Cardiovascular Lab

Question 1

An electrical recording of the contractions of the heart.

Answer 1

EKG/ECG

Question 2

Machine used to performe a EKG

Answer 2

Electrocardiograph

Question 3

Print out of a recording for an EKG wich reveals the contractions of the heart in a series of waves which are labeled.

Answer 3

Electrocardiogram

Question 4

How are the waves labeled??

Answer 4

P, Q, R, S, and T

Question 5

Indicates that the atria have depolarized and will soon contract.

Answer 5

P-wave

Question 6

Indicates that the ventricles have depolarized, which the ventricular contraction starting right after the R-wave peak.

Answer 6

QRS-wave

Question 7

Indicates ventricular repolarization.

Answer 7

T-wave

Question 8

The measure of pressure that a volume of blood exerts on arterial walls as it moves through the body.

Answer 8

Blood pressure

Question 9

Fancy name for blood pressure cuff?

Answer 9

Sphygmomanometer

Question 10

Represents the maximum exertion by blood on the walls of the arteries.

Answer 10

Systolic blood pressure

Question 11

Represents the force on arterial walls during the period in which heart chambers fill.

Answer 11

Diastolic blood pressure

Question 12

Blood pressure of healthy adult?

Answer 12

120/80

Question 13

High blood pressure? Greater than 150/90

Answer 13

Hypertension

Question 14

Low blood pressure?

Answer 14

Hypotension

Question 15

Listening to the sounds of the heart using a stethoscope>

Answer 15

Auscultation

Question 16

Measures how often blood is being pumped by the heart in one minute. Also called pulse rate.

Answer 16

Heart rate

Question 17

Measure of how many breaths an individual takes in one minute. (Watching the rise and fall of the chest and counting for 1 minute)

Answer 17

Respiratory rate.