Cardiology

Question 0

What does the left heart receive ?

Answer 0

Oxygenated blood from pulmonary circulation

Returns it to systemic circulation

Question 1

What does the right heart receive ?

Answer 1

Deoxygenated blood from systemic circulation

Directs deoxygenated blood to pulmonary circulation

Question 2

What is atrial natriuretic peptide released from?

Answer 2

Atrial muscle cells

Question 3

What does ANP do?

Answer 3

Works to reduce blood volume

Decreases aldosterone secretion

Question 4

Where are beta 1 adrenoreceptors concentrated?

Answer 4

Cardiac ventricles

Question 5

What does the carotid sinus contain?

Answer 5

Baroreceptors

Question 6

What is the normal duration of the ST segment ?

Answer 6

0.08 seconds

Question 7

What % of cardiac output is received by skin?

Answer 7

2%

Question 8

A wave of JVP

Answer 8

Atrial contraction

Question 9

C wave of JVP

Answer 9

Ventricular contraction

Question 10

V wave of JVP

Answer 10

Venous filling

Question 11

X wave

Answer 11

Atrial relaxation

Question 12

Y wave

Answer 12

Rapid emptying of atrium in to ventricle via tricuspid valve