RCS CCI PT1 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
What terms refers to the thin central portion of the interatrial septum in an adult patient?
ANSW✅✅fossa ovalis
The parasternal long axis view demonstrates the anteroseptal and ___________ walls of the LV.
ANSW✅✅inferolateral / posterior wall
__________ small fibrous nodular areas that are normally identified on the central part of the aortic
cusps. ANSW✅✅Nodules of Arantius are
What is being measured by the cursors ANSW✅✅
Which valve is normally positioned most anterior within the heart/chest? ANSW✅✅pulmonary
valve
Systole is defined as ANSW✅✅from the MV closure to AV closure
As the patient ages, the delay between electrical stimulus and mechanical systole will __________.
ANSW✅✅will increase significantly
Where is the oblique sinus? ANSW✅✅Posterior to the left atrium; Anterior to esophagus
Which coronary artery supplies the posteromedial papillary muscle? ANSW✅✅right coronary
artery
What demonstrates the RV? ANSW✅✅3 papillary muscles and some chordae will connect directly
to the ventricular wall
Which of the AoV leaflets is closest to the interatrial septum? ANSW✅✅non coronary cusp
, Which of the following is not a normal change in the left ventricular inflow seen in patient over 60yrs
of age?
A) E/A ratio over 2.0
B) prolongation in the rate of early-diastolic deceleration
C) there is a gradual reduction in E velocity
D) increase in the A velocity ANSW✅✅A
All of the following features can be used to differentiate the RV from the LV, except:
A) septal chordae attachments in the RV only
B) presence of the moderator band
C) rounded apex
D) presence of 3 papillary ANSW✅✅C
The _____________ represents atrial systole on the Doppler tracing of the pulmonary vein
ANSW✅✅A wave
The normal R-R interval is ANSW✅✅0.6-1.0 sec = 60 to 100 bpm
What is the normal average normal aortic valve area? ANSW✅✅3-4cm^2
Which of the following statements best describes how starling's law applies to the heart?
A) an increase in heart rate or stroke volume will cause an increase in cardiac output
B) blood flow moves in layers with the highest velocity layer in the center of the vessel
C) as venous return increases, stroke volume will increase
D) small changes in vessel radius will cause significant changes in the resistance to flow
ANSW✅✅C
The Isovolumic Contraction Period: ANSW✅✅occurs after the R wave on the EKG
An optical LVOT tracing will demonstrate ANSW✅✅a clear spectral window and the closing click
of the aortic valve
CORRECT ANSWERS
What terms refers to the thin central portion of the interatrial septum in an adult patient?
ANSW✅✅fossa ovalis
The parasternal long axis view demonstrates the anteroseptal and ___________ walls of the LV.
ANSW✅✅inferolateral / posterior wall
__________ small fibrous nodular areas that are normally identified on the central part of the aortic
cusps. ANSW✅✅Nodules of Arantius are
What is being measured by the cursors ANSW✅✅
Which valve is normally positioned most anterior within the heart/chest? ANSW✅✅pulmonary
valve
Systole is defined as ANSW✅✅from the MV closure to AV closure
As the patient ages, the delay between electrical stimulus and mechanical systole will __________.
ANSW✅✅will increase significantly
Where is the oblique sinus? ANSW✅✅Posterior to the left atrium; Anterior to esophagus
Which coronary artery supplies the posteromedial papillary muscle? ANSW✅✅right coronary
artery
What demonstrates the RV? ANSW✅✅3 papillary muscles and some chordae will connect directly
to the ventricular wall
Which of the AoV leaflets is closest to the interatrial septum? ANSW✅✅non coronary cusp
, Which of the following is not a normal change in the left ventricular inflow seen in patient over 60yrs
of age?
A) E/A ratio over 2.0
B) prolongation in the rate of early-diastolic deceleration
C) there is a gradual reduction in E velocity
D) increase in the A velocity ANSW✅✅A
All of the following features can be used to differentiate the RV from the LV, except:
A) septal chordae attachments in the RV only
B) presence of the moderator band
C) rounded apex
D) presence of 3 papillary ANSW✅✅C
The _____________ represents atrial systole on the Doppler tracing of the pulmonary vein
ANSW✅✅A wave
The normal R-R interval is ANSW✅✅0.6-1.0 sec = 60 to 100 bpm
What is the normal average normal aortic valve area? ANSW✅✅3-4cm^2
Which of the following statements best describes how starling's law applies to the heart?
A) an increase in heart rate or stroke volume will cause an increase in cardiac output
B) blood flow moves in layers with the highest velocity layer in the center of the vessel
C) as venous return increases, stroke volume will increase
D) small changes in vessel radius will cause significant changes in the resistance to flow
ANSW✅✅C
The Isovolumic Contraction Period: ANSW✅✅occurs after the R wave on the EKG
An optical LVOT tracing will demonstrate ANSW✅✅a clear spectral window and the closing click
of the aortic valve
