FISDAP EMT CARDIOLOGY EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+

FISDAP EMT CARDIOLOGY EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+

⩥ Two Atrioventricular valves. Answer: tricuspid and mitral


⩥ What does the aorta do?. Answer: receives blood from left ventricle
and transports it around body


⩥ What are coronary arteries?. Answer: blood vessels that branch from
aorta and carry oxygen-rich blood to heart muscle


⩥ What is blood pressure?. Answer: the force of circulating blood
against artery walls


⩥ What is systolic blood pressure. Answer: the max pressure generated
by left ventricle


⩥ What is diastolic blood pressure. Answer: the pressure against artery
walls while the left ventricle is at rest


⩥ Peripheral pulses. Answer: felt in the lower extremities

, ⩥ Central pulses. Answer: felt near the body's trunk


⩥ Perfusion. Answer: the constant flow of oxygenated blood to tissues


⩥ Cardiac output. Answer: the volume of blood that passes through the
heart in 1 min


⩥ Ischemia. Answer: decreased blood flow


⩥ Atherosclerosis. Answer: the buildup of calcium and cholesterol in the
arteries


⩥ Thromboembolism. Answer: a blood clot floating through blood
vessels


⩥ Acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Answer: insufficient blood supply
to the heart indicating unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction


⩥ Angina Pectoris. Answer: chest pain caused by temporary lack of
oxygen to the heart


⩥ Unstable angina. Answer: sudden chest pain due to reduced blood
flow to heart