WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
electricalAsystoleA-AcorrectAanswersactivationA
excitationA
depolarization
electricalAdiastoleA-AcorrectAanswersrecoveryA
repolarization
mechanicalAsystoleA-AcorrectAanswersshorteningA
contractionA
emptying
mechanicalAdiastoleA-AcorrectAanswerslengtheningA
relaxationA
filling
automaticityA-AcorrectAanswersabilityAtoAinitiateAandAmaintainAelectricalArhythm
excitabilityA-AcorrectAanswersabilityAtoArespondAtoAelectricalAstimulus
conductivityA-
AcorrectAanswersabilityAtoAtransferAthatAelectricalAstimulusAtoAtheAneighboringAcell
contractilityA-
AcorrectAanswerstheAabilityAofAmyocardialAcellsAtoAshortenAandAcontractAinAresponseAtoAanAelec
tricalAstimulus
forceAgeneratedAbyAtheAcontractingAmyocardiumAunderAanyAgivenAcondition
cardiacAoutputA-AcorrectAanswersstrokeAvolumeAXAheartArateA
amountAofAbloodApumpedAbyAeachAventricleAinAlitersAperAminute
strokeAvolumeA-AcorrectAanswerstheAamountAofAbloodAejectedAwithAeachAheartAbeatA
affectsAbyApreload,Aafterload,AandAcontractility
preloadA-AcorrectAanswersvolumeAofAbloodAinAventriclesAatAtheAendAofAdiastoleA
(ventricularAfilling)
, afterloadA-
AcorrectAanswerstheAamountAofAresistanceAtheAventricleAmustAovercomeAtoAejectAtheAbloodAou
tAofAtheAheart
SAAnodeA-AcorrectAanswersprimaryApacemakerAofAtheAheartA
initiatesAelectricalAimpulsesAatArateAofA60-100Abpm
AVAnodeA-AcorrectAanswerssynchronizesAatrialAandAventricularAactivityA
picksAupAslackAofASAAnodeAatArateAofA40-60Abpm
bundleAofAHISA-AcorrectAanswerslocatedAbetweenAatriaAandAventricles
shouldAbeAtheAonlyApathwayA(ifAnot,AindicatesAconductionAissues)
nextAstopAisARAandALABundleABranches
PurkinjeAfiberA-AcorrectAanswersventriclesAareAfinallyAstimulatedAtoAcontractA
inherentArateAofA30-40AbpmA(ifASAAandAAVAnodeAfail)
depolarizationA-AcorrectAanswersstimulationA
cardiacAcellAisAnormallyAnegativelyAchargedA
cellsAreceiveAanAelectricalAstimulusA
channelsAopenAforANa+AandACa+AtoAenterAcellA
K+AleavesAcell,AbutAcellAisApositivelyAchargedA
cardiacAcontraction
repolarizationA-AcorrectAanswersrelaxation
K+AcontinuesAtoAleaveAcellAandANa+AflowsAintoAcellA
however,ACl-AnowAentersAcellA
restorationAofAnegativeAcharge
arrhythmiasA-AcorrectAanswers"dysrhythmias"A
disordersAofAtheAelectricalAimpulseAwithinAtheAheartAthatAcausesAdisturbancesA
namedAaccordingAtoAsiteAofAoriginAofAimpulseAandAmechanismAofAconduction
12-leadAEKGA-AcorrectAanswersusesA10AelectrodesA(oneAofAeachAlimb,A6AonAchest)
producesA12AdifferenceAwaveformsA
givesAusAfullApictureAofAwhatAisAgoingAonAinAheart
continuousAtelemetryAmonitoingA-AcorrectAanswersusesA5AleadsA