CALAOMS STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

CALAOMS STUDY GUIDE ACTUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS The _____ valve lies in between the right atrium and the right ventricle, while the _____ valve lies in between the left atrium and left ventricle. - Answer -tricuspid and mitral Another name for the Sympathetic Nervous System is the Cholinergic System. True or False? - Answer -False Name the two systems that comprise the autonomic nervous system: - Answer -Parasympathetic and sympathetic The heart is divided into _____ chambers. The upper chambers are called _____ while the lower chambers are called _____. - Answer -4, atria, ventricles Continue the pathway of the blood flow: From the lungs where it picked up oxygen, blood travels through the _____ vein to the _____ atrium, past the _____ valve to the _____ ventricle, then through the _____ valve and into the _____ where it is pumped to the rest of the body. - Answer -pulmonic, left, mitral, left, aortic, aorta Trace the pathway of the conduction system through the heart: _____ node to the _____ node, to the Bundle of His to the _____ and finally to the _____. - Answer -SA, AV, Bundle Branches, Purkinjie fibersStimulation of the Vagus nerve will ___ the heart rate. - Answer - Decrease Beta one controls the - Answer -Heart Follow the pathway of the blood flow through the heart: Superior and inferior vena cava to the _____ atrium, past the _____ valve and into the _____ ventricle. Past the ____ valve to the _____ artery to the lungs where it picks up oxygen. - Answer -right, tricuspid, right, pulmonic, pulmonary Insufficient blood flow through the coronary arteries can result in: - Answer -angina Which patient needs antibiotic premedication? - Answer -A 70 year old with a prosthetic valve What medication is used in the treatment of angina? - Answer - Nitroglycerin What do Beta Blockers do? - Answer -Reduce the heart rate and blood pressure What does ISCHEMIA mean? - Answer -Inadequate blood supply Symptoms of left sided heart failure include: - Answer -Shortness of breath, pulmonary edema The first heart sound is caused by: - Answer -The mitral and tricuspid valves closing What does NECROSIS mean? - Answer -Death of tissue What are the two kinds of heart failure? - Answer -Right and LeftWhat is the difference between angina and a myocardial infarction? - Answer -Angina is chest pain due to inadequate oxygenation while a myocardial infarction means death of the actual heart muscle. Symptoms of right sided heart failure include: - Answer -ascites and pitting edema What is the mnemonic for a patient having a myocardial infarction? - Answer -MONA What causes a heart murmur? - Answer -Turbulence in the blood