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GNM 1st Year Anatomy and Physiology – Heart, Blood Vessels, Circulation, Blood Pressure & Pulse | 5 Marks Questions with Answers

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GNM 1st Year Anatomy & Physiology Heart & Circulation – 5 Marks Q&A | NursingNotesGNM

The topics Heart (structure, functions, conduction system, cardiac cycle), Blood Vessels, Circulation of Blood, Blood Pressure and Pulse are important scoring areas in GNM 1st Year Anatomy and Physiology. These questions are frequently asked as 5 marks short essays in GNM Final Exams, ANM, Staff Nurse, NORCET, AIIMS, and State Nursing Examinations.

At NursingNotesGNM, these 5 marks answers are prepared strictly as per the INC syllabus, written in simple nursing language, and structured in an exam-oriented format.

Important 5 Marks Questions with Answers (GNM)

1. Describe the structure of heart

Answer:
The heart is a hollow muscular organ located in the mediastinum.

Structure:

  • Four chambers – right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle

  • Valves – tricuspid, mitral, pulmonary, aortic

  • Layers – endocardium, myocardium, epicardium

  • Covered by pericardium

Function:

  • Pumps blood throughout the body

2. Write the functions of heart

Answer:

  • Pumps oxygenated blood to body

  • Pumps deoxygenated blood to lungs

  • Maintains circulation

  • Helps regulate blood pressure

  • Supplies nutrients to tissues

3. Explain cardiac cycle

Answer:
Cardiac cycle is one complete heartbeat.

Phases:

  • Atrial systole

  • Ventricular systole

  • Complete diastole

Duration of one cardiac cycle is about 0.8 seconds.

4. Describe blood vessels and their types

Answer:
Blood vessels are tubes that carry blood.

Types:

  • Arteries – carry blood away from heart

  • Veins – carry blood towards heart

  • Capillaries – exchange of gases and nutrients

5. Describe circulation of blood

Answer: Blood circulates through the body in two main circuits.

Types:

  • Pulmonary circulation – heart to lungs

  • Systemic circulation – heart to body

Coronary circulation supplies heart muscle.

6. Define blood pressure and mention its normal value

Answer:
Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by blood on arterial walls.

Normal adult BP is 120/80 mmHg.

7. Write a short note on pulse

Answer:
Pulse is rhythmic expansion of arteries due to heart contraction.

Normal value:

  • About 72 beats per minute in adults

Common site – radial artery.

GNM Exam Writing Tips – NursingNotesGNM

  • Begin answers with definition

  • Write point-wise

  • Mention normal values

  • Draw neat diagrams if possible

  • Maintain word limit


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