MCQ’s CVS & RS

1. Which period of the heart cycle is completely occupied by the ventricles

contracting?
A. Atrial systole
B. Atrial diastole
C. Ventricular systole
D. Ventricular diastole

Ans : C

2. When listening to the “lub-dup” sound of the heart with a stethoscope, what is
the cause of the “dup” sound?
A. The blood flowing through the open semilunar valves
B. The blood flowing through the open atrioventricular valves
C. The turbulent blood flow through closing atrioventricular valves
D. The turbulent blood flow through closing semilunar valves
Ans: D

3. What unit is a blood pressure of 120/80 expressed in?

A. Millimetres of mercury
B. Centimetres of blood
C. Centimetres of mercury
D. Pascals
Answer is A

4. Gas exchange takes place in the:

A. Larynx
B. Bronchioles
C. Alveoli
D. Pleura

Ans : C

5. A molecule that is important in maintaining normal lung structure is:

A. Immunoglobulin
B. Surfactant
C. Peroxidase
D. Haemoglobin

Ans : B