EKG Certification Exam Review (MEDCA) – Study &
Practice
1. Everyday , the average heart beats times. 100,000
2. Everyday the average heart pumps about gallons 2,000
of blood
3. The human heart weighs approximately 11 ounces
4. The human heart is about the size of an adult's clenched fist
5. The S-A node ( sino atrial ) is located in the Upper right atrium
6. The heart is made up of specialized muscle Myocardium
tissue called
7. The heart is divided into separate chambers four
8. The right and left make up the top portion Atria
of the heart
9. Patient psychology can be more important in True
obtain- ing a diagnostically pure EKG than the
mechanics of administering the EKG
10. EKG can be used to evaluate the function of True
the artifi- cial pacemakers
11. The right and left make up the bottom Ventricles
portion of the heart
12. The right and left atria are the chambers of
Receiving
the heart
13. The right and left ventricles are the heart's
Pumping
chambers
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14. The muscular wall that separates the left Septum
and right sides of the heart is the
15. regulate the flow of blood into and Valves
out of the proper chambers
16. The heart has valves four
17. Which of the following is NOT one of the valves The tachcardiac valve
of the heart
18. The valve is located between the right atrium and tricuspid
right ventricle
19. The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium true
and right ventricle
20. The valve separates the left ventricle Aortic
from the aorta
21. The lub-dub sounds heard with a stethoscope Closing
are the sounds of the heart valves
22. The pulmonic valve is located between the and the Right ventricle
pulmonary artery
23. The major blood vessels attached to the heart All the above
include the
24. The body returns oxygen-depleted blood to the vena cavae
heart via the
25. What is the American Heart Association's Green
color code for the lead wire to the right leg
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Practice
1. Everyday , the average heart beats times. 100,000
2. Everyday the average heart pumps about gallons 2,000
of blood
3. The human heart weighs approximately 11 ounces
4. The human heart is about the size of an adult's clenched fist
5. The S-A node ( sino atrial ) is located in the Upper right atrium
6. The heart is made up of specialized muscle Myocardium
tissue called
7. The heart is divided into separate chambers four
8. The right and left make up the top portion Atria
of the heart
9. Patient psychology can be more important in True
obtain- ing a diagnostically pure EKG than the
mechanics of administering the EKG
10. EKG can be used to evaluate the function of True
the artifi- cial pacemakers
11. The right and left make up the bottom Ventricles
portion of the heart
12. The right and left atria are the chambers of
Receiving
the heart
13. The right and left ventricles are the heart's
Pumping
chambers
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, EKG Certification Exam Review (MEDCA) – Study &
Practice
14. The muscular wall that separates the left Septum
and right sides of the heart is the
15. regulate the flow of blood into and Valves
out of the proper chambers
16. The heart has valves four
17. Which of the following is NOT one of the valves The tachcardiac valve
of the heart
18. The valve is located between the right atrium and tricuspid
right ventricle
19. The tricuspid valve is located between the right atrium true
and right ventricle
20. The valve separates the left ventricle Aortic
from the aorta
21. The lub-dub sounds heard with a stethoscope Closing
are the sounds of the heart valves
22. The pulmonic valve is located between the and the Right ventricle
pulmonary artery
23. The major blood vessels attached to the heart All the above
include the
24. The body returns oxygen-depleted blood to the vena cavae
heart via the
25. What is the American Heart Association's Green
color code for the lead wire to the right leg
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