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Week 1 Quiz Flashcards

1
Q

Coronary arteries

A

Are responsible for the nutrients and oxygen to the heart muscle

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2
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Impulse pathway for the ventricles

A

Bundle of his
Bundle branches
Perkengi fibers

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3
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Cardiac cycle

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Also known as one complete heartbeat

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4
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White blood cells

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Help fight disease

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5
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Hemostasis

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Stoppage of bleeding

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6
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Hemolysis

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Breaking down of blood

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7
Q

Anticoagulant

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Against coagulation

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8
Q

Fibrinolysis

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Breaking down of FIBRIN

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9
Q

First step to blood vessel repair is _____.

A

Constriction

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10
Q

Capillaries are responsible for the ______.

A

Exchange of oxygen

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11
Q

Tricuspid valve

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Is between right atrium and right ventricle

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12
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Bicuspid also known as mitral valve

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Is between left atrium and left ventricle

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13
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Pulmonary SL valve

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Is located at the exit of the right ventricle

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14
Q

Interventricular septum

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Is the partition between left and right ventricles

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15
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Interatrial septum

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Is the partition that separates right and left Atria

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16
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Does the right atrium receive oxygenated or deoxygenated blood?

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Deoxygenated blood

17
Q

Two largest veins in the body

A

Superior Venna cava and inferior Venna cava

18
Q

The base of the heart is located ______.

A

At the opposite end of the Apex

19
Q

The Apex is _____.

A

The pointed end of the heart

20
Q

Where is the heart located?

A

Thoracic cavity - posterior to the sternum - anterior to the vertebral column - between the lungs

21
Q

Coagulation process

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Formation of prothrombin activator, thrombin, fibrin

22
Q

What does fibrin form?

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A mesh (also known as a scab)

23
Q

What does one complete heartbeat look on an ECG/EKG?

A

Starts at P ending at T (including P,QRS,T)

24
Q

V1

A

Right eternal border in 4th intercostal space

25
Q

V2

A

Left sternal border in 4th intercostal space

26
Q

V5

A

Left anterior axillary line in 5th intercostal

27
Q

If V1 and V2 are placed at the third instead of fourth intercostal space what can occur?

A

Falsely indicate heart disease

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