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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 01: Anatomy and Physiology A
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MULTIPLEqCHOICE
1. Theqapexqofqtheqheartqisqformedqbyqthe .
a. tipqofqtheqleftqventricle
b. tipqofqtheqrightqatrium
c. rightqatriumqandqrightqventricle
d. leftqatriumqandqleftqventricle
ANSWER:q A
Theqheart’sqapex,qorqlowerqportion,qisqformedqbyqtheqtipqofqtheqleftqventricle.qTheqapexqliesqjus
tqaboveqtheqdiaphragm,qbetweenqtheqfifthqandqsixthqribs,qinqtheqmidclavicularqline.
OBJ:q Identifyqtheqsurfacesqofqtheqheart.
2. Theqleftqatriumqreceivesqbloodqfromqthe .
a. pulmonaryqveins
b. aorta
c. pulmonaryqarteries
d. inferiorqvenaqcava
ANSWER:q A
Theqleftqatriumqreceivesqfreshlyqoxygenatedqbloodqfromqtheqlungsqviaqtheqrightqandqlef
tqpulmonaryqveins.
OBJ:q Identifyqandqdescribeqtheqchambersqofqtheqheartqandqtheqvesselsqthatqenterqorqleaveqeach.
3. Theqanteriorqsurfaceqofqtheqheartqconsistsqprimarilyqofqthe .
a. leftqatrium
b. rightqatrium
c. leftqventricle
d. rightqventricle
ANSWER:q D
Theqfrontq(anterior)qsurfaceqofqtheqheartqliesqbehindqtheqsternumqandqcostalqcartilages.qItqisqfor
medqbyqportionsqofqtheqrightqatriumqandqtheqleftqandqrightqventricles.qHowever,qbecauseqtheqh
eartqisqtiltedqslightlyqtowardqtheqleftqinqtheqchest,qtheqrightqventricleqisqtheqareaqofqtheqheartqth
atqliesqmostqdirectlyqbehindqtheqsternum.
OBJ:q Identifyqtheqsurfacesqofqtheqheart.
4. Bloodqpressureqisqdeterminedqby multipliedqby .
a. strokeqvolume;qheartqrate
b. heartqrate;qcardiacqoutput
c. cardiacqoutput;qperipheralqvascularqresistance
d. strokeqvolume;qperipheralqvascularqresistance
ANSWER:q C
Bloodqpressureqisqequalqtoqcardiacqoutputqmultipliedqbyqperipheralqvascularqresistance.
, OBJ:q Identifyqandqexplainqtheqcomponentsqofqbloodqpressureqandqcardiacqoutput.
5. Theqrightqatriumqreceivesqvenousqbloodqfromqtheqhead,qneck,qandqthoraxqviaqthe
,qfromqtheqremainderqofqtheqbodyqviaqthe
,qandqfromqtheqheartqviaqthe .
a. coronaryqsinus;qsuperiorqvenaqcava;qinferiorqvenaqcava
b. superiorqvenaqcava;qcoronaryqsinus;qinferiorqvenaqcava
c. inferiorqvenaqcava;qsuperiorqvenaqcava;qcoronaryqsinus
d. superiorqvenaqcava;qinferiorqvenaqcava;qcoronaryqsinus
ANSWER:q D
Theqrightqatriumqreceivesqbloodqlowqinqoxygenqfromqtheqsuperiorqvenaqcava,qwhichqcarriesqb
loodqfromqtheqheadqandqupperqextremities;qtheqinferiorqvenaqcava,qwhichqcarriesqbloodqfro
mqtheqlowerqbody;qandqtheqcoronaryqsinus,qwhichqisqtheqlargestqveinqthatqdrainsqtheqheart.
OBJ:q Identifyqandqdescribeqtheqchambersqofqtheqheartqandqtheqvesselsqthatqenterqorqleaveqeach.
6. Theqheartqisqdividedqinto chambersqbutqfunctionsqasqa -sidedqpump.
a. two;qfour
b. three;qtwo
c. four;qtwo
d. four;qthree
ANSWER:q C
Theqheartqhasqfourqchambers:qtwoqatriaqandqtwoqventricles.qTheqrightqandqleftqsidesqofqtheqhea
rtqareqseparatedqbyqanqinternalqwallqofqconnectiveqtissueqcalledqaqseptum.qTheqinteratrialqsept
umqseparatesqtheqrightqandqleftqatria.qTheqinterventricularqseptumqseparatesqtheqrightqandqlef
tqventricles.qTheqseptaqseparateqtheqheartqintoqtwoqfunctionalqpumps.qTheqrightqatriumqandqri
ghtqventricleqmakequpqoneqpump.qTheqleftqatriumqandqleftqventricleqmakequpqtheqother.
OBJ:q Identifyqandqdescribeqtheqchambersqofqtheqheartqandqtheqvesselsqthatqenterqorqleaveqeach.
7. Stimulationqofqalpha1qreceptorsqresultsqin .
a. increasedqheartqrate
b. peripheralqvasoconstriction
c. constrictionqofqbronchialqsmoothqmuscle
d. increasedqforceqofqmyocardialqcontraction
ANSWER:q B
Alpha1qreceptorsqareqfoundqinqtheqeyes,qbloodqvessels,qbladder,qandqmaleqreproductiveqorgan
s.qStimulationqofqalpha1qreceptorqsitesqresultsqinqconstriction.
OBJ:q Compareqandqcontrastqtheqeffectsqofqsympatheticqandqparasympatheticqstimulationqofqtheqheart.
8. Whichqsideqofqtheqheartqisqaqlow-pressureqsystemqthatqpumpsqvenousqbloodqtoqtheqlungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANSWER:q B
Theqjobqofqtheqrightqsideqofqtheqheartqisqtoqpumpqunoxygenatedqbloodqtoqandqthroughqtheqlung
sqtoqtheqleftqsideqofqtheqheart.qThisqisqcalledqtheqpulmonaryqcirculation.qTheqrightqsideqofqtheqhe
artqisqaqlow-pressureqsystem.
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7th Edition by Barbara J Aehlert
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Chapters 1 - 10
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,ECGs Made Easy 7th 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 01: Anatomy and Physiology A
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ehlert: ECGs Made Easy, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLEqCHOICE
1. Theqapexqofqtheqheartqisqformedqbyqthe .
a. tipqofqtheqleftqventricle
b. tipqofqtheqrightqatrium
c. rightqatriumqandqrightqventricle
d. leftqatriumqandqleftqventricle
ANSWER:q A
Theqheart’sqapex,qorqlowerqportion,qisqformedqbyqtheqtipqofqtheqleftqventricle.qTheqapexqliesqjus
tqaboveqtheqdiaphragm,qbetweenqtheqfifthqandqsixthqribs,qinqtheqmidclavicularqline.
OBJ:q Identifyqtheqsurfacesqofqtheqheart.
2. Theqleftqatriumqreceivesqbloodqfromqthe .
a. pulmonaryqveins
b. aorta
c. pulmonaryqarteries
d. inferiorqvenaqcava
ANSWER:q A
Theqleftqatriumqreceivesqfreshlyqoxygenatedqbloodqfromqtheqlungsqviaqtheqrightqandqlef
tqpulmonaryqveins.
OBJ:q Identifyqandqdescribeqtheqchambersqofqtheqheartqandqtheqvesselsqthatqenterqorqleaveqeach.
3. Theqanteriorqsurfaceqofqtheqheartqconsistsqprimarilyqofqthe .
a. leftqatrium
b. rightqatrium
c. leftqventricle
d. rightqventricle
ANSWER:q D
Theqfrontq(anterior)qsurfaceqofqtheqheartqliesqbehindqtheqsternumqandqcostalqcartilages.qItqisqfor
medqbyqportionsqofqtheqrightqatriumqandqtheqleftqandqrightqventricles.qHowever,qbecauseqtheqh
eartqisqtiltedqslightlyqtowardqtheqleftqinqtheqchest,qtheqrightqventricleqisqtheqareaqofqtheqheartqth
atqliesqmostqdirectlyqbehindqtheqsternum.
OBJ:q Identifyqtheqsurfacesqofqtheqheart.
4. Bloodqpressureqisqdeterminedqby multipliedqby .
a. strokeqvolume;qheartqrate
b. heartqrate;qcardiacqoutput
c. cardiacqoutput;qperipheralqvascularqresistance
d. strokeqvolume;qperipheralqvascularqresistance
ANSWER:q C
Bloodqpressureqisqequalqtoqcardiacqoutputqmultipliedqbyqperipheralqvascularqresistance.
, OBJ:q Identifyqandqexplainqtheqcomponentsqofqbloodqpressureqandqcardiacqoutput.
5. Theqrightqatriumqreceivesqvenousqbloodqfromqtheqhead,qneck,qandqthoraxqviaqthe
,qfromqtheqremainderqofqtheqbodyqviaqthe
,qandqfromqtheqheartqviaqthe .
a. coronaryqsinus;qsuperiorqvenaqcava;qinferiorqvenaqcava
b. superiorqvenaqcava;qcoronaryqsinus;qinferiorqvenaqcava
c. inferiorqvenaqcava;qsuperiorqvenaqcava;qcoronaryqsinus
d. superiorqvenaqcava;qinferiorqvenaqcava;qcoronaryqsinus
ANSWER:q D
Theqrightqatriumqreceivesqbloodqlowqinqoxygenqfromqtheqsuperiorqvenaqcava,qwhichqcarriesqb
loodqfromqtheqheadqandqupperqextremities;qtheqinferiorqvenaqcava,qwhichqcarriesqbloodqfro
mqtheqlowerqbody;qandqtheqcoronaryqsinus,qwhichqisqtheqlargestqveinqthatqdrainsqtheqheart.
OBJ:q Identifyqandqdescribeqtheqchambersqofqtheqheartqandqtheqvesselsqthatqenterqorqleaveqeach.
6. Theqheartqisqdividedqinto chambersqbutqfunctionsqasqa -sidedqpump.
a. two;qfour
b. three;qtwo
c. four;qtwo
d. four;qthree
ANSWER:q C
Theqheartqhasqfourqchambers:qtwoqatriaqandqtwoqventricles.qTheqrightqandqleftqsidesqofqtheqhea
rtqareqseparatedqbyqanqinternalqwallqofqconnectiveqtissueqcalledqaqseptum.qTheqinteratrialqsept
umqseparatesqtheqrightqandqleftqatria.qTheqinterventricularqseptumqseparatesqtheqrightqandqlef
tqventricles.qTheqseptaqseparateqtheqheartqintoqtwoqfunctionalqpumps.qTheqrightqatriumqandqri
ghtqventricleqmakequpqoneqpump.qTheqleftqatriumqandqleftqventricleqmakequpqtheqother.
OBJ:q Identifyqandqdescribeqtheqchambersqofqtheqheartqandqtheqvesselsqthatqenterqorqleaveqeach.
7. Stimulationqofqalpha1qreceptorsqresultsqin .
a. increasedqheartqrate
b. peripheralqvasoconstriction
c. constrictionqofqbronchialqsmoothqmuscle
d. increasedqforceqofqmyocardialqcontraction
ANSWER:q B
Alpha1qreceptorsqareqfoundqinqtheqeyes,qbloodqvessels,qbladder,qandqmaleqreproductiveqorgan
s.qStimulationqofqalpha1qreceptorqsitesqresultsqinqconstriction.
OBJ:q Compareqandqcontrastqtheqeffectsqofqsympatheticqandqparasympatheticqstimulationqofqtheqheart.
8. Whichqsideqofqtheqheartqisqaqlow-pressureqsystemqthatqpumpsqvenousqbloodqtoqtheqlungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANSWER:q B
Theqjobqofqtheqrightqsideqofqtheqheartqisqtoqpumpqunoxygenatedqbloodqtoqandqthroughqtheqlung
sqtoqtheqleftqsideqofqtheqheart.qThisqisqcalledqtheqpulmonaryqcirculation.qTheqrightqsideqofqtheqhe
artqisqaqlow-pressureqsystem.
