Unit 3 Med-Surg Cardiac Assessment Exam Questions With Correct Answers

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Unit 3 Med- // //




Surg /




Cardiac
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Assessment Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Three //layers //of //the //heart //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔*Endocardium*

*Myocardium*

*Epicardium*



The //normal //heart //weighs //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔10.6 //oz.



Thin //fibrous //sac //that //surrounds //the //heart //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔*Pericardium*



Pericardium /
/is /


/divided /


/into /


/two /


/layers /


/called //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔*Visceral /


/Pericardium*, //the //layer //closest //to //the //heart, //adhering //to //the //epicardium. //



*Parietal //Pericardium*, //the //outer //most //layer //of //fibrous //tissue //encasing //the //heart.



The /
/space /


/between /

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/the /
/visceral /


/and /


/parietal /


/pericardium /


/is /


/normally /


/occupied /


/by /


/about //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔20 /


/mL /


/of //fluid //which //lubricates //the //surface //of //the //heart //and //reduces //friction //during //systole.




Right /
/side /


/of /


/heart //is //part //of //the //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔pulmonic //circuit, //and //has //low //pressures




Left /
/side /


/of /


/the /


/heart //is //part //of //the //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔systemic //circuit, //and //has //high //pressures.




S1 //sound //is //produced //by //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔closure //of //AV //valves.



S2 /
/sound /


/is /


/produced /


/by //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔closure //of //the //Aortic //and //Pulmonic //semilunar //valves

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Diastole /
/refers /


/to //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //relaxation //phase //of //the //cardiac //cycle, //where //all //for //chambers //relax.




Systole /
/refers /


/to //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔the /


/sequence /


/of /


/*atrial /


/contraction* /


/followed //by //*ventricular //contraction* //that //moves //blood //through //and //out //of //the //heart.




Normal //Resting //heart //rate //is //approximately //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔60-
80 //beats //per //minute.



Four //chamber //of //the //heart //include //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Right //Atrium.

Right //Ventricle.

Left //Atrium.

Left //Ventricle.



Atrio-ventricular //valves //include //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Tricuspid.

Bicuspid.



Tricuspid /
/Valve //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔separates //the //Right //Atrium //from //the //Right //Ventricle.

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Bicuspid /
/Valve //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔separates //the //Left //Atrium //from //the //left //Ventricle.




Semilunar //valves //include //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Pulmonic //valve.

Aortic //valve.



Pulmonic /
/Valve //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔separates //Right //Ventricle //from //Pulmonary //Artery.




Aortic //Valve //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔separates //the //Left //Ventricle //from //the //Aorta.



Coronary /
/Arteries /


/arise //from //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Aorta //near //the //origin //of //the //Left //Ventricle.




*Left /
/Coronary /


/Artery* /


/and //its //branches //supply. //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //*Anterior* //and //*Lateral* //wall.




The //Left //Coronary //Artery //is //divided //into //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔*Left //Main* //aka //the
//widowmaker //(LM).



*Left //Anterior //Descending* //(LAD).

*Circumflex* //(Circ.)



The //*Right //Coronary //Artery* //supplies //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //*Inferior //Wall*.



The /
/Right /