Chapter 20
Practice quiz

1. T F The heart is located inside the mediastinum.

2. T F The parietal peritoneum attaches to the diaphragm.

3. T F Cardiac tamponade can be caused by pericarditis.

4. T F The myocardium has both gap junctions and intercalated discs to increase electrical resistance.

5. T F The apex of the heart always contains the left and the right atrium.

6. T F The pectinate muscles help to reduce the shock on the chordae tendineae.

7. T F The common cause of rheumatic heart disease is repeated Staphylococcus bacterial infections.

8. T F The left side of the heart is larger with thicker myocardium and therefore pumps a greater volume of blood.

9. T F The intrinsic rate of depolarization of the sinoatrial node is 90 to 100 beats per minute.

10. T F The bundle of HIS is wrapped in an electrical isolated fibrous tissue.

11. The heart pumps through_____kilometers of blood vessels.
a. 10
b. 100
c. 1,000
d. 10,000
e. none of the above

12. The heart muscle has __________T tubule(s) per sarcomere.
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 46
e. none of the above

13. The great cardiac vein is located within the:_____________
a. coronary sulcus
b. anterior interventricular sulcus
c. posterior interventricular sulcus
d. interatrial septum
e. none of the above

14. The wave representing the depolarization of the ventricles is:________
a. P
b. R
c. S
d. T
e. R & S

15. The wave representing the repolarization of atria is the:____________
a. P
b. Q
c. R
d. S
e. none of the above

16. Primary heart block is displayed as:________________
a. P to Q greater than 0.2 seconds
b. P to Q greater than 0.02 seconds
c. multiple P to QRS
d. asynchronous P to QRS
e. none of the above

17. A wide QRS and a T wave of opposite polarity is indicative of:________
a. heart attack
b. heart block
c. ischemia
d. ectopic focus
e. valvular stenosis

18. JVD and SOB are both S/S of:________
a. PVC
b. VPC
c. PAC
d. CHF
e. PEA

19. The valve auscultated between the 2nd and 3rd rib on the right side of the sternum is the_____________ valve.
a. aortic semilunar
b. pulmonary semilunar
c. tricuspid
d. bicuspid
e. none of the above

20. The blood vessel that supplies the right atrium
a. anterior interventricular
b. posterior interventricular
c. circumflex
d. marginal branch
e. none of the above


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