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What is the function of the mitral valve?
What is the function of the mitral valve?
- Carries blood from the heart to the lungs
- Drains blood above the diaphragm
- Allows blood flow between the left atrium and left ventricle (correct)
- Drains blood below the diaphragm
What does the coronary sinus drain?
What does the coronary sinus drain?
- Blood from the myocardium (correct)
- Blood away from the heart to the lungs
- Blood from the left and right sides of the heart
- Blood from the superior vena cava
What does the P wave represent in an ECG?
What does the P wave represent in an ECG?
- Repolarization of ventricles
- Depolarization of ventricles
- Depolarization of atria (correct)
- Formation of a blood clot in a coronary artery
What is the main characteristic of endocarditis?
What is the main characteristic of endocarditis?
What is the function of a basophil in the body?
What is the function of a basophil in the body?
What does a septal defect in the heart cause?
What does a septal defect in the heart cause?
Which blood cell type is responsible for producing antibodies and other chemicals to destroy microorganisms?
Which blood cell type is responsible for producing antibodies and other chemicals to destroy microorganisms?
What is the function of an eosinophil in the body?
What is the function of an eosinophil in the body?
Which blood component is a phagocytic cell in the blood that becomes a macrophage and phagocytizes bacteria?
Which blood component is a phagocytic cell in the blood that becomes a macrophage and phagocytizes bacteria?
What mineral is essential for healthy red blood cells and a deficiency may cause anemia?
What mineral is essential for healthy red blood cells and a deficiency may cause anemia?
In which blood type does an individual have A antigens on their red blood cell surface?
In which blood type does an individual have A antigens on their red blood cell surface?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder characterized by impaired platelet plug formation?
What is the most common inherited bleeding disorder characterized by impaired platelet plug formation?
