Cardio Exam Study Guide Questions with Complete Solutions

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Heart position variance - ANSWERS-body build

-chest configuration

-diaphragm level

-dextrocardia



Dextrocardia situs inversus - ANSWERS-heart and abdominal viscera mirror imaged to opposite
side of body (they are on the opposite side of the body)



Chambers of the heart - ANSWERSR atrium, R ventricle, L atrium, L ventricle



Blood flow through the heart - ANSWERS1-Superior & Inferior Vena Cava

2-Rt Atrium

3-Tricuspid Valve

4- Rt Ventricle

5-Pulmonary Valve

6-Pulmonary Artery

7- Lungs-pick up oxygen

8-Pulmonary Veins 9- Lt Atrium

10- Mitral Valve (Bicuspid)

11-Lt Ventricle

12- Aortic Valve

13-Aorta

14- Body

, AV Valves - ANSWERStricuspid and mitral



semilunar valves - ANSWERSpulmonary valve and aortic valve



Preload - ANSWERS-The precontraction pressure in the heart as the volume of blood builds up.



Afterload - ANSWERS-The force or resistance against which the heart pumps.



End systolic volume - ANSWERSvolume of blood remaining in each ventricle after systole



end diastolic volume - ANSWERSvolume of blood in each ventricle at end of ventricular diastole



Systole - ANSWERScontraction phase of the heartbeat



Diastole - ANSWERSRelaxation of the heart



Cardiac output - ANSWERS-The amount of blood the heart pumps in a minute.

=HR x SV

-Normal is 4-8 L/min



Stroke Volume - ANSWERS-The difference in the volume of blood in the ventricle at the end of
diastole (EDV) and at the end of systole (ESV)

-The amount of blood ejected with each ventricular contraction.



Factors that affect Stroke Volume - ANSWERS1. Preload