Disorders of The Human Circulatory System
Disorders of The Human Circulatory System: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Coronary Artery Disease, Angina Pectoris, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure and, Disorders of Circulatory System
Important Questions on Disorders of The Human Circulatory System
Which one of the following statements is correct regarding blood pressure?

An adult human with average health has systolic and diastolic pressures as

What is heart attack?

The following list contains some of the events that lead 'Heart attack'.
A. Blood clot breaks loose and pass along blood vessel.
B. Region of heart muscle suffer myocardial infarction.
C. Narrow branch of coronary artery becomes blocked thrombus.
D. Thrombus forms on inner surface of coronary artery.
The correct sequence of these events is:

Congestion of the lungs is one of the main symptoms in

The above ECG indicates the following disorder

Study the following statements and identify the wrong ones
A) The alleles for Rh antigen are located on different loci on chromosome 9.
B) Three alleles of a single gene express ABO blood types in man.
C) The erythroblastosis foetalis is caused due to IgM type antibodies.
D) Isoagglutinogens are glycolipids.

Study the following statements
(I) In the wall of veins of man elastic laminae are present on either side of tunica media
(II) Angina pectoris is due to insufficient supply of blood to heart muscles
(III) Juxta Glomerular cells of kidney secrete the enzyme rennin
(IV) Cellophane membrane of dialyser is impermeable to micromolecules like creatinine. Identify the incorrect statements among the above

The deposition of fatty substance in the lining of arteries is called

An obese person has

Heart failure is a result of

Anginal pain usually starts in the centre of the chest and spreads

For radium, what is the specific activity per gram?

Name the disease where arteries become narrow due to the deposition of lipid in them.

The value of systolic and diastolic pressures in an normal adult human are

Hemolytic disease of the newborn or erythroblastosis foetalis occurs when one of the following factors produced by the mother passes through the placenta & enters into the foetus. Select that factor.

If clots are formed in small arteries or arterioles, the medical condition is called as

The blood pressure values of four persons are given below
(i) Mr. A 120/80 mm Hg
(ii) Mr. B 80/120 mm Hg
(iii) Mrs. A 90/80 mm Hg
(iv) Mrs. B 150/80 mm Hg
Who among the following has normal blood pressure?

By an angiogram, it was analyzed that there is a restriction to the flow of blood in the blood vessels. Which of the following disease can arise due to such a medical condition?

A patient comes to a doctor's clinic situated on the 6th floor by walking up the staircase. As soon as he reaches the clinic, the nurse records his blood pressure as 148/ 92 mm Hg. Which of these statements is surely correct?
