UTMB Health Assessment Exam 3
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Angina Pectoris - CORRECT ANSWER - Acute chest pain that occurs when myocardial
demand exceeds oxygen demand
Aortic Regurgitation - CORRECT ANSWER - (Aortic insufficiency) incompetent aortic
valve that allows backward flow of blood into the left ventricle during diastole
Aortic Stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Calcification of aortic valve cusps that restricts
forward flow of blood during systole
Aortic valve - CORRECT ANSWER - The left semilunar valve separating the left
ventricle from the aorta
Apex of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - Tip of the heart pointing downward toward the
5th intercostal space
Apical impulse - CORRECT ANSWER - Point of maximum impulse (PMI); pulsation
created as the left ventricle rotates against the chest wall during systole, normally at the 5th left
intercostal space in the midclavicular line
Base of heart - CORRECT ANSWER - Broader area of hearts outline located at the 3rd
right and left intercostal space
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER - Slow heart rate, less than 50 bpm in the adult
Clubbing - CORRECT ANSWER - Bulbous enlargement of distal phalanges of fingers and
toes that occurs with chronic cyanotic heart and lung conditions
, Coarctation of Heart - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe narrowing of the descending aorta, a
congenital heart defect
Cor Pulmonae - CORRECT ANSWER - Right ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure
due to pulmonary hypertension
Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Dusky blue mottling of the skin and mucous
membranes due to excessive amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood
Diastole - CORRECT ANSWER - The hearts filling phase
Dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER - Difficult, labored breathing
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER - Swelling of legs or dependent body part due to increased
interstitial fluid
Erbs point - CORRECT ANSWER - Traditional auscultating area in the 3rd intercostal
space
S1 (First heart sound) - CORRECT ANSWER - Occurs with closure of the atrioventricular
valves signaling the beginning of systole
S4 (Fourth heart sound) - CORRECT ANSWER - S4 gallop, atrial gallop; very soft low
pitched, ventricular filling sound that occurs in late diastole
Gallop Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWER - The addition of a 3rd or 4th heart sound; makes
the rhythm sound like the canter of a galloping horse
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Angina Pectoris - CORRECT ANSWER - Acute chest pain that occurs when myocardial
demand exceeds oxygen demand
Aortic Regurgitation - CORRECT ANSWER - (Aortic insufficiency) incompetent aortic
valve that allows backward flow of blood into the left ventricle during diastole
Aortic Stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Calcification of aortic valve cusps that restricts
forward flow of blood during systole
Aortic valve - CORRECT ANSWER - The left semilunar valve separating the left
ventricle from the aorta
Apex of the heart - CORRECT ANSWER - Tip of the heart pointing downward toward the
5th intercostal space
Apical impulse - CORRECT ANSWER - Point of maximum impulse (PMI); pulsation
created as the left ventricle rotates against the chest wall during systole, normally at the 5th left
intercostal space in the midclavicular line
Base of heart - CORRECT ANSWER - Broader area of hearts outline located at the 3rd
right and left intercostal space
Bradycardia - CORRECT ANSWER - Slow heart rate, less than 50 bpm in the adult
Clubbing - CORRECT ANSWER - Bulbous enlargement of distal phalanges of fingers and
toes that occurs with chronic cyanotic heart and lung conditions
, Coarctation of Heart - CORRECT ANSWER - Severe narrowing of the descending aorta, a
congenital heart defect
Cor Pulmonae - CORRECT ANSWER - Right ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure
due to pulmonary hypertension
Cyanosis - CORRECT ANSWER - Dusky blue mottling of the skin and mucous
membranes due to excessive amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood
Diastole - CORRECT ANSWER - The hearts filling phase
Dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWER - Difficult, labored breathing
Edema - CORRECT ANSWER - Swelling of legs or dependent body part due to increased
interstitial fluid
Erbs point - CORRECT ANSWER - Traditional auscultating area in the 3rd intercostal
space
S1 (First heart sound) - CORRECT ANSWER - Occurs with closure of the atrioventricular
valves signaling the beginning of systole
S4 (Fourth heart sound) - CORRECT ANSWER - S4 gallop, atrial gallop; very soft low
pitched, ventricular filling sound that occurs in late diastole
Gallop Rhythm - CORRECT ANSWER - The addition of a 3rd or 4th heart sound; makes
the rhythm sound like the canter of a galloping horse
