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Cardiovascular System 2

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

EKG: What is a P-Wave

a)

The first positive deflection on an EKG

b)

The largest positive deflection on an EKG

c)

The first negative deflection on an EKG

d)

The last positive deflection on an EKG

2.

The nurse is assessing the client’s electrocardiography (ECG). What does the P wave on the ECG tracing represent?

a)

Contraction of the atria

b)

Contraction of the ventricles

c)

Depolarization of the atria

d)

Depolarization of the ventricles

3.

The nurse is reviewing a patient’s electrocardiogram. Which wave should the nurse recognize as being the first positive wave in a normal cardiac cycle?

a)

P wave

b)

Q wave

c)

R wave

d)

S wave

4.

A patient is experiencing electrocardiogram changes. Which wave should the nurse recognize as representing ventricular repolarization?

a)

Q wave

b)

R wave

c)

S wave

d)

T wave

5.

A patient is admitted for diagnosis of an electrocardiogram abnormality. Which wave should the nurse plan care based upon changes in the patient’s ventricular depolarization?

a)

P wave

b)

QRS complex

c)

U wave

d)

T wave

6.

The sounds made by the heart are due the contractions of the atria and ventricles.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The heart makes a LUB / DUB sound. What causes the DUB sound?

a)

Atria Contracting

b)

AV Valves Closing

c)

Ventricles Contracting

d)

SL Valves Closing

8.

What is the delivery of blood to and from the heart itself called?

a)

coronary circulation

b)

pulmonary circulation

c)

systemic circulation

d)

cardiac circulation

9.

What is the name of the circled area of the ECG in the diagram?

a)

P Wave

b)

QRS Complex

c)

T Wave

d)

Cardiac Cycle

10.

What is the name of the circled area of the ECG in the diagram?

a)

P Wave

b)

QRS Complex

c)

T Wave

d)

Cardiac Cycle

11.

What is the name of the circled area of the ECG in the diagram?

a)

P Wave

b)

QRS Complex

c)

T Wave

d)

Cardiac Cycle

12.

What is blood pressure?

a)

The amount of blood in your arteries

b)

The force of blood on the walls of arteries

c)

The force of blood on the walls of veins

d)

The speed of blood in your arteries

13.

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for hypertension?

a)

Smoking

b)

Being underweight

c)

Being at an old age

d)

Stress

14.

Saeed has a systolic pressure of 115 mmHg and a diastolic pressure of 75 mmHg. He has _______

a)

Normal blood pressure

b)

Prehypertension

c)

Hypertension stage 1

d)

Hypertension stage 2

15.

What is "normal" blood pressure

a)

120/110 mmHg

b)

120/80 mmHg

c)

100/80 mmHg

d)

140/80 mmHg

16.
What helps prevent High Blood Pressure?
a)
Physical Excersise
b)
Stress Management
c)
All of the Above
d)
Low Sodium Diets
17.

Increased blood pressure over time can cause problems with the heart, blood vessels, kidneys and even the brain

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The American Heart Association has endorsed a diet program to stop hypertension. What is the name of this diet program?

a)

Low fat diet

b)

DASH diet

c)

Low sodium diet

d)

Keto diet

19.
For a blood pressure reading, the number on top measures...
a)
Diastolic Pressure
b)
Systolic Pressure
c)
Diastemic Pressure
d)
Systemic Pressure
20.
Hypertension is anything above...
a)
120/80 mmHg
b)
90/120 mmHg
c)
140/90 mmHg
d)
80/140 mmHg
21.
The number on the bottom of a BP reading measures...
a)
Pressure during a heart contraction
b)
Pressure between heart beats
c)
Pressure of the blood vessels on the blood
d)
Thickness of blood
22.

Which of the following would reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD)?


One, some or all responses may be correct.

a)

a diet lower in salt

b)

a diet higher in cholesterol

c)

strategies to reduce stress

d)

lack of exercise

23.
Build up of plaque causing the narrowing of the walls of the arteries of the heart. 
a)
Atherosclerosis
b)
Arrhythmia
c)
Stroke
24.

Shelley has diabetes. She is not at risk of developing heart disease.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which type of cholesterol do we need to decrease to be healthier?

a)

LDL

b)

HDL

26.

Type of "Good Cholesterol" that takes extra cholesterol back to the liver

a)

Trans-fats

b)

LDL

c)

Triglycerides

d)

HDL

27.
Arteries taking low oxygenated blood from the lower right heart chamber to the lungs
a)
Pulmonary arteries
b)
Radial artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Femoral artery
28.
Which valve sits between the right chambers of the heart?
a)
Pulmonary
b)
Bicuspid
c)
Aortic
d)
Tricuspid
29.
Which valve sits between the left chambers of the heart?
a)
Pulmonary
b)
Bicuspid
c)
Aortic
d)
Tricuspid
30.
Which valve sits between the lower right chamber and arteries leading to the lungs
a)
Pulmonary
b)
Bicuspid
c)
Aortic
d)
Tricuspid
31.
Which valve sits between the lower left chamber and large artery leading to the body
a)
Pulmonary
b)
Bicuspid
c)
Aortic
d)
Tricuspid
32.

The blood enters on the left side of the heart through the ______________ and enters the left atrium. It then passes through the _____________to enter the left ventricle.*

a)

pulmonary artery, mitral valve

b)

pulmonary vein, tricuspid valve

c)

pulmonary artery, aortic valve

d)

. pulmonary vein, bicuspid valve

33.

Blood flows in the following sequence in the heart: Superior vena cava/Inferior vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonic valve, pulmonary artery, lungs, pulmonary vein, left atrium, bicuspid valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta

a)

True

b)

False

34.
True or False: The atriums are located below the ventricles.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
This is the opening in the fetal heart that allows blood to move directly from the right to the left atrium.
a)
foramen ovale
b)
umbilical artery
c)
umbilical vein
d)
pulmonary bypass
36.
The fetus receives all of its oxygen and nutrients from the mother through the 
a)
umbilical vein.
b)
umbilical artery.
c)
foramen ovale.
d)
pulmonary vein.
37.
Carbon dioxide and other wastes are passed from the fetus to the mother through the 
a)
umbilical artery
b)
umbilical vein
c)
foramen ovale
d)
pulmonary artery
38.

This is the bypass in the fetal heart that allows blood to move directly from the pulmonary artery to the aorta.

a)

foramen ovale

b)

umbilical artery

c)

umbilical vein

d)

ductus arteriosus

39.

The __________ is the big push and the _________ is the reloading push.

a)

lub, dub

b)

dub, lub

c)

blood pressure, circulation

d)

red blood cells, white blood cells

40.

Which of the following factors DECREASES blood flow?

a)

decreased viscosity

b)

vasoconstriction

c)

increased cardiac output

d)

vasodilatation

41.

Which of the following is considered a factor in resistance to blood flow?

a)

blood type

b)

amount of sodium

c)

length of the vessel

d)

volume of fluid

42.
Which number is the vena cava?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
8
43.
Which number is the pulmonary artery?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
8
44.
Which valve is letter X?
a)
aortic
b)
bicuspid
c)
tricuspid
d)
pulmonary
45.
What does letter B represent?
a)
aorta
b)
superior vena cava
c)
inferior vena cava
d)
right pulmonary artery
46.
Identify
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
47.
Identify
a)
Pulmonary veins
b)
Pulmonary artery
c)
Aorta
d)
Vena cava
48.
Separates the chambers of the heart.
a)
Septum
b)
Veins
c)
aortic valve
49.
A flap of tissue that prevents blood from flowing backward
a)
Aorta
b)
Atrium
c)
Septum
d)
Valve
50.

If a blood clot prevents blood from reaching the brain, we call this a _______

a)

stroke

b)

heart attack

c)

tumor

d)

hernia

51.

If a blood clot prevents blood from reaching the heart, we call this a ________

a)

stroke

b)

pulse

c)

heart attack

d)

hypertension

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