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ECGs MADE EASY
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6TH EDITION | AEHLERT
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TEST BANK q
,ECGs Made Easy 6th 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 q01: qAnatomy qand qPhysiology
qAehlert: qECGs qMade qEasy, q6th
qEdition
MULTIPLE qCHOICE
1. The qapex qof qthe qheart qis qformed qby qthe .
a. tip qof qthe qleft qventricle
b. tip qof qthe qright qatrium
c. right qatrium qand qright qventricle
d. left qatrium qand qleft qventricle
ANS: q A
The qheart’s qapex, qor qlower qportion, qis qformed qby qthe qtip qof qthe qleft qventricle. qThe qapex qlies
qjust qabove qthe qdiaphragm, qbetween qthe qfifth qand qsixth qribs, qin qthe qmidclavicular qline.
OBJ: q Identify qthe qsurfaces qof qthe qheart.
2. The qleft qatrium qreceives qblood qfrom qthe .
a. pulmonary qveins
b. aorta
c. pulmonary qarteries
d. inferior qvena qcava
ANS: q A
The qleft qatrium qreceives qfreshly qoxygenated qblood qfrom qthe qlungs qvia qthe qright qand qleft
qpulmonary qveins.
OBJ: q Identify qand qdescribe qthe qchambers qof qthe qheart qand qthe qvessels qthat qenter qor qleave qeach.
3. The qanterior qsurface qof qthe qheart qconsists qprimarily qof qthe .
a. left qatrium
b. right qatrium
c. left qventricle
d. right qventricle
ANS: q D
The qfront q(anterior) qsurface qof qthe qheart qlies qbehind qthe qsternum qand qcostal qcartilages. qIt qis
qformed qby qportions qof qthe qright qatrium qand qthe qleft qand qright qventricles. qHowever, qbecause
qthe qheart qis qtilted qslightly qtoward qthe qleft qin qthe qchest, qthe qright qventricle qis qthe qarea qof qthe
qheart qthat qlies qmost qdirectly qbehind qthe qsternum.
OBJ: q Identify qthe qsurfaces qof qthe qheart.
4. Blood qpressure qis qdetermined qby multiplied qby .
a. stroke qvolume; qheart qrate
b. heart qrate; qcardiac qoutput
c. cardiac qoutput; qperipheral qvascular qresistance
d. stroke qvolume; qperipheral qvascular qresistance
ANS: q C
Blood qpressure qis qequal qto qcardiac qoutput qmultiplied qby qperipheral qvascular qresistance.
, OBJ: q Identify qand qexplain qthe qcomponents qof qblood qpressure qand qcardiac qoutput.
5. The qright qatrium qreceives qvenous qblood qfrom qthe qhead, qneck, qand qthorax qvia qthe , qfrom
qthe qremainder qof qthe qbody qvia qthe , qand qfrom qthe qheart qvia qthe .
a. coronary qsinus; qsuperior qvena qcava; qinferior qvena qcava
b. superior qvena qcava; qcoronary qsinus; qinferior qvena qcava
c. inferior qvena qcava; qsuperior qvena qcava; qcoronary qsinus
d. superior qvena qcava; qinferior qvena qcava; qcoronary qsinus
ANS: q D
The qright qatrium qreceives qblood qlow qin qoxygen qfrom qthe qsuperior qvena qcava, qwhich
qcarries qblood qfrom qthe qhead qand qupper qextremities; qthe qinferior qvena qcava, qwhich qcarries
qblood qfrom qthe qlower qbody; qand qthe qcoronary qsinus, qwhich qis qthe qlargest qvein qthat qdrains
qthe qheart.
OBJ: q Identify qand qdescribe qthe qchambers qof qthe qheart qand qthe qvessels qthat qenter qor qleave qeach.
6. The qheart qis qdivided qinto chambers qbut qfunctions qas qa -sided qpump.
a. two; qfour
b. three; qtwo
c. four; qtwo
d. four; qthree
ANS: q C
The qheart qhas qfour qchambers: qtwo qatria qand qtwo qventricles. qThe qright qand qleft qsides qof qthe
qheart qare qseparated qby qan qinternal qwall qof qconnective qtissue qcalled qa qseptum. qThe
qinteratrial qseptum qseparates qthe qright qand qleft qatria. qThe qinterventricular qseptum qseparates
qthe qright qand qleft qventricles. qThe qsepta qseparate qthe qheart qinto qtwo qfunctional qpumps. qThe
qright qatrium qand qright qventricle qmake qup qone qpump. qThe qleft qatrium qand qleft qventricle
qmake qup qthe qother.
OBJ: q Identify qand qdescribe qthe qchambers qof qthe qheart qand qthe qvessels qthat qenter qor qleave qeach.
7. Stimulation qof qalpha1 qreceptors qresults qin .
a. increased qheart qrate
b. peripheral qvasoconstriction
c. constriction qof qbronchial qsmooth qmuscle
d. increased qforce qof qmyocardial qcontraction
ANS: q B
Alpha1 qreceptors qare qfound qin qthe qeyes, qblood qvessels, qbladder, qand qmale qreproductive qorgans.
qStimulation qof qalpha1 qreceptor qsites qresults qin qconstriction.
OBJ: q Compare qand qcontrast qthe qeffects qof qsympathetic qand qparasympathetic qstimulation qof qthe qheart.
8. Which qside qof qthe qheart qis qa qlow-pressure qsystem qthat qpumps qvenous qblood qto qthe qlungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANS: q B
The qjob qof qthe qright qside qof qthe qheart qis qto qpump qunoxygenated qblood qto qand qthrough qthe
qlungs qto qthe qleft qside qof qthe qheart. qThis qis qcalled qthe qpulmonary qcirculation. qThe qright qside
qof qthe qheart qis qa qlow-pressure qsystem.
ECGs MADE EASY
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6TH EDITION | AEHLERT
q q q
TEST BANK q
,ECGs Made Easy 6th Edition by Barbara Aehlert Test Bank
q q q q q q q q q
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 q01: qAnatomy qand qPhysiology
qAehlert: qECGs qMade qEasy, q6th
qEdition
MULTIPLE qCHOICE
1. The qapex qof qthe qheart qis qformed qby qthe .
a. tip qof qthe qleft qventricle
b. tip qof qthe qright qatrium
c. right qatrium qand qright qventricle
d. left qatrium qand qleft qventricle
ANS: q A
The qheart’s qapex, qor qlower qportion, qis qformed qby qthe qtip qof qthe qleft qventricle. qThe qapex qlies
qjust qabove qthe qdiaphragm, qbetween qthe qfifth qand qsixth qribs, qin qthe qmidclavicular qline.
OBJ: q Identify qthe qsurfaces qof qthe qheart.
2. The qleft qatrium qreceives qblood qfrom qthe .
a. pulmonary qveins
b. aorta
c. pulmonary qarteries
d. inferior qvena qcava
ANS: q A
The qleft qatrium qreceives qfreshly qoxygenated qblood qfrom qthe qlungs qvia qthe qright qand qleft
qpulmonary qveins.
OBJ: q Identify qand qdescribe qthe qchambers qof qthe qheart qand qthe qvessels qthat qenter qor qleave qeach.
3. The qanterior qsurface qof qthe qheart qconsists qprimarily qof qthe .
a. left qatrium
b. right qatrium
c. left qventricle
d. right qventricle
ANS: q D
The qfront q(anterior) qsurface qof qthe qheart qlies qbehind qthe qsternum qand qcostal qcartilages. qIt qis
qformed qby qportions qof qthe qright qatrium qand qthe qleft qand qright qventricles. qHowever, qbecause
qthe qheart qis qtilted qslightly qtoward qthe qleft qin qthe qchest, qthe qright qventricle qis qthe qarea qof qthe
qheart qthat qlies qmost qdirectly qbehind qthe qsternum.
OBJ: q Identify qthe qsurfaces qof qthe qheart.
4. Blood qpressure qis qdetermined qby multiplied qby .
a. stroke qvolume; qheart qrate
b. heart qrate; qcardiac qoutput
c. cardiac qoutput; qperipheral qvascular qresistance
d. stroke qvolume; qperipheral qvascular qresistance
ANS: q C
Blood qpressure qis qequal qto qcardiac qoutput qmultiplied qby qperipheral qvascular qresistance.
, OBJ: q Identify qand qexplain qthe qcomponents qof qblood qpressure qand qcardiac qoutput.
5. The qright qatrium qreceives qvenous qblood qfrom qthe qhead, qneck, qand qthorax qvia qthe , qfrom
qthe qremainder qof qthe qbody qvia qthe , qand qfrom qthe qheart qvia qthe .
a. coronary qsinus; qsuperior qvena qcava; qinferior qvena qcava
b. superior qvena qcava; qcoronary qsinus; qinferior qvena qcava
c. inferior qvena qcava; qsuperior qvena qcava; qcoronary qsinus
d. superior qvena qcava; qinferior qvena qcava; qcoronary qsinus
ANS: q D
The qright qatrium qreceives qblood qlow qin qoxygen qfrom qthe qsuperior qvena qcava, qwhich
qcarries qblood qfrom qthe qhead qand qupper qextremities; qthe qinferior qvena qcava, qwhich qcarries
qblood qfrom qthe qlower qbody; qand qthe qcoronary qsinus, qwhich qis qthe qlargest qvein qthat qdrains
qthe qheart.
OBJ: q Identify qand qdescribe qthe qchambers qof qthe qheart qand qthe qvessels qthat qenter qor qleave qeach.
6. The qheart qis qdivided qinto chambers qbut qfunctions qas qa -sided qpump.
a. two; qfour
b. three; qtwo
c. four; qtwo
d. four; qthree
ANS: q C
The qheart qhas qfour qchambers: qtwo qatria qand qtwo qventricles. qThe qright qand qleft qsides qof qthe
qheart qare qseparated qby qan qinternal qwall qof qconnective qtissue qcalled qa qseptum. qThe
qinteratrial qseptum qseparates qthe qright qand qleft qatria. qThe qinterventricular qseptum qseparates
qthe qright qand qleft qventricles. qThe qsepta qseparate qthe qheart qinto qtwo qfunctional qpumps. qThe
qright qatrium qand qright qventricle qmake qup qone qpump. qThe qleft qatrium qand qleft qventricle
qmake qup qthe qother.
OBJ: q Identify qand qdescribe qthe qchambers qof qthe qheart qand qthe qvessels qthat qenter qor qleave qeach.
7. Stimulation qof qalpha1 qreceptors qresults qin .
a. increased qheart qrate
b. peripheral qvasoconstriction
c. constriction qof qbronchial qsmooth qmuscle
d. increased qforce qof qmyocardial qcontraction
ANS: q B
Alpha1 qreceptors qare qfound qin qthe qeyes, qblood qvessels, qbladder, qand qmale qreproductive qorgans.
qStimulation qof qalpha1 qreceptor qsites qresults qin qconstriction.
OBJ: q Compare qand qcontrast qthe qeffects qof qsympathetic qand qparasympathetic qstimulation qof qthe qheart.
8. Which qside qof qthe qheart qis qa qlow-pressure qsystem qthat qpumps qvenous qblood qto qthe qlungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANS: q B
The qjob qof qthe qright qside qof qthe qheart qis qto qpump qunoxygenated qblood qto qand qthrough qthe
qlungs qto qthe qleft qside qof qthe qheart. qThis qis qcalled qthe qpulmonary qcirculation. qThe qright qside
qof qthe qheart qis qa qlow-pressure qsystem.
