WorksheetsCardiac Terminology and A&P
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
The heart ventricles are divided into the left and right side by a partition called the:
Atrium
Ventricle
Intraventricular Septum
Sinoatrial Septum
The term myocardium means:
Within the heart
Surrounding the heart
Inner lay of the heart
Heart muscle
What is the pericardium?
The inner layer of the heart
The membranous sack that surrounds the heart
The muscular part of the heart
The outer layer of the heart
What are the chambers of the heart called?
The Atria and Ventricle chambers
The sinoatrial chambers
The atrioventricular chambers
The ventrication and atriation chambers
What is the function of the heart valves?
To move blood to the body
To push blood through the heart
To prevent retrograde movement of the blood
To push blood to the lungs to get oxygenated
What is the function of the heart?
Just to beat
To move oxygen and nutrients throughout our body
To hold our soul
"Gimme a Beat!" as Janet says
Blood comes into the heart from which blood vessels?
Inferior Vena Cava
Aortic Arch
Superior Vena Cava
Femoral Artery
The blood circulates around the body in two pathways or types of circulation. What are these two types of circulation?
Systemic circulation
Pulmonary circulation
Cardiac Circulation
Aortic Circulation
Systole represents:
Contraction of the heart muscle
The pressure of the blood against the artery walls
Relaxation of the heart
System circulation
What is the function of the electrical conduction system of the heart?
Controls the bloodflow through the heart
Controls how hard your heart beats
Controls your blood pressure
Controls the rate of your heart beat
The part of the heart that is responsible for pumping is the:
Endocardium
Myocardium
Epicardium
Pericardium
This chamber is surrounded by a muscle that is larger than the other chambers:
Right Atrium
Left Atrium
Right Ventricle
Left Ventricle
How is the Mitral Valve different than the other valves in the heart?
It has two distinct names
It has two flaps
It has three flaps
It is semi-lunar in shape
You can check your pulse in your neck using which vessel?
Jugular Vein
Brachial Artery
Popliteal Vein
Carotid Artery
What part of the intrinsic conduction system starts the heart beat?
The Atrioventricular Node
The Sinoatrial Node
The Purkinje Fibers
The Left and Right Bundle Branches
Which BP reading would be indicative of hypotension in most adult patients?
120/80
170/120
60/45
98/60
You can tell when you cut a vein because:
It is bright red
It spurts with every heart beat
It has a steady flow of blood
It oozes blood
Which of the following cells transports oxygen and is a central part of the air/gas exchange in the lungs?
Leukocytes
Plasma
Erythrocytes
Platelets
Which of these cells are the main "responders" when the body's immune response is activated?
Leukocytes
Erythrocytes
Macrophages
Memory B-cells
By volume, what is the primary component of the blood in our body?
Platelets
Erythrocytes
Leukocytes
Plasma
Which of the following compounds makes it possible for the erythrocyte to carry oxygen from the lungs to the body?
Plasma
Hemoglobin
Ferritin
Myoglobin
Which of these is NOT a function of blood?
Transports nutrients to the body tissues and removes waste
Responsible for the air/gas exchange in the lungs
Transports bile from the gallbladder to the small intestine
Transports hormones secreted by the endocrine system to glands and organs
When the right ventricle depolarizes, what is the next step in the movement of blood through the heart?
To the body
To the lungs
To the left atrium
To the right atria
Diastole represents
The pressure of the blood on the artery walls
The heart during a contraction
The heart returning to a resting state
All answers are correct
After notifying the doctor, what should be the MA's next step when seeing this ECG strip for your patient?
Check the precordial lead placement
Monitor the patient for deteriorating symptoms
Check the limb lead electrodes - they are reversed
Run the strip again because there is an artifact
