BAYCARE EKG TEST COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ what is a major atherosclerosis Answer: it is the buildup of fat
deposits on the walls of the arteries leading to coronary arteries
◉ who invented the electrocardiograph? Answer: Willem Einthoven
and he is a Dutch Physiologist
◉ what is the inner layer of the heart called? Answer: endocardium
◉ in what year was the first electrocardiogram introduced in the
united states ? Answer: 1909
◉ the heart is composed of four chambers that are ? Answer: hollow
◉ what is the internal pacemaker of the heart ? Answer: SA Node
◉ the lower pumping chambers of the heart are called? Answer:
ventricles
,◉ what happens when the atria contracts? Answer: the ventricles fill
◉ the upper pumping chambers of the heart are called? Answer: the
atria
◉ where is the AV bundle located? Answer: it is located at the top of
the septum
◉ where is the heart located? Answer: it is located in the center of
the chest (more towards the left)
◉ what is the P wave Answer: it is the atrial contraction
◉ what should be done the the patient before placing the
electrodes? Answer: wipe the skin with alcohol, remove clothing
above the waist, remove all jewelry (all of the above)
◉ what information should be coded into the ECG machine? Answer:
patients name, patients birth date and medication (all of the above)
◉ heart block are caused by a blockage in the conduction system at
which point? Answer: AV node
, ◉ When does the U wave occur? Answer: repolarization of the
purkinje fibers
◉ the QRS complex occurs when the? Answer: when the ventricles
contract
◉ what is another name for a heart rate over 150? Answer:
tachycardia
◉ what is a lead? Answer: the colored wire that are put on the
patient's limbs
◉ what is the normal standard for calibration of an EKG machine?
Answer: 10mm/sec
◉ another name for the resting phase on an EKG is ? Answer: the
baseline
◉ the term electrocardiograph is ? Answer: the instrument used for
recording the heart's activity
◉ what does the P wave show Answer: the atrial contraction
◉ what is endocarditis? Answer: inflammation of the endocardium
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ what is a major atherosclerosis Answer: it is the buildup of fat
deposits on the walls of the arteries leading to coronary arteries
◉ who invented the electrocardiograph? Answer: Willem Einthoven
and he is a Dutch Physiologist
◉ what is the inner layer of the heart called? Answer: endocardium
◉ in what year was the first electrocardiogram introduced in the
united states ? Answer: 1909
◉ the heart is composed of four chambers that are ? Answer: hollow
◉ what is the internal pacemaker of the heart ? Answer: SA Node
◉ the lower pumping chambers of the heart are called? Answer:
ventricles
,◉ what happens when the atria contracts? Answer: the ventricles fill
◉ the upper pumping chambers of the heart are called? Answer: the
atria
◉ where is the AV bundle located? Answer: it is located at the top of
the septum
◉ where is the heart located? Answer: it is located in the center of
the chest (more towards the left)
◉ what is the P wave Answer: it is the atrial contraction
◉ what should be done the the patient before placing the
electrodes? Answer: wipe the skin with alcohol, remove clothing
above the waist, remove all jewelry (all of the above)
◉ what information should be coded into the ECG machine? Answer:
patients name, patients birth date and medication (all of the above)
◉ heart block are caused by a blockage in the conduction system at
which point? Answer: AV node
, ◉ When does the U wave occur? Answer: repolarization of the
purkinje fibers
◉ the QRS complex occurs when the? Answer: when the ventricles
contract
◉ what is another name for a heart rate over 150? Answer:
tachycardia
◉ what is a lead? Answer: the colored wire that are put on the
patient's limbs
◉ what is the normal standard for calibration of an EKG machine?
Answer: 10mm/sec
◉ another name for the resting phase on an EKG is ? Answer: the
baseline
◉ the term electrocardiograph is ? Answer: the instrument used for
recording the heart's activity
◉ what does the P wave show Answer: the atrial contraction
◉ what is endocarditis? Answer: inflammation of the endocardium
