Corrent answers in green.
Incorrect answers in red.
1) Blood pressure is created and maintained by the three parts of the circulatory system.
  • Heart
  • Blood vessels
  • Blood volume
  • All of the above
2) During the diastolic cardiac cycle blood is pumped from the atria into the lower chamber of the heart, the ventricle.
  • TRUE
  • FALSE
3) Oxygenated blood is transported from the heart to the organs and tissues by
  • arteries
  • veins
  • capillaries
  • a and c
4) Blood pressure is defined as the measurement of the ________ exerted against the walls of the blood vessels.
  • resistance
  • pressure
  • relaxation
  • oxygen
5) The steady state of pressure in the circulatory system between heartbeats is called the ___________ pressure.
  • systolic
  • tension
  • diastolic
  • repolarization
6) Which statement is false when taking someone’s blood pressure.
  • The patient should be sitting.
  • The arm should be properly positioned at the level of the heart.
  • The proper size cuff should be used.
  • The patient should be resting for at least 10 minutes before the blood pressure is checked.
7) Stage 2 hypertension is defined as:
  • Systolic blood pressure is greater than 160 mmHg, and diastolic blood pressure is greater than 100 mmHg.
  • Systolic blood pressure is 160 mmHg or greater, and diastolic blood pressure is 100 mmHg or greater.
  • Systolic blood pressure is greater than 160 mmHg, and diastolic blood pressure is 100 mmHg or greater.
  • Systolic blood pressure is greater than 140 mmHg, and diastolic blood pressure is greater than 90 mmHg.
8) There are numerous complications of hypertension, which one listed below is not a complication of hypertension.
  • Heart Disease
  • Kidney Disease
  • Graves’ Disease
  • Stroke
9) A hypertensive emergency is typically defined as:
  • A systolic blood pressure greater than 180 mmHg.
  • A patient exhibits signs and symptoms of sudden, ongoing organ damage.
  • A diastolic pressure greater than 120 mmHg.
  • All of the above
10) A supervisor should be immediately notified if
  • the systolic pressure is greater than 120 mmHg.
  • the diastolic pressure is greater than 90 mmHg.
  • the patient would like to use the bathroom before having vital signs taken.
  • the blood pressure is greater than 140/90 mmHg and this is a new finding for this patient.
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