blood in the superior and inferior vena cava will enter what chamber of the heart first:

blood leaving the left atrium will immediately pass what valve:

blood entering the right atrium is coming from the:

these two lining secret pericardial fluid into the pericardial into the pericardial cavity:

these specialized connections between cardiomyocyets allow ions to flow from one cell to another, spreading the action potential and electrically coupling of the cells of the heart:

what is the function of the papillary muscle and chordea tendineae:

this short shunt directs blood from the pulmonary trunk into the aorta of the fetal heart:

the process of listening to sound within the body( such as heart-sound or breathing) is termed:

chest pain

stationary occlusion/blockage in blood vessel

weakened tissue due to reduced oxygenation/circulation

which of the following vessels is nicknamed “the widow maker” due to occlusion of it commonly causing fetal heart attack:

coronary artery disease (CAD) is major cause of heart disease and is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

in a normal heart, the first sound, “lubb-dump”, of the heartbeat is caused by blood turbulence associated with the closure of these valves:

a stenosis valve is one that:

what portion of the electrical conduction system of the heart creates a 0.1 second “pause” in the signal:

the “pacemaker” of the heart is the :

from the AV node, the action potential then travels to what portion of the heart next:

the “backup pacemaker” of the heart is the:

from the AV bundle, the action potential then travels to what portion of the heart next:

if the SA node fails to depolarize, what portion of the EKG will be absent or delayed:

the electrical “quivering” that results in uncoordinated signal and muscle contractions in the heart is termed:

which of the following would NOT be observed by studying a patient’s EKG:

which phase of the cardiac cycle is typically longest in duration:

the amount of blood that remains in each ventricle after contractions is finished is termed:

which of the following would initially lead to a decrease in stroke volume:

when atrial pressure exceeds ventricular pressure, what will happen as a result:

stroke volume x heart rate=____

the amount of blood that fills the ventricle just before contraction is termed:

the duration of a single heartbeat is termed:

baroreceptors monitors blood____and can be found in the____

a negative chronotropic agent is one that will specifically:

the “frank-starling law of the heart” generally states that:

a typical person, when vigorously excerpting, can increase their cardiac output by about:

in response to low blood pressure, dehydration or low blood sodium the kidney will release___ into the bloodstream:

what does the first or “upper” number of a typically blood pressure reading correspond to:

the circulatory pressure is lowest in:

which of the following requires higher pressure to move blood:

the difference between the highest pressure number and the lowest pressure number is:

in a healthcare setting, typically blood pressure is recorded in what artery

the nurse is presented a client who isn in “progressive” stage III shock> which of the following would the nurse likely NOT observe in this client

low venous return (LVR) describes a common type of circulatory shock that is associated with any of the folllowing AXCEPT:

stage 3 shock is termed “progressive” because it is associated with:

circulatory shock is broad term that identifies what:

in “compensated” or stage I shock, which of the hormonal pathways is typically activated to counteract the hypotension:

what portion of the artery wall gives rise to the unique function of conducting arteries in the cardiovascular system:

at rest, the majority of the body’s blood supply is located in:

which of the following structures is found in many veins but not in arteries

the endothelial lining of blood vessels is termed:

arteries always carry:

which of the following words best describes the flow of blood through most capillary beds:

accumulation of interstitial fluid that can result from hypertension, lymphatic blockage or from loss of blood albumin proteins termed:

what is the predominant force that causes bulk fluid back into the venous end of capillaries:

interstitial fluid accumulates in tissue because about___of the fluid leaving the capillaries is not reabsorbed back into the capillaries:

the nurse is discussing with a client a procedure that the client is schedule to have. the procedure involves inserting a stent in a blood vessel and the client asks the nurse what is for. The nurse explains this will:

in discussing change that a client should take to reduce further development of coronary artery disease, which of the following would NOT be a beneficial recommendation:

when recording blood pressure using a sphygmomanometer on a client in a proper metho, the healthcare worker notices the onset of pulsating sounds in the stethoscope starting at a reading of 140. These sounds continue as the cuff pressure decreased to 60 then the sounds fade and are not heard anymore. What is the diastolic pressure of this client?

the healthcare practitioner is informed that the client has a no function SA node. The practitioner looks at the client’s EKG expecting to observ what:

the nurse is meeting with a client who has been very recently diagnosed with right side congestive heart failure. The nurse will know that the client may present which of the following signs or symptoms of this condition:

aorta

vena cavea

coronary artery

auricle