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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 Physiology A
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ehlert: ECGs Made Easy, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLEnCHOICE
1. Thenapexnofnthenheartnisnformednbynthe .
a. tipnofnthenleftnventricle
b. tipnofnthenrightnatrium
c. rightnatriumnandnrightnventricle
d. leftnatriumnandnleftnventricle
ANSWER:n A
Thenheart’snapex,nornlowernportion,nisnformednbynthentipnofnthenleftnventricle.nThenapexnliesnjus
tnaboventhendiaphragm,nbetweennthenfifthnandnsixthnribs,ninnthenmidclavicularnline.
OBJ:n Identifynthensurfacesnofnthenheart.
2. Thenleftnatriumnreceivesnbloodnfromnthe .
a. pulmonarynveins
b. aorta
c. pulmonarynarteries
d. inferiornvenancava
ANSWER:n A
Thenleftnatriumnreceivesnfreshlynoxygenatednbloodnfromnthenlungsnvianthenrightnandnlef
tnpulmonarynveins.
OBJ:n Identifynandndescribenthenchambersnofnthenheartnandnthenvesselsnthatnenternornleaveneach.
3. Thenanteriornsurfacenofnthenheartnconsistsnprimarilynofnthe .
a. leftnatrium
b. rightnatrium
c. leftnventricle
d. rightnventricle
ANSWER:n D
Thenfrontn(anterior)nsurfacenofnthenheartnliesnbehindnthensternumnandncostalncartilages.nItnisnfor
mednbynportionsnofnthenrightnatriumnandnthenleftnandnrightnventricles.nHowever,nbecausenthenh
eartnisntiltednslightlyntowardnthenleftninnthenchest,nthenrightnventriclenisnthenareanofnthenheartnth
atnliesnmostndirectlynbehindnthensternum.
OBJ:n Identifynthensurfacesnofnthenheart.
4. Bloodnpressurenisndeterminednby multipliednby .
a. strokenvolume;nheartnrate
b. heartnrate;ncardiacnoutput
c. cardiacnoutput;nperipheralnvascularnresistance
d. strokenvolume;nperipheralnvascularnresistance
ANSWER:n C
Bloodnpressurenisnequalntoncardiacnoutputnmultipliednbynperipheralnvascularnresistance.
, OBJ:n Identifynandnexplainnthencomponentsnofnbloodnpressurenandncardiacnoutput.
5. Thenrightnatriumnreceivesnvenousnbloodnfromnthenhead,nneck,nandnthoraxnvianthe
,nfromnthenremaindernofnthenbodynvianthe
,nandnfromnthenheartnvianthe .
a. coronarynsinus;nsuperiornvenancava;ninferiornvenancava
b. superiornvenancava;ncoronarynsinus;ninferiornvenancava
c. inferiornvenancava;nsuperiornvenancava;ncoronarynsinus
d. superiornvenancava;ninferiornvenancava;ncoronarynsinus
ANSWER:n D
Thenrightnatriumnreceivesnbloodnlowninnoxygennfromnthensuperiornvenancava,nwhichncarriesnb
loodnfromnthenheadnandnuppernextremities;ntheninferiornvenancava,nwhichncarriesnbloodnfro
mnthenlowernbody;nandnthencoronarynsinus,nwhichnisnthenlargestnveinnthatndrainsnthenheart.
OBJ:n Identifynandndescribenthenchambersnofnthenheartnandnthenvesselsnthatnenternornleaveneach.
6. Thenheartnisndividedninto chambersnbutnfunctionsnasna -sidednpump.
a. two;nfour
b. three;ntwo
c. four;ntwo
d. four;nthree
ANSWER:n C
Thenheartnhasnfournchambers:ntwonatrianandntwonventricles.nThenrightnandnleftnsidesnofnthenhea
rtnarenseparatednbynanninternalnwallnofnconnectiventissuencallednanseptum.nTheninteratrialnsept
umnseparatesnthenrightnandnleftnatria.nTheninterventricularnseptumnseparatesnthenrightnandnlef
tnventricles.nThenseptanseparatenthenheartnintontwonfunctionalnpumps.nThenrightnatriumnandnri
ghtnventriclenmakenupnonenpump.nThenleftnatriumnandnleftnventriclenmakenupnthenother.
OBJ:n Identifynandndescribenthenchambersnofnthenheartnandnthenvesselsnthatnenternornleaveneach.
7. Stimulationnofnalpha1nreceptorsnresultsnin .
a. increasednheartnrate
b. peripheralnvasoconstriction
c. constrictionnofnbronchialnsmoothnmuscle
d. increasednforcenofnmyocardialncontraction
ANSWER:n B
Alpha1nreceptorsnarenfoundninntheneyes,nbloodnvessels,nbladder,nandnmalenreproductivenorgan
s.nStimulationnofnalpha1nreceptornsitesnresultsninnconstriction.
OBJ:n Comparenandncontrastntheneffectsnofnsympatheticnandnparasympatheticnstimulationnofnthenheart.
8. Whichnsidenofnthenheartnisnanlow-pressurensystemnthatnpumpsnvenousnbloodntonthenlungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANSWER:n B
Thenjobnofnthenrightnsidenofnthenheartnisntonpumpnunoxygenatednbloodntonandnthroughnthenlung
sntonthenleftnsidenofnthenheart.nThisnisncallednthenpulmonaryncirculation.nThenrightnsidenofnthenhe
artnisnanlow-pressurensystem.