OMSA Study Guide 2024 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers)
OMSA Study Guide 2024 Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) Name the 4 valves in the heart ANS-Tricuspid valve Aortic Valve Mitral Valve pulmonic Valve Where is the Tricuspid valve located? ANS-Between the right atrium and right ventricle Where is the Mitral valve located? ANS-Between the left atrium and the left ventricle Where is the Aortic valve located? ANS-Between the aorta and the heart's left ventricle Where is the pulmonic valve located? ANS-Between the" right ventricle and the pulmonary artery What is the function of valves in the heart? ANS-To prevent the backflow of blood When you listen to a normal heart beat through a stethoscope what sound does it make, and what causes this sound? ANS-Lub-dub; caused by the aortic and pulmonic valves closing What is angina pectoris? ANS-Another name for chest pain of cardiac origin What is angina pectoris caused by? ANS-Ischemia or lack of oxygen to the heart muscle How does nitroglycerin affect the body? ANS-It dilates the coronary arteries and increases the blood flow to the heart When does angina pectoris turn into a myocardial infarction? ANS-When the heart is deprived of oxygen too long and a portion of the heart dies
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