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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The lower chambers of the human heart are referred to by what name?
(a) Plasmid.
(b) Atria.
(c) Ventricles.
(d) Embolus.

2. Dr. Nuland theorizes that 85% of the aging population will die from one of seven primary causes, which he refers to as what in Chapter 4?
(a) The seven doors to the afterlife.
(b) The Grim Reaper’s seven sons.
(c) The seven knives of doom.
(d) The seven horsemen of death.

3. The upper chambers of the human heart are referred to by what name?
(a) Ventricles.
(b) Embolus.
(c) Atria.
(d) Plasmid.

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

5. What refers to the process by which the ability to grow new cells or perform exchanges in muscle, cells, or molecules becomes impossible?
(a) Metastasis.
(b) Cellular aging.
(c) Exsanguination.
(d) Hypertension.

Short Answer Questions

1. The human embryonic heart begins beating at around how many days after conception?

2. Horace Giddens is described by Dr. Nuland as what in Chapter 2?

3. What refers to a thick wall of muscle separating the right side and the left side of the heart?

4. What is the motto of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services?

5. What is the number three killer of the elderly, according to the author in Chapter 4?

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