OMM EXAM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. bell, diaphragm
Answer:
on a stethoscope, the ________ is used for low frequency sounds and the ________ is used for high
frequency sounds
Question:
2. mitral, tricuspid
Answer:
The first heart sound (S1) involves the closure of what two valves?
Question:
3. aortic, pulmonic
Answer:
The second heart sound (S2) involves the closure of what two valves?
Question:
4. systole
Answer:
The first heart sound (S1) occurs during systole or diastole?
Question:
5. diastole
Answer:
The second heart sound (S2) occurs during systole or diastole?
,Question:
6. A
Answer:
When can the pulse be palpated?
a) during systole between S1 and S2
b) during diastole between S1 and S2
c) during S1
d) during S2
Question:
7. aortic (red)
Answer:
2nd right intercostal space, right sternal border
Question:
8. pulmonic (blue)
Answer:
2nd left intercostal space, left sternal border
Question:
9. tricuspid (green)
,Answer:
4th left intercostal space, left lower sternal border
Question:
10. mitral (purple)
Answer:
5th left intercostal space, midclavicular line
Question:
11. tricuspid (green), mitral (purple)
Answer:
At what auscultatory areas is S1 the loudest?
Question:
12. aortic (red), pulmonary (blue)
Answer:
At what auscultatory areas is S2 the loudest?
, Question:
13. erb's point
Answer:
-3rd intercostal space, left sternal border
-both S1 and S2 can be heard
Question:
14. aortic, pulmonic, erb's point, tricuspid, mitral
Answer:
When auscultating the heart, in what order should you listen to the areas?
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. bell, diaphragm
Answer:
on a stethoscope, the ________ is used for low frequency sounds and the ________ is used for high
frequency sounds
Question:
2. mitral, tricuspid
Answer:
The first heart sound (S1) involves the closure of what two valves?
Question:
3. aortic, pulmonic
Answer:
The second heart sound (S2) involves the closure of what two valves?
Question:
4. systole
Answer:
The first heart sound (S1) occurs during systole or diastole?
Question:
5. diastole
Answer:
The second heart sound (S2) occurs during systole or diastole?
,Question:
6. A
Answer:
When can the pulse be palpated?
a) during systole between S1 and S2
b) during diastole between S1 and S2
c) during S1
d) during S2
Question:
7. aortic (red)
Answer:
2nd right intercostal space, right sternal border
Question:
8. pulmonic (blue)
Answer:
2nd left intercostal space, left sternal border
Question:
9. tricuspid (green)
,Answer:
4th left intercostal space, left lower sternal border
Question:
10. mitral (purple)
Answer:
5th left intercostal space, midclavicular line
Question:
11. tricuspid (green), mitral (purple)
Answer:
At what auscultatory areas is S1 the loudest?
Question:
12. aortic (red), pulmonary (blue)
Answer:
At what auscultatory areas is S2 the loudest?
, Question:
13. erb's point
Answer:
-3rd intercostal space, left sternal border
-both S1 and S2 can be heard
Question:
14. aortic, pulmonic, erb's point, tricuspid, mitral
Answer:
When auscultating the heart, in what order should you listen to the areas?