NSG 6020 Health Assessment Review
Questions,
Week 6, Exam 2 Questions and Answers
1. 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: B. Right Atrium, Right ventricle pulmonary, artery, lungs,
pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle
2. 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) aortic and pulmonic.
D) mitral and pulmonic.: C. Aortic and pulmonic
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, 3. 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.: C.
The tricuspid valve closes slightly later than the mitral valve
4. Tip:: S1 is louder than S2 at the apex (Tricuspid and
mitral valve.) S2 is louder than S1 at the base (Aortic valve
and pulmonic valve.) Sounds are equal at Erb's point
5. When you are assessing your patient's heart sounds, you notice a
murmur. You listen with the bell and would describe the murmur
as moderately loud
and easy to hear. Which grade would you chart?
A. Grade i
B. Grade v
C. Grade iii
D. Grade vi: C. Grade iii
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Questions,
Week 6, Exam 2 Questions and Answers
1. 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: B. Right Atrium, Right ventricle pulmonary, artery, lungs,
pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle
2. 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) aortic and pulmonic.
D) mitral and pulmonic.: C. Aortic and pulmonic
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, 3. 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.: C.
The tricuspid valve closes slightly later than the mitral valve
4. Tip:: S1 is louder than S2 at the apex (Tricuspid and
mitral valve.) S2 is louder than S1 at the base (Aortic valve
and pulmonic valve.) Sounds are equal at Erb's point
5. When you are assessing your patient's heart sounds, you notice a
murmur. You listen with the bell and would describe the murmur
as moderately loud
and easy to hear. Which grade would you chart?
A. Grade i
B. Grade v
C. Grade iii
D. Grade vi: C. Grade iii
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