ECGS MADE EASY 5TH EDITION EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ Resistance that the blood has to overcome when leaving the heart.
Answer: Afterload is the:
◉ The precontraction pressure in the heart as the volume of blood
builds up..
Answer: Preload
◉ chest pain that results when the heart does not get enough
oxygen.
Answer: angina pectoris
◉ lower tip of the heart.
Answer: apex of the heart
◉ upper chambers of the heart.
Answer: atria
◉ slight pause of impulse between SA and AV so the blood has time
to push into the ventricles.
,Answer: atrial kick
◉ between atria and ventricles.
Answer: atrioventricular valves
◉ Uncharacteristic signs and symptoms perceived by some patients
experiencing a medical condition, such as an ACS.
Answer: atypical presentation
◉ broader area of heart's outline located at the 3rd right and left
intercostal spaces.
Answer: base of the heart
◉ the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood
vessels.
Answer: blood pressure
◉ The volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one
minute..
Answer: cardiac output
, ◉ "heart strings" are tiny white collagenic cords that anchor the
cusps to the ventricular walls. They originate from the papillary
muscles..
Answer: chordae tendineae
◉ pertaining to heart rate.
Answer: Chronotropy
◉ force of contraction.
Answer: Inotropy
◉ rate of electrical conduction.
Answer: Dromotropic
◉ Relaxation of the heart.
Answer: Diastole
◉ percentage of blood volume in the ventricles at the end of diastole
that is ejected during systole; a measurement of contractility.
Answer: Ejection Fraction (EF)
◉ inner lining of the heart.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ Resistance that the blood has to overcome when leaving the heart.
Answer: Afterload is the:
◉ The precontraction pressure in the heart as the volume of blood
builds up..
Answer: Preload
◉ chest pain that results when the heart does not get enough
oxygen.
Answer: angina pectoris
◉ lower tip of the heart.
Answer: apex of the heart
◉ upper chambers of the heart.
Answer: atria
◉ slight pause of impulse between SA and AV so the blood has time
to push into the ventricles.
,Answer: atrial kick
◉ between atria and ventricles.
Answer: atrioventricular valves
◉ Uncharacteristic signs and symptoms perceived by some patients
experiencing a medical condition, such as an ACS.
Answer: atypical presentation
◉ broader area of heart's outline located at the 3rd right and left
intercostal spaces.
Answer: base of the heart
◉ the pressure that is exerted by the blood against the walls of blood
vessels.
Answer: blood pressure
◉ The volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one
minute..
Answer: cardiac output
, ◉ "heart strings" are tiny white collagenic cords that anchor the
cusps to the ventricular walls. They originate from the papillary
muscles..
Answer: chordae tendineae
◉ pertaining to heart rate.
Answer: Chronotropy
◉ force of contraction.
Answer: Inotropy
◉ rate of electrical conduction.
Answer: Dromotropic
◉ Relaxation of the heart.
Answer: Diastole
◉ percentage of blood volume in the ventricles at the end of diastole
that is ejected during systole; a measurement of contractility.
Answer: Ejection Fraction (EF)
◉ inner lining of the heart.
