CVS Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers

CVS Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions
and CORRECT Answers
T/F: Arteries always carry blood away from the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - false


T/F: Systemic circulation includes blood flow to all parts of the body except the lungs -
CORRECT ANSWER - true



T/F: The pulmonary artery carries oxygenated blood - CORRECT ANSWER - false



T/F: The visceral pericardium adheres to the surface of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER -
true


T/F: Anteriorly the heart sits between the points of attachment of the 7th-9th ribs - CORRECT
ANSWER - false



T/F: An MI is a heart attack - CORRECT ANSWER - false



T/F: The tunica media is the innermost layer of a vessel wall - CORRECT ANSWER -
false


T/F: The base of the heart is superior to the apex of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - true


T/F: The mitral valve has fewer falls then than the right AV valve - CORRECT
ANSWER - true


T/F: the Purkinje fibers are the part of the heart conduction system that directly stimulates the
muscle of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - true

, T/F: The term atria and auricle mean the same thing - CORRECT ANSWER - false


T/F: Blood passing though a semilunar valve will enter a heart chamber - CORRECT
ANSWER - false


T/F: Another name for the atrioventricular bundle is the Bundle of His - CORRECT
ANSWER - ture



T/F: Veins get smaller as they get closer to the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - false


T/F: When you are taking blood pressure inflate the cuff to approximately 100-120mmHg -
CORRECT ANSWER - false


T/F: Diastolic pressure is the force of blood pushing against artery walls when the ventricles are
contracting - CORRECT ANSWER - false


T/F: Tachycardia refers to a heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute - CORRECT
ANSWER - true


T/F: The popliteal pulse point is found on the anterior surface of the elbow - CORRECT
ANSWER - false



T/F: Exercise has little effect on cardiac output - CORRECT ANSWER - false



T/F: The U wave appears prior to the T wave on an ECG - CORRECT ANSWER - false


T/F: Bleeding that occurs at a relatively slow steady rate would indicate that the damaged blood
vessel is most likely a vein - CORRECT ANSWER - true