EKG Review #1

The cardiac cycle is defined as:

• Electrical events during each heart beat

• Systole & Diastole

• Aorta & Vena Cava

• Pulmonary & Systemic

On an EGK, the spikes and dips in the line tracings are called waves.

• True

• False

A muscular organ that pumps the blood throughout the circulatory system.

• Aorta

• Heart

• Vena Cava

• Left Ventricle

Where is the location of the Heart?

• Right Thoracic Cavity

• Left Thoracic Cavity

• 4th & 5th Intercostal Space

• Mediastinum

A result of physical training that affects the heart muscles that causes additional proteins such as myosin or actin.

• Cardiomegaly

• Athlete's Heart

• Cardiomyopathy

• Stenosis

Also known as the Mitral Valve.

• Tricuspid

• Pulmonary

• Bicuspid

• Aortic

The only artery in the human body that carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart.

• Vena Cava

• Aorta

• Pulmonary

• Circulatory

The function of the valve is to prevent back flow of blood into the right atrium.

• Tricuspid

• Pulmonary

• Bicuspid

• Aortic

The Left side of the heart consists of all the following EXCEPT:

• Bicuspid Valve

• Aortic Valve

• Mitral Valve

• Tricuspid Valve

The inner layer of the heart is known as:

• Pericardium

• Epicardium

• Myocardium

• Endocardium