Questions and Answers

 1.
What part of the intrinsic conduction system starts the heart beat?
Discuss

o A.

The atrioventricular node

o B.

The Bundle of His

o C.

The Perkinje fibers

o D.

The sinoatrial node

 2.
A surgeon opens the thoracic cavity and finds a membrane covering the
mediastinum. This membrane is called the
Discuss

o A.

Visceral pericardium

o B.

Parietal pericardium

o C.

Visceral peritoneum

o D.

Parietal peritoneum

 3.
The muscular layer of the heart that is responsible for pumping is the

o A.
 Endocardium

o B.

Epicardium

o C.

Myocardium

 4.
This chamber of the heart is much thicker than the others because it pumps to the
entire body

o A.

Right atrium

o B.

Right ventricle

o C.

Left atrium

o D.

Left ventricle

 5.
Why is the mitral valve different from the other three valves of the heart?

o A.

It only has 1 flap

o B.

It only has 2 flaps

o C.

It only has 3 flaps

 6.
The correct pathway that an erythrocyte would travel during systemic circulation is
Discuss
 o A.

Arteriole--aorta--vein--venule--capillary

o B.

Capillary--venule--vein--artery--aorta

o C.

Aorta--arteriole--capillary--venule--vein

o D.

Venule--vein--capillary--arteriole--aorta

 7.
The vessel layer that is fibrous and responsible for support is the

o A.

Tunica externa

o B.

Tunica intima

o C.

Tunica media

 8.
The softer "dupp" sound of the heart is from
Discuss

o A.

The closing of the atrioventricular valve

o B.

The closing of the semilunar valve

o C.

The opening of the semilunar valve

 9.
 The umbilical cord has a vein that carries

o A.

Nutrients and oxygen rich blood to the baby

o B.

Wastes from the mom

o C.

Carbon dioxide and metabolic materials to the baby

 10.
You can check the pulse n your neck using the

o A.

Brachial artery

o B.

Jugular vein

o C.

Carotid artery

o D.

Popliteal vein

 11.
Which would be indicative of hypotension?

o A.

120/80

o B.

170/120

o C.

80/65

 12.
 You can tell when you cut a vein because the blood

o A.

Flows

o B.

Spurts

o C.

Will not come out

o D.

Is blue
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