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Edition by Barbara J Aehlert Cha
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,ECGs Made Easy 7th Edition by Barbara Aehlert Test Bank
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Anatomy & Physiology
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Chapter 2. Basic Electrophysiology
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Chapter 3. Sinus Mechanisms
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Chapter 4. Atrial Rhythms
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Chapter 5. Junctional Rhythms
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Chapter 6. Ventricular Rhythms
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Chapter 7. Atrioventricular Blocks
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Chapter 8. Pacemaker Rhythms
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Chapter 9. Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG
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Chapter 10. Post-Test
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,Chapter 01: Anatomy and Physiology Aehl
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ert: ECGs Made Easy, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Thecapexcofcthecheartciscformedcbycthe .
a. tipcofcthecleftcventricle
b. tipcofcthecrightcatrium
c. rightcatriumcandcrightcventricle
d. leftcatriumcandcleftcventricle
ANSWER:c A
Thecheart’scapex,corclowercportion,ciscformedcbycthectipcofcthecleftcventricle.cThecapexcliescjustcabo
vecthecdiaphragm,cbetweencthecfifthcandcsixthcribs,cincthecmidclavicularcline.
OBJ:c Identifycthecsurfacescofcthecheart.
2. Thecleftcatriumcreceivescbloodcfromcthe .
a. pulmonarycveins
b. aorta
c. pulmonarycarteries
d. inferiorcvenaccava
ANSWER:c A
Thecleftcatriumcreceivescfreshlycoxygenatedcbloodcfromctheclungscviacthecrightcandcleftcpulmonary
cveins.
OBJ:c Identifycandcdescribecthecchamberscofcthecheartcandcthecvesselscthatcentercorcleaveceach.
3. Thecanteriorcsurfacecofcthecheartcconsistscprimarilycofcthe .
a. leftcatrium
b. rightcatrium
c. leftcventricle
d. rightcventricle
ANSWER:c D
Thecfrontc(anterior)csurfacecofcthecheartcliescbehindcthecsternumcandccostalccartilages.cItciscformed
cbycportionscofcthecrightcatriumcandcthecleftcandcrightcventricles.cHowever,cbecausecthecheartcisctilt
edcslightlyctowardcthecleftcincthecchest,cthecrightcventricleciscthecareacofcthecheartcthatcliescmostcdire
ctlycbehindcthecsternum.
OBJ:c Identifycthecsurfacescofcthecheart.
4. Bloodcpressureciscdeterminedcby multipliedcby .
a. strokecvolume;cheartcrate
b. heartcrate;ccardiaccoutput
c. cardiaccoutput;cperipheralcvascularcresistance
d. strokecvolume;cperipheralcvascularcresistance
ANSWER:c C
Bloodcpressureciscequalctoccardiaccoutputcmultipliedcbycperipheralcvascularcresistance.
, OBJ:c Identifycandcexplainctheccomponentscofcbloodcpressurecandccardiaccoutput.
5. Thecrightcatriumcreceivescvenouscbloodcfromcthechead,cneck,candcthoraxcviacthe
,cfromcthecremaindercofcthecbodycviacthe
,candcfromcthecheartcviacthe .
a. coronarycsinus;csuperiorcvenaccava;cinferiorcvenaccava
b. superiorcvenaccava;ccoronarycsinus;cinferiorcvenaccava
c. inferiorcvenaccava;csuperiorcvenaccava;ccoronarycsinus
d. superiorcvenaccava;cinferiorcvenaccava;ccoronarycsinus
ANSWER:c D
Thecrightcatriumcreceivescbloodclowcincoxygencfromcthecsuperiorcvenaccava,cwhichccarriescbloo
dcfromcthecheadcandcuppercextremities;cthecinferiorcvenaccava,cwhichccarriescbloodcfromctheclow
ercbody;candctheccoronarycsinus,cwhichcisctheclargestcveincthatcdrainscthecheart.
OBJ:c Identifycandcdescribecthecchamberscofcthecheartcandcthecvesselscthatcentercorcleaveceach.
6. Thecheartciscdividedcinto chamberscbutcfunctionscasca -sidedcpump.
a. two;cfour
b. three;ctwo
c. four;ctwo
d. four;cthree
ANSWER:c C
Thecheartchascfourcchambers:ctwocatriacandctwocventricles.cThecrightcandcleftcsidescofcthecheartcarec
separatedcbycancinternalcwallcofcconnectivectissueccalledcacseptum.cThecinteratrialcseptumcseparat
escthecrightcandcleftcatria.cThecinterventricularcseptumcseparatescthecrightcandcleftcventricles.cThec
septacseparatecthecheartcintoctwocfunctionalcpumps.cThecrightcatriumcandcrightcventriclecmakecupc
onecpump.cThecleftcatriumcandcleftcventriclecmakecupcthecother.
OBJ:c Identifycandcdescribecthecchamberscofcthecheartcandcthecvesselscthatcentercorcleaveceach.
7. Stimulationcofcalpha1creceptorscresultscin .
a. increasedcheartcrate
b. peripheralcvasoconstriction
c. constrictioncofcbronchialcsmoothcmuscle
d. increasedcforcecofcmyocardialccontraction
ANSWER:c B
Alpha1creceptorscarecfoundcinctheceyes,cbloodcvessels,cbladder,candcmalecreproductivecorgans.cStimul
ationcofcalpha1creceptorcsitescresultscincconstriction.
OBJ:cComparecandccontrastctheceffectscofcsympatheticcandcparasympatheticcstimulationcofcthecheart.
8. Whichcsidecofcthecheartciscaclow-pressurecsystemcthatcpumpscvenouscbloodctoctheclungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANSWER:c B
Thecjobcofcthecrightcsidecofcthecheartcisctocpumpcunoxygenatedcbloodctocandcthroughctheclungsctoct
hecleftcsidecofcthecheart.cThiscisccalledcthecpulmonaryccirculation.cThecrightcsidecofcthecheartciscaclo
w-pressurecsystem.
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Edition by Barbara J Aehlert Cha
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pters 1 - 10
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,ECGs Made Easy 7th Edition by Barbara Aehlert Test Bank
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Table of Contents:
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Chapter 1. Anatomy & Physiology
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Chapter 2. Basic Electrophysiology
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Chapter 3. Sinus Mechanisms
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Chapter 4. Atrial Rhythms
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Chapter 5. Junctional Rhythms
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Chapter 6. Ventricular Rhythms
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Chapter 7. Atrioventricular Blocks
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Chapter 8. Pacemaker Rhythms
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Chapter 9. Introduction to the 12-Lead ECG
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Chapter 10. Post-Test
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,Chapter 01: Anatomy and Physiology Aehl
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ert: ECGs Made Easy, 7th Edition
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MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Thecapexcofcthecheartciscformedcbycthe .
a. tipcofcthecleftcventricle
b. tipcofcthecrightcatrium
c. rightcatriumcandcrightcventricle
d. leftcatriumcandcleftcventricle
ANSWER:c A
Thecheart’scapex,corclowercportion,ciscformedcbycthectipcofcthecleftcventricle.cThecapexcliescjustcabo
vecthecdiaphragm,cbetweencthecfifthcandcsixthcribs,cincthecmidclavicularcline.
OBJ:c Identifycthecsurfacescofcthecheart.
2. Thecleftcatriumcreceivescbloodcfromcthe .
a. pulmonarycveins
b. aorta
c. pulmonarycarteries
d. inferiorcvenaccava
ANSWER:c A
Thecleftcatriumcreceivescfreshlycoxygenatedcbloodcfromctheclungscviacthecrightcandcleftcpulmonary
cveins.
OBJ:c Identifycandcdescribecthecchamberscofcthecheartcandcthecvesselscthatcentercorcleaveceach.
3. Thecanteriorcsurfacecofcthecheartcconsistscprimarilycofcthe .
a. leftcatrium
b. rightcatrium
c. leftcventricle
d. rightcventricle
ANSWER:c D
Thecfrontc(anterior)csurfacecofcthecheartcliescbehindcthecsternumcandccostalccartilages.cItciscformed
cbycportionscofcthecrightcatriumcandcthecleftcandcrightcventricles.cHowever,cbecausecthecheartcisctilt
edcslightlyctowardcthecleftcincthecchest,cthecrightcventricleciscthecareacofcthecheartcthatcliescmostcdire
ctlycbehindcthecsternum.
OBJ:c Identifycthecsurfacescofcthecheart.
4. Bloodcpressureciscdeterminedcby multipliedcby .
a. strokecvolume;cheartcrate
b. heartcrate;ccardiaccoutput
c. cardiaccoutput;cperipheralcvascularcresistance
d. strokecvolume;cperipheralcvascularcresistance
ANSWER:c C
Bloodcpressureciscequalctoccardiaccoutputcmultipliedcbycperipheralcvascularcresistance.
, OBJ:c Identifycandcexplainctheccomponentscofcbloodcpressurecandccardiaccoutput.
5. Thecrightcatriumcreceivescvenouscbloodcfromcthechead,cneck,candcthoraxcviacthe
,cfromcthecremaindercofcthecbodycviacthe
,candcfromcthecheartcviacthe .
a. coronarycsinus;csuperiorcvenaccava;cinferiorcvenaccava
b. superiorcvenaccava;ccoronarycsinus;cinferiorcvenaccava
c. inferiorcvenaccava;csuperiorcvenaccava;ccoronarycsinus
d. superiorcvenaccava;cinferiorcvenaccava;ccoronarycsinus
ANSWER:c D
Thecrightcatriumcreceivescbloodclowcincoxygencfromcthecsuperiorcvenaccava,cwhichccarriescbloo
dcfromcthecheadcandcuppercextremities;cthecinferiorcvenaccava,cwhichccarriescbloodcfromctheclow
ercbody;candctheccoronarycsinus,cwhichcisctheclargestcveincthatcdrainscthecheart.
OBJ:c Identifycandcdescribecthecchamberscofcthecheartcandcthecvesselscthatcentercorcleaveceach.
6. Thecheartciscdividedcinto chamberscbutcfunctionscasca -sidedcpump.
a. two;cfour
b. three;ctwo
c. four;ctwo
d. four;cthree
ANSWER:c C
Thecheartchascfourcchambers:ctwocatriacandctwocventricles.cThecrightcandcleftcsidescofcthecheartcarec
separatedcbycancinternalcwallcofcconnectivectissueccalledcacseptum.cThecinteratrialcseptumcseparat
escthecrightcandcleftcatria.cThecinterventricularcseptumcseparatescthecrightcandcleftcventricles.cThec
septacseparatecthecheartcintoctwocfunctionalcpumps.cThecrightcatriumcandcrightcventriclecmakecupc
onecpump.cThecleftcatriumcandcleftcventriclecmakecupcthecother.
OBJ:c Identifycandcdescribecthecchamberscofcthecheartcandcthecvesselscthatcentercorcleaveceach.
7. Stimulationcofcalpha1creceptorscresultscin .
a. increasedcheartcrate
b. peripheralcvasoconstriction
c. constrictioncofcbronchialcsmoothcmuscle
d. increasedcforcecofcmyocardialccontraction
ANSWER:c B
Alpha1creceptorscarecfoundcinctheceyes,cbloodcvessels,cbladder,candcmalecreproductivecorgans.cStimul
ationcofcalpha1creceptorcsitescresultscincconstriction.
OBJ:cComparecandccontrastctheceffectscofcsympatheticcandcparasympatheticcstimulationcofcthecheart.
8. Whichcsidecofcthecheartciscaclow-pressurecsystemcthatcpumpscvenouscbloodctoctheclungs?
a. Left
b. Right
ANSWER:c B
Thecjobcofcthecrightcsidecofcthecheartcisctocpumpcunoxygenatedcbloodctocandcthroughctheclungsctoct
hecleftcsidecofcthecheart.cThiscisccalledcthecpulmonaryccirculation.cThecrightcsidecofcthecheartciscaclo
w-pressurecsystem.
