Heart Sounds

Question 1

Lubb sound

Answer 1

Heard first
Tricuspid and mitral valves closing between the atria and the ventricles

Question 2

Dupp sound

Answer 2

Shorter, higher pitched, heard after lubb
Caused by the closing of the semilunar valves in the aorta and pulmonary arteries as blood is pumped out of the heart

Question 3

Bruit

Answer 3

Abnormal sound or murmur heard during auscultation of an artery u
Usually due to a partially blocked, narrowed, or diseased artery

Question 4

Thrill

Answer 4

Abnormal rhythmic vibration felt when palpating an artery

Question 5

Heart murmur

Answer 5

Abnormal heart sound that is most commonly a sign of defective heart valves

Question 6

Abdominal sounds

Answer 6

Bowel sounds, normal noises made by the intestines

Question 7

Palpation

Answer 7

Examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts

Question 8

Percussion

Answer 8

Diagnostic procedure designed to determine the density of a body part by the sound produced by tapping the surface with the fingers