NSG 316 Exam 3 Bolded Terms ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

NSG 316 Exam 3 Bolded Terms ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
- First heart sound S1 signals... - CORRECT ANSWERS
beginning of systole


First heart sound S1 is loudest at... - CORRECT ANSWERS
the apex


Second heart sound S2 occurs with... - CORRECT ANSWERS
closure of semilunar valves


Second heart sound S2 is loudest at... - CORRECT ANSWERS
the base


Third heart sound S3 occurs... - CORRECT ANSWERS
immediately after S2, when AV valves open and atrial blood
first pours into ventricles


Third heart sound S3 is abnormal in... - CORRECT ANSWERS
-adults may indicate heart failure
-persons over age 35


what happens during the Fourth heart sound S4? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Atria contract and push blood into noncompliant
ventricle

, murmurs - CORRECT ANSWERS Gentle, blowing,
swooshing sound (turbulent blood flow) that can be heard on chest
wall


what are the characteristics of sound? - CORRECT ANSWERS
frequency or pitch
intesity or loudness
duration
timing


frequency or pitch - CORRECT ANSWERS described as high
pitched or low pitched


intensity or loudness - CORRECT ANSWERS loud or soft


duration - CORRECT ANSWERS very short for heart sounds:
silent periods are longer


timing - CORRECT ANSWERS systole or diastole


what kind of artery is the carotid artery? - CORRECT ANSWERS
a central artery, closr to the heart


the carotid artery timing closely coincides with... - CORRECT
ANSWERS ventricular systole