towards

• away from

• around

• within