EKG TECH EXAM PREP TOPIC 1-3

who is willem einthoven?

when was the first electrocardiograph designed?

• 1902

• 1942

• 1981

• 1982

what are electrocardiograph used for?

• to help diagnose various forms of heart

• help blood pump through the body

• decrease blood flow through skin

when was the american heart association first established?

• 1942

• 1902

• 1909

• 1985

what year was the first electrocardiograph introduced?

• 1885

• 1909

• 1976

• 1942

who invented the electrocardiograph?

• dr. alfred cohn

• augustus waller

• dr. carlo matteucci

• willem einthoven

what was the purpose of the invention of the electrocardiograph?

• diagnose various forms of heart disease
• to stabilize the heart

• help blood pump through the body

when was the myocardial infarction first recognized?

• 1942

• 1910

• 1976

• 1909

what are the names of the entrance valves?

• bicuspid, left atrium

• tricuspid, left atrium

• aorta, right ventricle

• tricuspid, bicuspid

what is the pericardium?

• tip/bottom of the heart

• where the heart pumps blood out the body

• fibrous filled sac that encloses the heart and it’s blood vessels

• tenth cranial nerve