NURB 3060 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
The cardiovascular system consists of the __________ and the _______________.
heart (a muscular pump)
blood vessels
The blood vessels are arranged in two continuous loops, the _______________ and the
_________________.
pulmonary circulation
systemic circulation
When the heart contracts, it pumps blood simultaneously into _________________.
both loops (pulmonary circulation and systemic circulation)
The ____________ is the area on the anterior chest directly overlying the heart and great
vessels.
precordium
The ____________ are the major arteries and veins connected to the heart.
great vessels
The heart and great vessels are located between the __________ in the middle third of the
__________.
lungs
thoracic cage (mediastinum)
The heart extends from the _____ to the ____ intercostal space and from the
________border of the ___________ to the _______________.
2nd
5th
right
, sternum
left midclavicular line.
The top of the heart is the broader _________, and the bottom is the ___________, which
points down and to the left.
base
apex (x)
During contraction, the __________ beats against the ___________, producing an
_________ impulse.
apex
chest wall
apical
The apical impulse is palpaple in most people, normally at the ____________ intercostal
space, ______________ from the _____________.
5th
7 to 9 cm
midsternal line
Inside the body, the heart is rotated so that its right side is ____________ and its left side is
mostly ___________.
anterior
posterior
Of the heart's ________ chambers, the ______ ventricle forms the greatest area of anterior
cardiac surface.
4
right
The _______ ventricle lies behind the _________ ventricle and forms the __________ and
slender area of the ___________ border.
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
The cardiovascular system consists of the __________ and the _______________.
heart (a muscular pump)
blood vessels
The blood vessels are arranged in two continuous loops, the _______________ and the
_________________.
pulmonary circulation
systemic circulation
When the heart contracts, it pumps blood simultaneously into _________________.
both loops (pulmonary circulation and systemic circulation)
The ____________ is the area on the anterior chest directly overlying the heart and great
vessels.
precordium
The ____________ are the major arteries and veins connected to the heart.
great vessels
The heart and great vessels are located between the __________ in the middle third of the
__________.
lungs
thoracic cage (mediastinum)
The heart extends from the _____ to the ____ intercostal space and from the
________border of the ___________ to the _______________.
2nd
5th
right
, sternum
left midclavicular line.
The top of the heart is the broader _________, and the bottom is the ___________, which
points down and to the left.
base
apex (x)
During contraction, the __________ beats against the ___________, producing an
_________ impulse.
apex
chest wall
apical
The apical impulse is palpaple in most people, normally at the ____________ intercostal
space, ______________ from the _____________.
5th
7 to 9 cm
midsternal line
Inside the body, the heart is rotated so that its right side is ____________ and its left side is
mostly ___________.
anterior
posterior
Of the heart's ________ chambers, the ______ ventricle forms the greatest area of anterior
cardiac surface.
4
right
The _______ ventricle lies behind the _________ ventricle and forms the __________ and
slender area of the ___________ border.
