Cardiac Anatomy & Physiology Questions
& Answers 100% Correct {Grade A}
What plane divides the body into left and right parts? - correct answer Sagittal
Angina pectoris is pain caused by:
a. decreased systmic vascular resistance
b. increased blood pressure
c. decreased oxygen supply to the myocardium
d. increased HR - correct answer c. decreased oxygen supply to the myocardium
What leads are routinely checked to detect left atrial abnormality:
a. V1 & V5
b. V1 & Lead II
c. V4 through V6
d. Lead III & AVF - correct answer b. V1 & Lead II
,Chordae Tendinae prevent _________ valves from everting - correct answer
atrioventricular
Blood flow through the capillaries is steady despit the rhythmic pumping action of the
heart beacuase of the ________ of the large arteries - correct answer elasticity
Chordae Tendinae are attached to _______ valves - correct answer atrioventricular
Bruce protocol for an exercise test will ______ speed and grade every _____ minutes -
correct answer increase, three
What chamber of the heart forms the majority of the heart's inferior surface?
a. left atrium
b. left ventricle
c. right atrium
d. right ventricle - correct answer d. right ventricle
Normal paper speed for a 12 lead ekg is:
,a. 15 mm/seec
b. 25 mm/sec
c. 50 mm/sec
d. 75 mm/sec - correct answer b. 25 mm/sec
What is the maximal HR for a PT who is 68? - correct answer 152
What is the maximal HR for a PT who is 47? - correct answer 173
What is the maximal HR for a PT who is 23? - correct answer 197
Pulse Pressure for a PT that is 100/80 with a heart rate of 85:
a. 200
b. 20
c. 85
d. 33.333 - correct answer b. 20
You can find maximal HR by ____ minus age - correct answer 220
, Diastolic BP + PP/3=____:
a. Mean Arterial Pressure
b. Pulse Pressure
c. Double Product
d. Cardiac Output - correct answer a. Mean Arterial Pressure
SV x HR=____:
a. Mean Arterial Pressure
b. Pulse Pressure
c. Double Product
d. Cardiac Output - correct answer d. Cardiac Output
Systolic BP x HR/100=___:
a. Mean Arterial Pressure
b. Pulse Pressure
c. Double Product
d. Cardiac Output - correct answer c. Double Product