Final ECG/EKG Exam Test Questions
The stylus marks the EKG paper by: Correct Answer: Heat
The S wave is characterized as: Correct Answer: The first negative wave after R.
Electrodes are also referred to as: Correct Answer: Sensors
Measures blood pressure: Correct Answer: Sphygmomanometer
The EKG records the: Correct Answer: Electrical activity of the heart.
Hypotension is defined as: Correct Answer: Systolic pressure bellow 90 and
diastolic pressure bellow 60mmHg.
The ability of the cardiac pacemaker cells to spontaneously generate their own
electrical impulses without external stimulation is known as: Correct Answer:
Automaticity
What supplies blood to the heart muscle? Correct Answer: Coronary arteries
Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium via the: Correct Answer: Superior and
inferior vena cavae.
A murmur is an abnormal sound that may indicate: Correct Answer: Structural
heart disease.
The term used to describe the amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is
called: Correct Answer: Cardiac output
Narrowing of the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle is called:
Correct Answer: Mitral stenosis
The proper electrode placement for Holter monitoring is the: Correct Answer:
Anterior Trunk of the body.
Blood flows from the heart to the lungs via the: Correct Answer: Pulmonary
arteries
, Movement away from the baseline is called: Correct Answer: Wave form
What is the correct order of the chain of infection? Correct Answer: Source,
means of transmission and susceptible host.
The descending aorta is a vessel in which type of circulation carries oxygenated
blood to the: Correct Answer: Systemic circulation
Tissue swelling due to the accumulation of interstitial fluids is called: Correct
Answer: Edema
The Q wave, if present, is always: Correct Answer: Negative
Ventricular repolarization results in which of the following? Correct Answer:
Relaxation
The PR interval is measured from: Correct Answer: The beginning of the P wave
to the beginning of QRS.
The first electrical impulse that is recorded on the EKG paper during a normal
cardiac cycle is the: Correct Answer: P wave
Which of the following tests requires an informed consent signed by the patient?
Correct Answer: Exercise cardiac stress test.
EKG strips must include the following information: Correct Answer: Patient's
name and identification numbers.
Which of the following would be a reason that a physician requests exercise
electrocardiography? Correct Answer: Previous symptoms of angina.
A wave form and a segment is called: Correct Answer: Interval
The 12 lead EKG is produced by application of ___ electrodes. Correct Answer:
10
An electrical event that is expected to result in contraction is called: Correct
Answer: Depolarization
The stylus marks the EKG paper by: Correct Answer: Heat
The S wave is characterized as: Correct Answer: The first negative wave after R.
Electrodes are also referred to as: Correct Answer: Sensors
Measures blood pressure: Correct Answer: Sphygmomanometer
The EKG records the: Correct Answer: Electrical activity of the heart.
Hypotension is defined as: Correct Answer: Systolic pressure bellow 90 and
diastolic pressure bellow 60mmHg.
The ability of the cardiac pacemaker cells to spontaneously generate their own
electrical impulses without external stimulation is known as: Correct Answer:
Automaticity
What supplies blood to the heart muscle? Correct Answer: Coronary arteries
Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium via the: Correct Answer: Superior and
inferior vena cavae.
A murmur is an abnormal sound that may indicate: Correct Answer: Structural
heart disease.
The term used to describe the amount of blood pumped by the heart per minute is
called: Correct Answer: Cardiac output
Narrowing of the valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle is called:
Correct Answer: Mitral stenosis
The proper electrode placement for Holter monitoring is the: Correct Answer:
Anterior Trunk of the body.
Blood flows from the heart to the lungs via the: Correct Answer: Pulmonary
arteries
, Movement away from the baseline is called: Correct Answer: Wave form
What is the correct order of the chain of infection? Correct Answer: Source,
means of transmission and susceptible host.
The descending aorta is a vessel in which type of circulation carries oxygenated
blood to the: Correct Answer: Systemic circulation
Tissue swelling due to the accumulation of interstitial fluids is called: Correct
Answer: Edema
The Q wave, if present, is always: Correct Answer: Negative
Ventricular repolarization results in which of the following? Correct Answer:
Relaxation
The PR interval is measured from: Correct Answer: The beginning of the P wave
to the beginning of QRS.
The first electrical impulse that is recorded on the EKG paper during a normal
cardiac cycle is the: Correct Answer: P wave
Which of the following tests requires an informed consent signed by the patient?
Correct Answer: Exercise cardiac stress test.
EKG strips must include the following information: Correct Answer: Patient's
name and identification numbers.
Which of the following would be a reason that a physician requests exercise
electrocardiography? Correct Answer: Previous symptoms of angina.
A wave form and a segment is called: Correct Answer: Interval
The 12 lead EKG is produced by application of ___ electrodes. Correct Answer:
10
An electrical event that is expected to result in contraction is called: Correct
Answer: Depolarization
