PATHOLOGY MCQ
HEART
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Question
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Is the heart the reason we are all alive?
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Yes
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No
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The heart contains pacemaker cells that will cause it to continue beating even when a patient is brain-dead. Other organs in the body do not have this capability and need the brain to be functioning to send signals to the organs to carry out their functions.
Detailed explanation-2: -Summary. The functions of the heart are to pump blood and oxygen around the body and deliver waste products (carbon dioxide) back to the lungs to be removed. The heart consists of four chambers, each separated by valves which direct the flow of blood.
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