Health Assessment Jarvis
Chapter 20 Heart and Neck
Vessels
The sac that surrounds and protects the heart is called the:
a.
Pericardium.
b.
Myocardium.
c.
Endocardium.
d.
Pleural space. - ANSWER ✔✔A
,The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which
of these?
a.
Vena cava right atrium right ventricle lungs pulmonary artery left atrium
left ventricle
b.
Right atrium right ventricle pulmonary artery lungs pulmonary vein left
atrium left ventricle
c.
Aorta right atrium right ventricle lungs pulmonary vein left atrium left
ventricle vena cava
d.
Right atrium right ventricle pulmonary vein lungs pulmonary artery left
atrium left ventricle - ANSWER ✔✔b. Right atrium right ventricle
pulmonary artery lungs pulmonary vein left atrium left ventricle
The nurse is reviewing anatomy and physiology of the heart. Which
statement best describes what is meant by atrial kick?
a.
,The atria contract during systole and attempt to push against closed
valves.
b.
Contraction of the atria at the beginning of diastole can be felt as a
palpitation.
c.
Atrial kick is the pressure exerted against the atria as the ventricles
contract during systole.
d.
The atria contract toward the end of diastole and push the remaining
blood into the ventricles. - ANSWER ✔✔D
When listening to heart sounds, the nurse knows that the valve closures
that can be heard best at the base of the heart are:
a.
Mitral and tricuspid.
b.
Tricuspid and aortic.
c.
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, Aortic and pulmonic.
d.
Mitral and pulmonic. - ANSWER ✔✔C
Which of these statements describes the closure of the valves in a
normal cardiac cycle?
a.
The aortic valve closes slightly before the tricuspid valve.
b.
The pulmonic valve closes slightly before the aortic valve.
c.
The tricuspid valve closes slightly later than the mitral valve.
d.
Both the tricuspid and pulmonic valves close at the same time. -
ANSWER ✔✔C
The component of the conduction system referred to as the pacemaker
of the heart is the:
a.
Atrioventricular (AV) node.
Chapter 20 Heart and Neck
Vessels
The sac that surrounds and protects the heart is called the:
a.
Pericardium.
b.
Myocardium.
c.
Endocardium.
d.
Pleural space. - ANSWER ✔✔A
,The direction of blood flow through the heart is best described by which
of these?
a.
Vena cava right atrium right ventricle lungs pulmonary artery left atrium
left ventricle
b.
Right atrium right ventricle pulmonary artery lungs pulmonary vein left
atrium left ventricle
c.
Aorta right atrium right ventricle lungs pulmonary vein left atrium left
ventricle vena cava
d.
Right atrium right ventricle pulmonary vein lungs pulmonary artery left
atrium left ventricle - ANSWER ✔✔b. Right atrium right ventricle
pulmonary artery lungs pulmonary vein left atrium left ventricle
The nurse is reviewing anatomy and physiology of the heart. Which
statement best describes what is meant by atrial kick?
a.
,The atria contract during systole and attempt to push against closed
valves.
b.
Contraction of the atria at the beginning of diastole can be felt as a
palpitation.
c.
Atrial kick is the pressure exerted against the atria as the ventricles
contract during systole.
d.
The atria contract toward the end of diastole and push the remaining
blood into the ventricles. - ANSWER ✔✔D
When listening to heart sounds, the nurse knows that the valve closures
that can be heard best at the base of the heart are:
a.
Mitral and tricuspid.
b.
Tricuspid and aortic.
c.
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, Aortic and pulmonic.
d.
Mitral and pulmonic. - ANSWER ✔✔C
Which of these statements describes the closure of the valves in a
normal cardiac cycle?
a.
The aortic valve closes slightly before the tricuspid valve.
b.
The pulmonic valve closes slightly before the aortic valve.
c.
The tricuspid valve closes slightly later than the mitral valve.
d.
Both the tricuspid and pulmonic valves close at the same time. -
ANSWER ✔✔C
The component of the conduction system referred to as the pacemaker
of the heart is the:
a.
Atrioventricular (AV) node.
