Heart Rate

Question 1

Carotid artery

Answer 1

medial aspect of the SCM in the lower half of the neck

Question 2

brachial artery

Answer 2

medial to the biceps tendon and lateral to the medial epicondyle of the humerus

Question 3

radial artery

Answer 3

at the wrist, lateral to the flexor carpi radialis tendon

Question 4

ulnar artery

Answer 4

at the wrist, between the flexor digitorum superficialis and the flexor carpi ulnaris tendons

Question 5

femoral artery

Answer 5

in the upper thigh, one third of the distance from the pubis to the anterior superior iliac spine

Question 6

popliteal artery

Answer 6

in the popliteal space of the posterior knee

Question 7

posterior tibial artery

Answer 7

in the space between the medial malleolus and the achilles tendon, above the calcaneus

Question 8

dorsalis pedis artery

Answer 8

near the center of the long axis of the foot, between the first and second metatarsal bones

Question 9

normal infant heart rate

Answer 9

100-130 bpm

Question 10

normal child heart rate

Answer 10

80-100 bpm

Question 11

normal adult HR

Answer 11

60-100 bpm

Question 12

bradycardia

Answer 12

< 60 bpm

Question 13

tachycardia

Answer 13

> 100 bpm

Question 14

3+ pulse

Answer 14

large or bounding pulsation

Question 15

2+ pulse

Answer 15

normal or average pulsation

Question 16

1+ pulse

Answer 16

small or reduced pulsation

Question 17

0 pulse

Answer 17

absence of pulsation