In acute coronary syndrome, aspirin is given because:

In acute coronary syndrome, aspirin is given because:
 
  a. It reduces the pain caused by infarcted tissue
  b. Aspirin is a natural anticoagulant released by MAST cells
  c. Aspirin inhibits the aggregation of platelets preventing occlusion of coronary arteries
  d. Aspirin causes vasodilation resulting in increased coronary blood flow

Question 2

Massive internal bleeding producing cardiac arrest is caused by:
 
  A) a transected blood vessel. B) an injury to a solid abdominal organ.
  C) a jugular vein distension. D) answers A and B.

Question 3

An ________ is the recording of the electrical events of the heart.
 
  A) afibrillation B) EEG C) ECG D) electrogram

Question 4

________ is the study of how living organisms perform their vital functions.
 
  A) Ornithology B) Anatomy C) Cytology D) Physiology

Question 5

________ is a fatty mass of tissue that projects into the lumen of a vessel.
 
  A) Calcification B) Plaque C) Plague D) All of the above