A patient is suffering from pulmonary congestion and pulmonary edema. A failure of which heart chamber is most likely?

A. Right ventricle
B. Left ventricle
C. Right atrium
D. Left atrium


A. Right ventricle

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The process of producing the formed elements of blood is called

A. agglutination. B. hemopoiesis. C. erythroblastosis. D. leukopenia. E. leukocytosis.

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What stops the rising phase of the action potential?

A) The sodium activation gate closes. B) The K+ gate closes. C) The Na+ activation gate opens. D) The Na+ inactivation gate closes. E) The Na+ inactivation gate opens.

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Considering cardiac output (CO), mean arterial pressure (AP), and total peripheral resistance (PR), the relationship among flow, pressure, and resistance could be expressed as which of the following?

a. CO/AP= 1/PR b. AP= CO * PR c. CO= AP/PR d. all of the listed responses are correct

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The deltoid muscle attaches to what process?

A) radial groove B) deltoid fossa C) intertubercular groove D) deltoid tuberosity E) greater tubercle

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