Chemoreceptors and Blood Composition Quiz
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  1. Which receptors respond to changes in the chemical composition of blood, especially when the blood oxygen level is lower than 60 mmHg?

  • Baroreceptors
  • Chemoreceptors (correct)
  • Vasoconstrictors
  • Myocardial stretch receptors

    • The release of which hormone can decrease blood pressure?

  • Adrenaline
  • Aldosterone
  • Angiotensin
  • Atrial Natriuretic Peptide (correct)

    • How is the auscultatory gap defined in the measurement of blood pressure?

  • The point where the systolic pressure is first detected
  • The range of mmHg where the sound disappears temporarily (correct)
  • The point where the diastolic pressure is obtained
  • The range of mmHg where the sound becomes murmurish

    • Which of the following substances is classified as a vasodilator?

    <p>Prostaglandin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In hypertension, the condition where a patient develops papilledema, cerebral symptoms, and renal failure is known as

    <p>Malignant hypertension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Among the listed medication groups, which one acts by inhibiting the enzyme responsible for converting angiotensin I to angiotensin II?

    <p>ACE inhibitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

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