NUR 265 Exam 2 (latest Update Fall
2025/2026) Questions and Answers 100%
Correct -Galen College of Nursing
what causes murmurs? - correct answer valves don't slam shut like their supposed to,
they take too long to close causing turbulent blood flow... deoxygenated blood and
oxygenated blood mix
precordium - correct answer area of the chest wall overlying the heart and great
vessels
thrill - correct answer palpable vibration on the chest wall accompanying severe
heart murmur
heave or lift - correct answer sustained forceful thrusting of the ventricle during
systole
What are the 5 locations we auscultate to listen to the heart? - correct answer Aortic:
2nd intercostal space, right sternal border
Pulmonic: 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border
Erb's Point: 3rd intercostal space, 1/2 between base and apex
Tricuspid: 4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Mitral: 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
________________ are made of smooth muscles controlled by the autonomic nervous
system - correct answer arteries and veins
, NUR 265 Exam 2 (latest Update Fall
2025/2026) Questions and Answers 100%
Correct -Galen College of Nursing
Select the best description of the tricuspid valve:
a. left semilunar valve
b. right atrioventricular valve
c. left atrioventricular valve
d. right semilunar valve - correct answer b. right atrioventricular valve
the function of the pulmonic valve is to:
a. divide the left atrium and left ventricle
b. guard the opening between the RA and RV
c. protect the orifice between the RV and the pulmonary artery
d. guard the entrance to the aorta from the left ventricle - correct answer c. protect
the orifice between the RV and the pulmonary artery
Atrial systole occurs - correct answer during ventricular diastole
the second heart sound is the result of - correct answer closing of the aortic and
pulmonic valves
The examiner has estimated the jugular venous pressure. Identify the finding that is
abnormal. - correct answer patient elevated to 45 degrees, internal jugular vein
pulsation at 4 cm above sternal angle
2025/2026) Questions and Answers 100%
Correct -Galen College of Nursing
what causes murmurs? - correct answer valves don't slam shut like their supposed to,
they take too long to close causing turbulent blood flow... deoxygenated blood and
oxygenated blood mix
precordium - correct answer area of the chest wall overlying the heart and great
vessels
thrill - correct answer palpable vibration on the chest wall accompanying severe
heart murmur
heave or lift - correct answer sustained forceful thrusting of the ventricle during
systole
What are the 5 locations we auscultate to listen to the heart? - correct answer Aortic:
2nd intercostal space, right sternal border
Pulmonic: 2nd intercostal space, left sternal border
Erb's Point: 3rd intercostal space, 1/2 between base and apex
Tricuspid: 4th intercostal space, left sternal border
Mitral: 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
________________ are made of smooth muscles controlled by the autonomic nervous
system - correct answer arteries and veins
, NUR 265 Exam 2 (latest Update Fall
2025/2026) Questions and Answers 100%
Correct -Galen College of Nursing
Select the best description of the tricuspid valve:
a. left semilunar valve
b. right atrioventricular valve
c. left atrioventricular valve
d. right semilunar valve - correct answer b. right atrioventricular valve
the function of the pulmonic valve is to:
a. divide the left atrium and left ventricle
b. guard the opening between the RA and RV
c. protect the orifice between the RV and the pulmonary artery
d. guard the entrance to the aorta from the left ventricle - correct answer c. protect
the orifice between the RV and the pulmonary artery
Atrial systole occurs - correct answer during ventricular diastole
the second heart sound is the result of - correct answer closing of the aortic and
pulmonic valves
The examiner has estimated the jugular venous pressure. Identify the finding that is
abnormal. - correct answer patient elevated to 45 degrees, internal jugular vein
pulsation at 4 cm above sternal angle
