Veins are said to have a higher ____ than arteries because they expand more easily and a higher ___________ because they contain more blood.

1.	compliance; capacitance
2.	elasticity; compliance
3.	elasticity; capacitance
4.	None of the above

Severe dyspnea due to pulmonary edema will be caused most likely by:

Atria can completely empty during ventricular filling due to:
1. A-V node
2. A-V bundle
3. S-A node
4. Purkinje fibers

The arrhythmia that results in cardiac arrest followed by death in the absence of treatment and therefore considered most serious is:
1. Tachycardia
2. Sinus bradycardia
3. Atrial flutter
4. Ventricular fibrillation

The least significant factor for erythropoiesis amongst the following is:

Also sometimes called as the ‘widow maker’ the anterior interventricular artery is a branch of the

What exactly is an auricle?

Under normal physiological conditions a higher cardiac output can be achieved by a higher:
1. extracellular ${\mathrm{K}}^{+}$ concentration
2. blood pressure in the systemic circulation
3. venous return
4. parasympathetic tone

Vagotomy [cutting of vagus nerve] would lead to:

Which statement concerning blood viscosity is correct?