Pratice Test 1 Flashcards
At what time during fetal growth is the heart fully developed?
40 days
On the 30th day the truncus normally divides. What anomaly occurs if the truncus doesn’t divide?
Truncus arterious
The sinus venous forms everything except?
Pulmonary arteries
The truncus arteriosus forms everything except ?
Pulmonary veins
What are 2 normal right to left fetal shunts in fetal circulation?
Foramen Ovale and ductus areriosus
Which left to right shunts is the last to close in the normal post-party period? And when does it close?
PFO and it closed at the end of the first week
In normal fetal circulation, which of the following has the least amount of blood flow?
PFO
Ductus arteruosus
Aorta
Pulmonary veins
Pulmonary veins
In normal fetal circulation which has the least amount of blood flow?
Pulmonary artery blood flow increases
Left atrial pressure decreases
Pulmonary resistance decreases
Forman Ovale flow decreases
Left atrial pressure decreases
The fetal ductus arteriosus closes soon after birth. What structure does it become?
Ligamentum arteriosum
During the cardiac cycle. Rank the structures activated in order
Bundle of his
Av node
Sa node
Left bundle branch block
Purkinjie fibers
Sa node
Av node
Bundle of his
left bundle branch
Purkinjie fibers
During a resting state which of the following ions is pumped out of cells of the myocardium?
Sodium
During depolarization of the myocardial cell. Which ion rushes in first and which ion rushes in later?
Sodium followed by calcium
Which ion helps slow heart muscle contraction?
Potassium
In the cardiac cell action potential, what phases are included in the absolute refractory period?
Phase 1 into phase 3
When contracting against which of the following pressures will the velocity of the muscle cell contraction be most rapid?
75mmhg
100mmhg
125mmhg
150mmhg
75mmhg