Test Bank — Basic Arrhythmias: With 12‑Lead EKGs, 9th Edition — Gail Walraven — ISBN 9780138164959

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Basic Arrhythmias with 12-Lead EKGs – 9th Edition
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1. Electrophysiology
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2. Waves and Measurements
3. Analyzing EKG Rhythm Strips
4. Sinus Rhythms PR
5. Atrial Rhythms
6. Junctional Rhythms
7. Heart Blocks
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TEST BANK FOR Basic Arrhythmias, 9th Edition by
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Chapter 1 Electrophysiology

1) The inherent rate of the SA node is bpm.
A) 30-60
B) 40-60
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C) 60-100
D) 100-120
Answer: C
Learning Obj.: 1.3
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2) The inherent rate of the AV junction is bpm.
A) 20-40
B) 40-60
C) 60-100
D) 100-120
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Answer: B
Learning Obj.: 1.3

3) The inherent rate of the ventricle is bpm.
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A) 20-40 ED
B) 40-60
C) 60-100
D) 100-120
Answer: A ?
Learning Obj.: 1.3

4) The built-in rate of each of the three major areas of the conduction system is referred to as the
rate.
A) fast
B) heart
C) escape
D) inherent
Answer: D
Learning Obj.: 1.3

5) What term is used to refer to the process of electrical discharge and the flow of electrical
activity?
A) Repolarization
B) Depolarization
C) Polarization
D) Polarized
Answer: B

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Learning Obj.: 1.2
6) If polarizing is considered the ready state, then
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A) discharge
B) polarization
C) repolarization
D) depolarization
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Answer: C
Learning Obj.: 1.2

7) After leaving the area of the AV node, impulses go through the to reach the right and
left bundle branches. AP
A) Purkinje fibers
B) Bundle of His
C) AV junction
D) SA node
Answer: B
Learning Obj.: 1.3
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8) Part of the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system is the nerve.
A) vagus
B) coronary
C) aortic
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D) pericardial
Answer: A
Learning Obj.: 1.4

9) When stimulated, the
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branch of the nervous system increases heart rate, AV
conduction, and irritability.
A) parasympathetic
B) sympathetic
C) pacemaker
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D) inherent
Answer: B
Learning Obj.: 1.4

10) Which cardiac cells are responsible for initiating and conducting pacemaker impulses?
A) Motor cells
B) Mechanical cells
C) Electrical cells
D) Atrioventricular cells
Answer: C
Learning Obj.: 1.1