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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3, heart muscle and brain cells are unable to do what?
(a) Reproduce.
(b) Die.
(c) Become infected.
(d) Fight disease.

2. What is the title of Chapter 3 of the book?
(a) “Lessons Learned.”
(b) “Three Score and Ten.”
(c) “A Strangled Heart.”
(d) “Murder and Serenity.”

3. Into how many main chambers is the human heart divided?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

4. The human heart is enclosed in a double-walled protective sac called what?
(a) The pericardium.
(b) The septum.
(c) The neoplasm.
(d) The aphasia.

5. Of what does Horace Giddens eventually die in the play discussed in Chapter 2?
(a) Hypertension.
(b) Chemotherapy.
(c) Cardiogenic shock.
(d) Cellular aging.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the process by which the ability to grow new cells or perform exchanges in muscle, cells, or molecules becomes impossible?

2. James McCarty was admitted to the university hospital where Dr. Nuland worked after experiencing what?

3. A person’s heart rate does what annually as they age, according to Dr. Nuland in Chapter 3?

4. According to the Introduction author Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. is the literary editor of what periodical?

5. What was the profession of James McCarty?

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