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1
Q

___ begins with the right side of the heart sending blood to the lungs to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide.

A

Pulmonary Circulation

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2
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___ is a vessel that carries blood away from the heart.

A

Arteries

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3
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The tissue walls between the chambers of the heart are:

A

Septa

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4
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What is the combining form for an upper chamber of the heart?

A

Artri/o

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5
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Deoxygenated blood travels to the lungs through the:

A

Pulmonary Artery

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6
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Oxygenated blood leaves the heart through the ___ and returns to the heart through the ___.

A

Aorta, Vena Cava

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7
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What is another term for the bicuspid valve?

A

Mitral Valve

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8
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The inner lining of the heart is the:

A

Endocardium

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9
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___ have one way valves to prevent a back flow of blood.

A

Veins

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10
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What is an alternative name for the bundle of His?

A

Atrial Ventricular Bundle

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11
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What is cyanosis?

A

A bluish, greyish discoloration of the skin

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12
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A disease in which the arterial walls become thickened and lose their elastic, without the presence of atheroma’s is:

A

Arterial sclerosis

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13
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Cramp like pains in the calves caused by poor circulation in the leg muscles is:

A

Claudication

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14
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Blood returns from the head, neck, and upper extremities through:

A

SVC

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15
Q

What is a myocardial infarction?

A

Heart attack

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16
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What is the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia, a series of extremely rapid and irregular contractions?

A

Atrial Fibrillation

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17
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What is the contraction phase of a heartbeat?

A

Systole

18
Q

What is the relaxation phase of a heartbeat?

A

Diastole

19
Q

Medical term for enlarged heart:

A

Cardiomegaly

20
Q

What does a lipid profile measure in the circulating blood:

A

Cholesterol & Triglycerides

21
Q

Define CABG:

A

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), also called heart bypass surgery, is a medical procedure to improve blood flow to the heart.
It may be needed when the arteries supplying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, are narrowed or blocked.

22
Q

A record or recording of electrical impulses of the heart produced by an electrocardiograph is:

A

EKG or ECG

23
Q

What is the natural pacemaker of the heart?

A

Sinoatrial

24
Q

The impulse from the AV node is picked up by:

A

Bundle of His

25
Q

The state where the cardiac cells are recovering is the ___ state.

A

Repolarized

26
Q

The state that creates electrical activity that can be picked up by an EKG is ___ state.

A

Depolarized & Repolarized

27
Q

Upward movement away from the baseline in an ECG tracing is ___ deflection.

A

Positive

28
Q

A period of time between two points or events on the ECG tracing is an:

A

Interval

29
Q

What is the first wave in the tracing of an ECG? ___ it represents atrial depolarization.

A

P wave

30
Q

What 2 things occurs during the QRS complex?

A
  1. Depolarization of ventricles
  2. Atrial depolarization
31
Q

The _____ is the point where the QRS complex ends and the ST segment starts.

A

J point

32
Q

Lead 2 is created using the ___ & ___ electrodes.

A

RA, & LL

33
Q

An artifact of leads 1 and 3. What electrode would you check?

A

LA

34
Q

What are augmented leads?

A

a unipolar lead

35
Q

Two facts about thermal paper:

A
  1. React when heat is applied to produce an image
  2. The electrocardiograph moves at a speed of 25 mm/sec.
36
Q

What is the default chart speed?

A

25 mm/sec

37
Q

What chest electrode is placed on the 5th intercostal space mid-clavicular line?

A

V4

38
Q

What type of artifact appears as jagged peaks with irregular height and spacing?

A

Somatic

39
Q

A ___ ___ monitors the heart over a 24-48 hour period while the patient goes about his or her normal activities.

A

Holter monitor

40
Q

___ valve is between the right upper and lower chambers of the heart.

A

Tricuspid

41
Q

THE PFT that measures the exhaled air and can be done at home to manage chronic respiratory conditions?

A

Peak Flow

42
Q

Suffix that means process of measurement?

A

-metry

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