Cardiac Cycle

What is the contraction of a heart chamber called?

• Diastole

• Pulmonary Trunk

• Atrioventricular

• Systole

During ventricular systole, the aortic valve ________.

• Opens

• Closes

• Narrows

• Expands

What is the average blood pressure for an adult?

• 110/70

• 120/80

• 140/100

• 130/90

What is the normal resting heart rate for adults?

• 50-70 bpm

• 70-90 bpm

• 60-100 bpm

• 80-120 bpm

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the instrument used to listen and measure heart sounds?

• Echocardiogram

• Sphygmomanometer

• Pulse Oximeter

• Stethoscope

What is the recording of the electrical events during a cardiac cycle called?

• CT Scan

• X-Ray

• ECG/EKG

• MRI

What is the major artery that leaves the left ventricle of the heart?

• Superior Vena Cava

• Pulmonary Trunk

• Aorta

• Pulmonary Veins

What is the common treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia?

• Stent

• Defibrillator

• Pacemaker

• Angioplasty

What is the term for the narrowing of the valve or aorta, limiting blood flow?

• Hypertension

• Aneurysm

• Aortic Stenosis

• Atherosclerosis

What is the localized, blood-filled balloon-like bulge in the wall of a blood vessel called?

• Heart Murmur

• Stroke

• Aneurysm

• MVP