FISDAP CARDIOLOGY EMTB CARDIAC COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 EXAM Q AND A STUDY GUIDE

FISDAP CARDIOLOGY EMTB CARDIAC
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026 EXAM Q
AND A STUDY GUIDE

◉ the epicardium is largely made from _____ tissue
Answer: connective


◉ this thick, muscular middle layer of the heart performs the
pumping action
Answer: myocardium


◉ This is the smooth inner surface lining the heart's cavities
Answer: endocardium


◉ the atria are the _____ chambers of the heart
Answer: upper


◉ the ventricles are the _____ chambers of the heart
Answer: lower

,◉ the right atrium and ventricle are fed by the superior and inferior
____`
Answer: vena cava


◉ The ______ valve separates the right atrium from the right ventricle
Answer: tricuspid


◉ blood entering the right atrium from the vena cava comes
from...where?
Answer: the capillary beds of the body


◉ Is the vena cava a vein or an artery?
Answer: a vein


◉ after entering the right ventricle through the tricuspid valve,
blood passes through the ______ valve to enter the _______ artery,
which is the only artery that moves deoxygenated blood away from
the heart -- to the lungs
Answer: pulmonary


◉ The left atrium and ventricle are fed by the _____
Answer: lungs

, ◉ Blood leaving the lungs and entering the left atrium pass through
the _____ vein, which is the only vein in the body carrying oxygenated
blood
Answer: pulmonary


◉ oxygenated blood enters the left ventricle from the left atrium
through the _______ valve
Answer: bicuspid


◉ another name for the bicuspid valve is the _____ valve
Answer: mitral


◉ blood exits the left ventricle through the ______ valve
Answer: aortic


◉ ________ arteries and veins supply the heart muscle and tissue, and
are the only place in the heart that can have an occlusion, leading to
a MI
Answer: pulmonary


◉ This is the term for ventricular contraction
Answer: systole