ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY 101 NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.DOCX/
VERIFIED/GRADED A+/
The atriums are the _______ chambers
the ventricles are the __________ chambers
Filling
Pumping
Tricuspid Valve
Largest cardiac valve
3 leaflets: ATVL, PTVL, STVL
What are the atrioventricular valves?
tricuspid and mitral
T or F: The main pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood
from the RV to the lungs
True
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,Hairlike projections found on the aortic cusps. (They serve no
purpose)
Lambl's Excrescences
The RVOT has has what other two names?
infundibulum & conus arteriosus
What is the maximum distance between the aortic cusps
during early systole, while the AOV is open?
Aortic cusp separation
thebesian veins
returns blood from the myocardium directly into the cardiac
chambers without entering the cardiac venous system
Annulus Fibrosus
tough, fibrous ring that surrounds the superior edge of the
valvular leaflets and anchors them between the atria and the
ventricle (atrioventricular valves
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,The LV has what 2 things?
LVOT & LVIT
What is the area between the left subclavian artery and the
ligamentum arteriosum?
AO Isthmus
Pocket like structure within the aortic root
Sinus of Valsalva
The Chiari network can be found where?
Only in the RA
The coronary sinus is positioned behind what?
LA
In the center of the free edge of each cusp of the AOV is a
small nodule that helps make sure a valve is closed
Nodule of Arantius
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, What percentage of the population has a right dominant
coronary artery system?
~ 85%
What is the super highway of the systemic circulatory system?
It brings blood to the body.
The aorta
What are the names of the 4 pulmonary veins?
Right and left upper and lower
What is high pressure in the pulmonary atery?
Pulmonary hypertension
The Pulmonic Capillary Wedge Pressure is an indirect
measurement of what?
left atrial pressure
Both = 10 mmHg
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COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.DOCX/
VERIFIED/GRADED A+/
The atriums are the _______ chambers
the ventricles are the __________ chambers
Filling
Pumping
Tricuspid Valve
Largest cardiac valve
3 leaflets: ATVL, PTVL, STVL
What are the atrioventricular valves?
tricuspid and mitral
T or F: The main pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood
from the RV to the lungs
True
Page 1 of 199
,Hairlike projections found on the aortic cusps. (They serve no
purpose)
Lambl's Excrescences
The RVOT has has what other two names?
infundibulum & conus arteriosus
What is the maximum distance between the aortic cusps
during early systole, while the AOV is open?
Aortic cusp separation
thebesian veins
returns blood from the myocardium directly into the cardiac
chambers without entering the cardiac venous system
Annulus Fibrosus
tough, fibrous ring that surrounds the superior edge of the
valvular leaflets and anchors them between the atria and the
ventricle (atrioventricular valves
Page 2 of 199
,The LV has what 2 things?
LVOT & LVIT
What is the area between the left subclavian artery and the
ligamentum arteriosum?
AO Isthmus
Pocket like structure within the aortic root
Sinus of Valsalva
The Chiari network can be found where?
Only in the RA
The coronary sinus is positioned behind what?
LA
In the center of the free edge of each cusp of the AOV is a
small nodule that helps make sure a valve is closed
Nodule of Arantius
Page 3 of 199
, What percentage of the population has a right dominant
coronary artery system?
~ 85%
What is the super highway of the systemic circulatory system?
It brings blood to the body.
The aorta
What are the names of the 4 pulmonary veins?
Right and left upper and lower
What is high pressure in the pulmonary atery?
Pulmonary hypertension
The Pulmonic Capillary Wedge Pressure is an indirect
measurement of what?
left atrial pressure
Both = 10 mmHg
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