CALAOMS STUDY GUIDE 2020 REVIEW / ACCURATE EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS | LATEST UPDATE

The _____ valve lies in between the right atrium and the right ventricle, while the _____ valve
lies in between the left atrium and left ventricle.



Ans: tricuspid and mitral



Quiz Another name for the Sympathetic Nervous System is the Cholinergic System. True or
False?



Ans: False



Quiz Name the two systems that comprise the autonomic nervous system:



Ans: Parasympathetic and sympathetic



Quiz The heart is divided into _____ chambers. The upper chambers are called _____ while the
lower chambers are called _____.

,Ans: 4, atria, ventricles



Quiz 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.



Ans: pulmonic, left, mitral, left, aortic, aorta



Quiz 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 _____.



Ans: SA, AV, Bundle Branches, Purkinjie fibers



Quiz Stimulation of the Vagus nerve will ___ the heart rate.



Ans: Decrease



Quiz Beta one controls the



Ans: Heart



Quiz 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.

,Ans: right, tricuspid, right, pulmonic, pulmonary



Quiz Insufficient blood flow through the coronary arteries can result in:



Ans: angina



Quiz Which patient needs antibiotic premedication?



Ans: A 70 year old with a prosthetic valve



Quiz What medication is used in the treatment of angina?



Ans: Nitroglycerin



Quiz What do Beta Blockers do?



Ans: Reduce the heart rate and blood pressure



Quiz What does ISCHEMIA mean?



Ans: Inadequate blood supply



Quiz Symptoms of left sided heart failure include:

, Ans: Shortness of breath, pulmonary edema



Quiz The first heart sound is caused by:



Ans: The mitral and tricuspid valves closing



Quiz What does NECROSIS mean?



Ans: Death of tissue



Quiz What are the two kinds of heart failure?



Ans: Right and Left



Quiz What is the difference between angina and a myocardial infarction?



Ans: Angina is chest pain due to inadequate oxygenation while a myocardial infarction means
death of the actual heart muscle.



Quiz Symptoms of right sided heart failure include:



Ans: ascites and pitting edema