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Question 1 of 5

Which statement does not accurately describe veins?

A. have less elastic tissue and smooth muscle than arteries.

B. contain more fibrous tissue than arteries.

C. most veins in the extremities have valves.

D. always carry deoxygenated blood.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: always carry deoxygenated blood.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following vessels has the greatest total cross-sectional area in the circulatory system?

A. Aorta

B. Small arteries

C. Capillaries

D. Venules

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Capillaries

Question 3 of 5

After the nurse teaches the patient with stage 1 hypertension about diet modifications, which diet choice indicates that the teaching has been most effective?

A. The patient avoids eating nuts or nut butters.

B. The patient restricts intake of chicken and fish.

C. The patient drinks low-fat milk with each meal.

D. The patient has two cups of coffee in the morning.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The patient drinks low-fat milk with each meal.

Question 4 of 5

Which of the following organisms is an unlikely cause of endocarditis?

A. S. aureus

B. E. coli

C. S. bovis/gallolyticus

D. Enterococcus spp.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: E. coli

Question 5 of 5

Release of norepinephrine from nerve fibers causes

A. decreased heart rate but increased force of contraction

B. increased heart rate but decreased force of contraction

C. increased heart rate and force of contraction

D. decreased heart rate and force of contraction

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: increased heart rate and force of contraction

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