Week 7

Question 1

angina (pectoris)

Answer 1

chest pain caused by the ischemia of the myocardium

Question 2

ankle/brachial index

Answer 2

calculated by dividing the ankle systolic blood pressure by the brachial systolic blood pressure

Question 3

aortic valve

Answer 3

opens from the left ventricle into the aorta

Question 4

apical

Answer 4

regards the apex of the heart

Question 5

arteries

Answer 5

provides O2 and nutrients to the heart

Question 6

amplitude (of pulse)

Answer 6

force of pulse (2+)

Question 7

atrioventricular valve (AV-valve)

Answer 7

The tricuspid and mitral valve are called the AV valves

Question 8

bruit

Answer 8

low-pitched blowing sounds heard during systole

Question 9

capillary refill

Answer 9

how long it takes for a finger or toe to regain color after pressure is applied to the nail bed (greater than 2 seconds indicates poor perfusion)

Question 10

contour

Answer 10

outline or shape of the pulse that is felt

Question 11

dorsalis pedis pulse

Answer 11

a pulse that can be felt on the top of the foot

Question 12

edema

Answer 12

swelling caused by too much fluid trapped in the body’s tissues

Question 13

electrocardiogram (ECG)

Answer 13

Used to assess rate and rhythm of the electrical conduction of the heart

Question 14

Erbs point

Answer 14

a landmark on the chest where a doctor listens for heart sounds and murmurs

Question 15

left sternal boarder (LSB)

Answer 15

the area between the second and fifth intercostal space near the left sternum

Question 16

mitral valve

Answer 16

the valve on the left side of the heart that separates the atria from the ventricles

Question 17

murmur

Question 18

orthostatic

Question 19

pallor

Question 20

perfusion

Question 21

popliteal pulse

Question 22

posterior tibial pulse

Question 23

pulmonic valve

Answer 23

opens the right ventricle into the pulmonary artery

Question 24

pulse deficit

Answer 24

the difference in the apical rate and the peripheral pulse rates. It is determined by auscultating the apical pulse and palpating the radial pulse rates simultaneously.

Question 25

pulses

Question 26

pulsation

Question 27

radial pulse

Question 28

heart rate

Question 29

heart rhythm

Question 30

right sternal border (RSB)

Question 31

S1, S2, S3, S4

Question 32

semilunar valves

Answer 32

The aortic and pulmonic valves are termed semilunar (SL) valves because of their half-moon shape

Question 33

systolic

Question 34

temporal pulse

Question 35

thrill

Question 36

tricuspid valve

Answer 36

the valve on the right side of the heart that separate the atria from the ventricles

Question 37

ulnar pulse

Question 38

veins