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Biol 252 Anatomy And Physiology II Module 2 Proctored Exam
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Biol 252 Anatomy And Physiology II Module 2 Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 69 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
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What happens during repolarization of cardiac conducting cells?
The Purkinje fibers would fire at a rate of approximately 30-40 impulses per minute if the AV node were blocked.
Surface electrodes on the body can capture the heart's electrical activity, creating an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG).
The dropdown complex represents the depolarization of the ventricles, which requires a much stronger electrical signal due to the larger size of the ventricular cardiac muscles.
What is the cardiac cycle?
The S1 heart sound, or "lub," is created by the closing of the dropdown valves during ventricular contraction.
Stroke volume (SV) refers to the amount of blood pumped by which ventricle?
The dropdown are more richly innervated by sympathetic fibers than parasympathetic fibers.
How do proprioceptors contribute to the regulation of heart function?
The Bainbridge reflex helps maintain homeostasis by increasing heart rate to ensure that the increased blood volume is pumped out of the heart.
Preload is the same as EDV (end-diastolic volume).
Contractility refers to the dropdown of the contraction of the heart muscle.
Which of the following hormones is a positive inotropic agent?
Vasoconstriction of blood vessels lowers afterload by making it easier for the heart to pump blood.
Which structural feature is found in skeletal muscle fibers but not in cardiac contractile cells?
What distinguishes the contraction stimulus of cardiac contractile cells from that of skeletal muscle fibers?
In cardiac muscle cells, what process links an action potential to muscle contraction?
What role does ATP play in the muscle contraction cycle?
Which statement accurately describes the resting membrane potential of contractile cells in the heart?
The relative refractory period occurs when the cardiac muscle cell has fully returned to its resting membrane potential.
What causes blood to flow from the atria into the ventricles during diastole?
Which of the following best describes the stroke volume (SV) of the heart?
What happens when ventricular pressure drops below the pressure in the aorta and pulmonary trunk during diastole?
Which of the following correctly describes the effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic stimulation on heart rate?