Test bank for ECGs Made Easy
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7th Edition by Barbara J Aehlert
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Chapters 1 - 10
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,ECGskMadekEasyk7thkEditionkbykBarbarakAehlertkTestkBank
TablekofkContents:
Chapterk1.kAnatomyk&kPhysiology
Chapterk2.kBasickElectrophysiology
Chapterk3.kSinuskMechanisms
Chapterk4.kAtrialkRhythms
Chapterk5.kJunctionalkRhythms
Chapterk6.kVentricularkRhythms
Chapterk7.kAtrioventricularkBlocks
Chapterk8.kPacemakerkRhythms
Chapterk9.kIntroductionktokthek12-LeadkECG
Chapterk10.kPost-Test
,Chapterk01:kAnatomykandkPhysiologykA
ehlert:kECGskMadekEasy,k7thkEdition
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Thekapexkofkthekheartkiskformedkbykthe .
a. tipkofkthekleftkventricle
b. tipkofkthekrightkatrium
c. rightkatriumkandkrightkventricle
d. leftkatriumkandkleftkventricle
ANSWER:k A
Thekheart’skapex,korklowerkportion,kiskformedkbykthektipkofkthekleftkventricle.kThekapexklies
kjustkabovekthekdiaphragm,kbetweenkthekfifthkandksixthkribs,kinkthekmidclavicularkline.
OBJ:k Identifyktheksurfaceskofkthekheart.
2. Thekleftkatriumkreceiveskbloodkfromkthe .
a. pulmonarykveins
b. aorta
c. pulmonarykarteries
d. inferiorkvenakcava
ANSWER:k A
Thekleftkatriumkreceiveskfreshlykoxygenatedkbloodkfromktheklungskviakthekrightkandk
leftkpulmonarykveins.
OBJ:k Identifykandkdescribekthekchamberskofkthekheartkandkthekvesselskthatkenterkorkleavekeach.
3. Thekanteriorksurfacekofkthekheartkconsistskprimarilykofkthe .
a. leftkatrium
b. rightkatrium
c. leftkventricle
d. rightkventricle
ANSWER:k D
Thekfrontk(anterior)ksurfacekofkthekheartklieskbehindktheksternumkandkcostalkcartilages.kItkis
kformedkbykportionskofkthekrightkatriumkandkthekleftkandkrightkventricles.kHowever,kbecaus
ekthekheartkisktiltedkslightlyktowardkthekleftkinkthekchest,kthekrightkventriclekiskthekareakofkt
hekheartkthatklieskmostkdirectlykbehindktheksternum.
OBJ:k Identifyktheksurfaceskofkthekheart.
4. Bloodkpressurekiskdeterminedkby multipliedkby .
a. strokekvolume;kheartkrate
b. heartkrate;kcardiackoutput
c. cardiackoutput;kperipheralkvascularkresistance
d. strokekvolume;kperipheralkvascularkresistance
ANSWER:k C
Bloodkpressurekiskequalktokcardiackoutputkmultipliedkbykperipheralkvascularkresistance.
, OBJ:k Identifykandkexplainkthekcomponentskofkbloodkpressurekandkcardiackoutput.
5. Thekrightkatriumkreceiveskvenouskbloodkfromkthekhead,kneck,kandkthoraxkviakthe
,kfromkthekremainderkofkthekbodykviakthe
,kandkfromkthekheartkviakthe .
a. coronaryksinus;ksuperiorkvenakcava;kinferiorkvenakcava
b. superiorkvenakcava;kcoronaryksinus;kinferiorkvenakcava
c. inferiorkvenakcava;ksuperiorkvenakcava;kcoronaryksinus
d. superiorkvenakcava;kinferiorkvenakcava;kcoronaryksinus
ANSWER:k D
Thekrightkatriumkreceiveskbloodklowkinkoxygenkfromktheksuperiorkvenakcava,kwhichkcarrie
skbloodkfromkthekheadkandkupperkextremities;kthekinferiorkvenakcava,kwhichkcarrieskbloo
dkfromktheklowerkbody;kandkthekcoronaryksinus,kwhichkisktheklargestkveinkthatkdrainskthek
heart.
OBJ:k Identifykandkdescribekthekchamberskofkthekheartkandkthekvesselskthatkenterkorkleavekeach.
6. Thekheartkiskdividedkinto chamberskbutkfunctionskaska -sidedkpump.
a. two;kfour
b. three;ktwo
c. four;ktwo
d. four;kthree
ANSWER:k C
Thekheartkhaskfourkchambers:ktwokatriakandktwokventricles.kThekrightkandkleftksideskofkthek
heartkarekseparatedkbykankinternalkwallkofkconnectivektissuekcalledkakseptum.kThekinteratri
alkseptumkseparateskthekrightkandkleftkatria.kThekinterventricularkseptumkseparateskthekrig
htkandkleftkventricles.kThekseptakseparatekthekheartkintoktwokfunctionalkpumps.kThekrightk
atriumkandkrightkventriclekmakekupkonekpump.kThekleftkatriumkandkleftkventriclekmakekupk
thekother.
OBJ:k Identifykandkdescribekthekchamberskofkthekheartkandkthekvesselskthatkenterkorkleavekeach.
7. Stimulationkofkalpha1kreceptorskresultskin .
a. increasedkheartkrate
b. peripheralkvasoconstriction
c. constrictionkofkbronchialksmoothkmuscle
d. increasedkforcekofkmyocardialkcontraction
ANSWER:k B
Alpha1kreceptorskarekfoundkinkthekeyes,kbloodkvessels,kbladder,kandkmalekreproductivekor
gans.kStimulationkofkalpha1kreceptorksiteskresultskinkconstriction.
OBJ:k Comparekandkcontrastkthekeffectskofksympathetickandkparasympathetickstimulationkofkthekhear
t.
8. Whichksidekofkthekheartkiskaklow-pressureksystemkthatkpumpskvenouskbloodktoktheklungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANSWER:k B
Thekjobkofkthekrightksidekofkthekheartkisktokpumpkunoxygenatedkbloodktokandkthroughkthekl
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7th Edition by Barbara J Aehlert
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Chapters 1 - 10
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,ECGskMadekEasyk7thkEditionkbykBarbarakAehlertkTestkBank
TablekofkContents:
Chapterk1.kAnatomyk&kPhysiology
Chapterk2.kBasickElectrophysiology
Chapterk3.kSinuskMechanisms
Chapterk4.kAtrialkRhythms
Chapterk5.kJunctionalkRhythms
Chapterk6.kVentricularkRhythms
Chapterk7.kAtrioventricularkBlocks
Chapterk8.kPacemakerkRhythms
Chapterk9.kIntroductionktokthek12-LeadkECG
Chapterk10.kPost-Test
,Chapterk01:kAnatomykandkPhysiologykA
ehlert:kECGskMadekEasy,k7thkEdition
MULTIPLEkCHOICE
1. Thekapexkofkthekheartkiskformedkbykthe .
a. tipkofkthekleftkventricle
b. tipkofkthekrightkatrium
c. rightkatriumkandkrightkventricle
d. leftkatriumkandkleftkventricle
ANSWER:k A
Thekheart’skapex,korklowerkportion,kiskformedkbykthektipkofkthekleftkventricle.kThekapexklies
kjustkabovekthekdiaphragm,kbetweenkthekfifthkandksixthkribs,kinkthekmidclavicularkline.
OBJ:k Identifyktheksurfaceskofkthekheart.
2. Thekleftkatriumkreceiveskbloodkfromkthe .
a. pulmonarykveins
b. aorta
c. pulmonarykarteries
d. inferiorkvenakcava
ANSWER:k A
Thekleftkatriumkreceiveskfreshlykoxygenatedkbloodkfromktheklungskviakthekrightkandk
leftkpulmonarykveins.
OBJ:k Identifykandkdescribekthekchamberskofkthekheartkandkthekvesselskthatkenterkorkleavekeach.
3. Thekanteriorksurfacekofkthekheartkconsistskprimarilykofkthe .
a. leftkatrium
b. rightkatrium
c. leftkventricle
d. rightkventricle
ANSWER:k D
Thekfrontk(anterior)ksurfacekofkthekheartklieskbehindktheksternumkandkcostalkcartilages.kItkis
kformedkbykportionskofkthekrightkatriumkandkthekleftkandkrightkventricles.kHowever,kbecaus
ekthekheartkisktiltedkslightlyktowardkthekleftkinkthekchest,kthekrightkventriclekiskthekareakofkt
hekheartkthatklieskmostkdirectlykbehindktheksternum.
OBJ:k Identifyktheksurfaceskofkthekheart.
4. Bloodkpressurekiskdeterminedkby multipliedkby .
a. strokekvolume;kheartkrate
b. heartkrate;kcardiackoutput
c. cardiackoutput;kperipheralkvascularkresistance
d. strokekvolume;kperipheralkvascularkresistance
ANSWER:k C
Bloodkpressurekiskequalktokcardiackoutputkmultipliedkbykperipheralkvascularkresistance.
, OBJ:k Identifykandkexplainkthekcomponentskofkbloodkpressurekandkcardiackoutput.
5. Thekrightkatriumkreceiveskvenouskbloodkfromkthekhead,kneck,kandkthoraxkviakthe
,kfromkthekremainderkofkthekbodykviakthe
,kandkfromkthekheartkviakthe .
a. coronaryksinus;ksuperiorkvenakcava;kinferiorkvenakcava
b. superiorkvenakcava;kcoronaryksinus;kinferiorkvenakcava
c. inferiorkvenakcava;ksuperiorkvenakcava;kcoronaryksinus
d. superiorkvenakcava;kinferiorkvenakcava;kcoronaryksinus
ANSWER:k D
Thekrightkatriumkreceiveskbloodklowkinkoxygenkfromktheksuperiorkvenakcava,kwhichkcarrie
skbloodkfromkthekheadkandkupperkextremities;kthekinferiorkvenakcava,kwhichkcarrieskbloo
dkfromktheklowerkbody;kandkthekcoronaryksinus,kwhichkisktheklargestkveinkthatkdrainskthek
heart.
OBJ:k Identifykandkdescribekthekchamberskofkthekheartkandkthekvesselskthatkenterkorkleavekeach.
6. Thekheartkiskdividedkinto chamberskbutkfunctionskaska -sidedkpump.
a. two;kfour
b. three;ktwo
c. four;ktwo
d. four;kthree
ANSWER:k C
Thekheartkhaskfourkchambers:ktwokatriakandktwokventricles.kThekrightkandkleftksideskofkthek
heartkarekseparatedkbykankinternalkwallkofkconnectivektissuekcalledkakseptum.kThekinteratri
alkseptumkseparateskthekrightkandkleftkatria.kThekinterventricularkseptumkseparateskthekrig
htkandkleftkventricles.kThekseptakseparatekthekheartkintoktwokfunctionalkpumps.kThekrightk
atriumkandkrightkventriclekmakekupkonekpump.kThekleftkatriumkandkleftkventriclekmakekupk
thekother.
OBJ:k Identifykandkdescribekthekchamberskofkthekheartkandkthekvesselskthatkenterkorkleavekeach.
7. Stimulationkofkalpha1kreceptorskresultskin .
a. increasedkheartkrate
b. peripheralkvasoconstriction
c. constrictionkofkbronchialksmoothkmuscle
d. increasedkforcekofkmyocardialkcontraction
ANSWER:k B
Alpha1kreceptorskarekfoundkinkthekeyes,kbloodkvessels,kbladder,kandkmalekreproductivekor
gans.kStimulationkofkalpha1kreceptorksiteskresultskinkconstriction.
OBJ:k Comparekandkcontrastkthekeffectskofksympathetickandkparasympathetickstimulationkofkthekhear
t.
8. Whichksidekofkthekheartkiskaklow-pressureksystemkthatkpumpskvenouskbloodktoktheklungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANSWER:k B
Thekjobkofkthekrightksidekofkthekheartkisktokpumpkunoxygenatedkbloodktokandkthroughkthekl
