QUIZ
1. Which of the following is not a complication of diabetes?
a. myocardial infarction
b. neuropathy
c. asthma
d. retinopathy
2. A thrombus is:
a. a type of protein
b. a heart muscle
c. a foot ulcer
d. a blood clot in a blood vessel
3. Atherosclerosis occurs in:
a. arteries
b. veins
c. capillaries
d. ureters
4. The open space of a blood vessel through which blood flows is:
a. the vitreous
b. the tunica intima
c. the lumen
d. the macula
5. Urinary dysfunction in diabetics is caused by:
a. neuropathy
b. boxer shorts
c. impotence
d. scoliosis
6. In atherosclerosis, plaque forms between the:
a. tunica adventitia - and the external basement membrane
b. endothelial cells - and the lumen
c. tunica intima - and the internal basement membrane
d. tunica media - and the internal basement membrane
7. Propagation of aneurysms on the retina is indicative of:
a. neuropathy
b. proliferative neuropathy
c. autonomic retinopathy
d. background retinopathy
8. In atherosclerosis, plaques are formed from:
a. high concentrations of lipid and cholesterol in the blood
b. decreases in blood pressure
c. ruptures of blood vessel walls
d. proliferative retinopathy