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Heart's Intrinsic Conduction System

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

If the P wave on an EKG looks abnormal, which structures in the heart are likely damaged?

a)

SA/AV node

b)

Aortic valve

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Purkinje fibers

2.

The p-wave correlates with which event?

a)

atrial depolarization

b)

ventricle depolarization

c)

ventricle repolarization

d)

atrial repolarization

3.

What does depolarization result in?

a)

relaxation

b)

contraction

c)

repulsion

d)

attraction

4.
An electrocardiogram measures what?
a)
The amount of pressure exerted on blood vessels.
b)
The electrical activity of the heart.
c)
How many times the heart contracts over time.
d)
The body's temperature caused by friction of blood in vessel.
5.
What is going on in the heart during the R-wave or QRS complex
a)
SA node triggers depolarization in atria
b)
AV node triggers depolarization in ventricle, the main pumpung action
c)
Delay caused by the SA node
d)
Repolarization of the ventricle 
6.
What is going on in the heart during the T-wave
a)
SA node triggers depolarization in atria
b)
AV node triggers depolarization in ventricle, the main pumpung action
c)
Delay caused by the SA node
d)
Repolarization of the ventricle 
7.

Intrinsic electrical impulses start at which of the following locations?

a)

AV Node

b)

Bundle of His

c)

Purkinje fibers

d)

SA Node

8.

Which of the following is most likely to occur if there is a blockage to the AV bundle nerve impulse?

a)

the AV Node will not produce electrical impulses

b)

the SA Node will not produce electrical impulses

c)

no effect

d)

the Purkinje fibers will not produce electrical impulses

9.

The pacemaker of the heart

a)

AV node

b)

SA node

c)

Bundle of His

d)

Bundle branches

10.
Which is the correct path of electrical impulses through the heart?
a)
SA → Purkinje Fibers → Bundle Branches → AV
b)
SA → AV → Bundle Branches → Purkinje Fibers
c)
AV → SA → Bundle Branches → Purkinje Fibers
d)
AV → Bundle Branches → SA → Purkinje Fibers
11.

A cardiac cycle is:

a)

ventricular relaxation

b)

ventricular contraction

c)

equivalent to 1 complete heart beat

d)

a heart attack

12.

What is the second step to heart contraction?

a)

Atria contract

b)

ventricles contract

c)

depolarization of SA node

d)

Impulse spreads throughout the atria

13.

A heart rate 100 bpm or above is called _______.

a)

bradycardia

b)

tachycardia

c)

arrhythmia

d)

fibrillation

14.
A person's blood pressure is a reflection of: 
a)
lymphatic pressure.​
b)
arterial pressure.
c)
osmotic pressure.
d)
venous pressure.
15.
Blood pressure is greatest:
a)
when the heart is between contraction and relaxation.
b)
when the atria contract.
c)
when the ventricles contract.
d)
when the patient is lying down.
16.

The heart layer that keeps blood from sticking to the inside of the heart and forming potentially deadly blood clots is called

a)

endocardium

b)

pericardium

c)

myocardium

d)

epicardium

17.

The SA node fires at a rate of

a)

40-60 bpm

b)

80-90 bpm

c)

60-80 bpm

d)

60-100 bpm

18.
The pointed, inferior portion of the heart, known as the ________ rests on the diaphragm and is oriented towards the left hip.
a)
base
b)
mediastinum
c)
apex
d)
pericardium
19.
Which layer of the heart contains a lubricating fluid that reduces friction as the heart beats?
a)
Pericardium
b)
Endocardium
c)
Myocardium
20.
The term that means heart contraction is ________.
a)
diastole
b)
systole
c)
tachycardia
d)
fibrillation
21.
Second part of Cardiac Conduction System: This structure receives a signal and passes it on to the Bundle of His
a)
Purkinje fibers
b)
Atrioventricular (AV) node
c)
Sinoatrial (SA) Node
22.
Third part of Cardiac Conduction System: This structures branches down from septum and out towards each ventricle. They *relay* the signal to the Purkinje fibers.
a)
Atrioventricular (AV) node
b)
Sinoatrial (SA) Node
c)
Bundle of His
d)
Purkinje fibers
23.

A echocardiogram is a tool that is used to:

a)

Measure the electrical events in a heart beat

b)

Measure the movement of blood through the heart using sound waves

c)

Measure the movement of blood through the heart using X-rays and specific dyes

d)

Measure the oxygenation of your blood