EKG CLEP TEST EXAM PREPARATION PACK
2026 KEY CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ what is a heart murmur?
Answer: a heart murmur is the sound of a faulty action when the
valves close
◉ what is ischemia
Answer: it is death to an area of the heart
◉ when someone feels pain in the heart its because?
Answer: when someone feels pain in the heart it is because
inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle
◉ what does MI stand for?
Answer: MI stands for a myocardial infarction
◉ what is one of the major causes of heart failure?
Answer: one of the major causes of heart failure is untreated blood
pressure
◉ What is a myocardial infarction?
,Answer: a myocardial infarction is when the myocardial tissue
suffers death to an area because of insufficient heart blood flow
◉ 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?
2026 KEY CONCEPTS AND REVISION NOTES
◉ what is a heart murmur?
Answer: a heart murmur is the sound of a faulty action when the
valves close
◉ what is ischemia
Answer: it is death to an area of the heart
◉ when someone feels pain in the heart its because?
Answer: when someone feels pain in the heart it is because
inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle
◉ what does MI stand for?
Answer: MI stands for a myocardial infarction
◉ what is one of the major causes of heart failure?
Answer: one of the major causes of heart failure is untreated blood
pressure
◉ What is a myocardial infarction?
,Answer: a myocardial infarction is when the myocardial tissue
suffers death to an area because of insufficient heart blood flow
◉ 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?
