Ch 7

Question 1

1 How many chambers are located in the heart?

Answer 1

C Four

Question 2

2 The 2 upper chambers of the heart are called the:

Answer 2

B atria

Question 3

3 What happens to the blood as it passes through the pulmonary capillaries?

Question 4

4 The right ventricle pumps oxygen poor blood to the lungs through the:

Answer 4

D Pulmonary arteries

Question 5

5 What is a normal order of the electrical conduction pattern of the heart?

Answer 5

D SA node, AV node, ventricles

Question 6

6 And abnormal rhythm of the heart is called a:

Answer 6

A Dysrhythmia

Question 7

7 Bradycardia use refers to a heart rate of __ bpm

Answer 7

B Less than 60

Question 8

8 Tachycardia usually refers to a rate of __ bpm

Answer 8

A greater than 100

Question 9

9 The largest artery in the body is the:

Answer 9

B Aorta

Question 10

10 Normal sinus rhythm use refers to a heart rate of __ bpm.

Answer 10

D Between 60 and 100

Question 11

11 And sinus dysrhythmia, waveforms vary with respirations.

Answer 11

A. True

Question 12

12 Bradycardia describes a heart rate of less than 70 bpm

Answer 12

B False

Question 13

13 If your patient is asymptomatic ( medically stable), and episodes of sinus arrest are occurring only occasionally, continued observation may be all that is required.

Answer 13

A True
B False

Question 14

14 As a general, there should be a difference of at least 0.08 seconds between the shortest and longest are R-R intervals in order to distinguish that a rhythm is not a normal sinus rhythm.

Answer 14

A. True

Question 15

15. Rhythm said originate in the SA node are calling for sinus rhythm or sinus dysrhythmias.

Answer 15

A. True