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Chapter 4 - The Electrical Conduction System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pacemaker that fires at 20 to 40 beats per minute is:

a)

The AV node

b)

The bundle of His

c)

The SA node

d)

Purkinje's network

2.

If the vagus nerve is stimulated, the heart rate will:

a)

Decrease

b)

Increase

3.

It is generally believed that a bit less than ______ of the cells are actual pacemaker cells.

a)

50%

b)

75%

c)

85%

d)

25%

4.

The SA node impulses result in:

a)

Repolarization

b)

Diastole

c)

Depolarization

d)

All of the above

5.

Bachmann's bundle is located in the:

a)

Left atrium

b)

Left ventricle

c)

Top of right atrium

d)

Right ventricle

6.

The internodal tracts consist of anterior, middle, and posterior. They are also known as all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Thorel's pathway

b)

Wenckebach's bundle

c)

Beasley's pathway

d)

Bachmann's bundle

7.

A(n) _________ pathway may be defined as an irregular muscle connection between the atria and the ventricles that bypasses the AV node.

a)

Universal

b)

Conductive

c)

Accessory

d)

Thorel's

8.

The bundle of His lies at the ____________ of the interventricular septum.

a)

Right

b)

Top

c)

Bottom

d)

Left

9.

Which part of the conduction system has a firing rate of 60 to 100?

a)

Bundle branches

b)

Purkinje fibers

c)

SA node

d)

AV node

10.

Nodes and bundles are located primarily beneath the:

a)

Pericardium

b)

Myocardium

c)

Epicardium

d)

Endocardium

11.

The node that is located just above the tricuspid valve is the:

a)

Central node

b)

AV node

c)

SA node

d)

Purkinje node

12.

The area where the internodal pathways join the bundle of His is:

a)

Purkinje's network

b)

The AV junction

c)

The left bundle branch

d)

The right bundle branch

13.

The bundle of His is also traditionally referred to as the ________ bundle.

a)

Common

b)

Simple

c)

Universal

d)

Dedicated

14.

In the normal heart, this is the ONLY pathway between the atria and ventricles.

a)

SA node

b)

Right bundle branch

c)

Left bundle branch

d)

AV node

15.

The three-lead EKG strip is representative of the mechanical activity of the heart.

a)

True

b)

False