Cardiac System

The left atria pumps blood to the ______; the left ventricle pumps blood to the _______.

• left ventricle;

  aorta

• left ventricle;

  lungs

• right ventricle;

  lungs

• aorta;

  lungs

The heart has valves for each side of the heart. What valves are the atrioventricular valves?

• Aortic & Tricuspid

• Aortic & Mitral

• Mitral & Tricuspid

• Pulmonic & Aortic

What heart sound is normal in children & physically active young adults?

• S1

• S2

• S3

• S4

The nurse is performing a cardiac health history on a 40 year-old male patient. Identify modifiable risk factors. Select all that apply.

• Sedentary lifestyle

• Father died of a heart attack

• Eats a high fat diet

• Smokes 1 pack of cigarettes a day

Where is the point of maximum impulse (PMI) located?

• Right sternal border, 2nd intercostal space

• Left midclavicular, 5th intercostal space

• Left sternal border, 2nd intercostal space

• Left sternal border,

  3rd intercostal space

Initiates the electrical pulses of the heart.

• Atrioventricular Node

• Sinoatrial Node

• Purkinje Fibers

• Bundle of His

The 2 semilunar valves are:

• Pulmonic & Tricuspid

• Aortic & Mitral

• Tricuspid & Mitral

• Aortic & Pulmonic

S1 "lub" sound is caused by...

• Closure of the semilunar valves

• Blood hitting a stiff ventricle

• Closure of atrioventricular valves

• Vibrations across a noncompliant left ventricle

Diagnostic test that uses sound waves to create a picture of the heart

• EKG

• Echocardiogram

• Stress Test

• Holter monitor

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