TEST BANK For ECGs Made Easy, 7th Edition by Barbara J Aehlert, All Chapters 1 - 10, Complete Newest Version updated 2025

Test bank for ECGs Made Easy
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7th Edition by Barbara J Aehlert
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Chapters 1 - 10
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,ECGs Made Easy 7th Edition by Barbara Aehlert Test Bank
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Anatomy & Physiology
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Chapter 2. Basic Electrophysiology
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Chapter 3. Sinus Mechanisms
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Chapter 4. Atrial Rhythms
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Chapter 5. Junctional Rhythms
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Chapter 6. Ventricular Rhythms
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Chapter 7. Atrioventricular Blocks
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Chapter 8. Pacemaker Rhythms
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Chapter 9. Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG
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Chapter 10. Post-Test
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,Chapter 01: Anatomy and
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Physiology Aehlert: ECGs Made
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Easy, 7th Edition
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1. The vcapex vcof vcthe vcheart vcis vcformed vcby vcthe .
a. tip vcof vcthe vcleft vcventricle
b. tip vcof vcthe vcright vcatrium
c. right vcatrium vcand vcright vcventricle
d. left vcatrium vcand vcleft vcventricle
ANSWER: v c A
The vcheart’s vcapex, vcor vclower vcportion, vcis vcformed vcby vcthe vctip vcof vcthe vcleft vcventricle. vcThe
vcapex vclies vcjustv
cabove vcthe vcdiaphragm, vcbetween vcthe vcfifth vcand vcsixth vcribs, vcin vcthe

vcmidclavicular vcline.




OBJ: v c Identify vcthe vcsurfaces vcof vcthe vcheart.

2. The vcleft vcatrium vcreceives vcblood vcfrom vcthe .
a. pulmonary vcveins
b. aorta
c. pulmonary vcarteries
d. inferior vcvena vccava
ANSWER: v c A
The vcleft vcatrium vcreceives vcfreshly vcoxygenated vcblood vcfrom vcthe vclungs vcvia vcthe vcright
vcand vcleftv
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OBJ: v c Identify vcand vcdescribe vcthe vcchambers vcof vcthe vcheart vcand vcthe vcvessels vcthat vcenter vcor vcleave vceach.

3. The vcanterior vcsurface vcof vcthe vcheart vcconsists vcprimarily vcof vcthe .
a. left vcatrium
b. right vcatrium
c. left vcventricle
d. right vcventricle
ANSWER: v c D
The vcfront vc(anterior) vcsurface vcof vcthe vcheart vclies vcbehind vcthe vcsternum vcand vccostal vccartilages.
vc It vcis vcformed vcby vcportions vcof vcthe vcright vcatrium vcand vcthe vcleft vcand vcright vcventricles.

vcHowever, vcbecause vcthe vcheart vcis vctilted vcslightly vctoward vcthe vcleft vcin vcthe vcchest, vcthe vcright

vcventricle vcis vcthe vcarea vcof vcthe vcheart vcthatvclies vcmost vcdirectly vcbehind vcthe vcsternum.




OBJ: v c Identify vcthe vcsurfaces vcof vcthe vcheart.

4. Blood vcpressure vcis vcdetermined vcby multiplied vcby .
a. stroke vcvolume; vcheart vcrate
b. heart vcrate; vccardiac vcoutput
c. cardiac vcoutput; vcperipheral vcvascular vcresistance
d. stroke vcvolume; vcperipheral vcvascular vcresistance
ANSWER: v c C
Blood vcpressure vcis vcequal vcto vccardiac vcoutput vcmultiplied vcby vcperipheral vcvascular vcresistance.

, OBJ: v c Identify vcand vcexplain vcthe vccomponents vcof vcblood vcpressure vcand vccardiac vcoutput.

5. The vcright vcatrium vcreceives vcvenous vcblood vcfrom vcthe vchead, vcneck, vcand vcthorax vcvia vcthe ,
fromvcthe vcremainder vcof vcthe vcbody vcvia vcthe
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heart vcvia vcthe
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a. coronary vcsinus; vcsuperior vcvena vccava; vcinferior vcvena vccava
b. superior vcvena vccava; vccoronary vcsinus; vcinferior vcvena vccava
c. inferior vcvena vccava; vcsuperior vcvena vccava; vccoronary vcsinus
d. superior vcvena vccava; vcinferior vcvena vccava; vccoronary vcsinus
ANSWER: v c D
The vcright vcatrium vcreceives vcblood vclow vcin vcoxygen vcfrom vcthe vcsuperior vcvena vccava, vcwhich
vccarries vcblood vcfrom vcthe vchead vcand vcupper vcextremities; vcthe vcinferior vcvena vccava, vcwhich

vccarries vcblood vcfromv cthe vclower vcbody; vcand vcthe vccoronary vcsinus, vcwhich vcis vcthe vclargest vcvein

vcthat vcdrains vcthe vcheart.




OBJ: v c Identify vcand vcdescribe vcthe vcchambers vcof vcthe vcheart vcand vcthe vcvessels vcthat vcenter vcor vcleave
vceach.




6. The vcheart vcis vcdivided vcinto chambers vcbut vcfunctions vcas vca -sided vcpump.
a. two; vcfour
b. three; vctwo
c. four; vctwo
d. four; vcthree
ANSWER: v c C
The vcheart vchas vcfour vcchambers: vctwo vcatria vcand vctwo vcventricles. vcThe vcright vcand vcleft vcsides vcof
vcthe vcheartv
care vcseparated vcby vcan vcinternal vcwall vcof vcconnective vctissue vccalled vca vcseptum. vcThe

vcinteratrial vcseptum vcseparates vcthe vcright vcand vcleft vcatria. vcThe vcinterventricular vcseptum

vcseparates vcthe vcright vcand vcleft vcventricles. vcThe vcsepta vcseparate vcthe vcheart vcinto vctwo

vcfunctional vcpumps. vcThe vcright vcatrium vcand vcright vcventricle vcmake vcup vcone vcpump. vcThe vcleft

vcatrium vcand vcleft vcventricle vcmake vcup vcthe vcother.




OBJ: v c Identify vcand vcdescribe vcthe vcchambers vcof vcthe vcheart vcand vcthe vcvessels vcthat vcenter vcor vcleave vceach.

7. Stimulation vcof vcalpha1 vcreceptors vcresults vcin .
a. increased vcheart vcrate
b. peripheral vcvasoconstriction
c. constriction vcof vcbronchial vcsmooth vcmuscle
d. increased vcforce vcof vcmyocardial vccontraction
ANSWER: v c B
Alpha1 vcreceptors vcare vcfound vcin vcthe vceyes, vcblood vcvessels, vcbladder, vcand vcmale vcreproductive
vcorgans.v
cStimulation vcof vcalpha1 vcreceptor vcsites vcresults vcin vcconstriction.




OBJ: vc Compare vcand vccontrast vcthe vceffects vcof vcsympathetic vcand vcparasympathetic vcstimulation vcof vcthe
vcheart.




8. Which vcside vcof vcthe vcheart vcis vca vclow-pressure vcsystem vcthat vcpumps vcvenous vcblood vcto vcthe
vc lungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANSWER: v c B
The vcjob vcof vcthe vcright vcside vcof vcthe vcheart vcis vcto vcpump vcunoxygenated vcblood vcto vcand vcthrough