An ECG (Electrocardiogram) Quiz
ECG Prep Quiz Test 1
- 1.Heart sounds are produced by the closing of:
- A.
Right atrium
- B.
Left atrium
- C.
Valves
- D.
Arteries
- 2.Heart Sound S1 is best heard at the:
- A.
Second intercostal place
- B.
Third intercostal place
- C.
Left fifth intercostal space and left midclavicular line (at the apex)
- 3.The middle layer of the heart is called:
- A.
Pericardium
- B.
Myocardium
- C.
Myometrium
- D.
Endocardium
- 4.The valve which is located between the left atrium and the left ventricle is the:
- A.
Mitral valve
- B.
Aortic valve
- C.
Tricuspid valve
- D.
Pulmonary valve
- 5.State true or false: cardiac output = ejection fraction * heart rate
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.The buildup of excess fluid or excess blood in the pericardial space is known as:
- A.
Pericarditis
- B.
Cardiac tamponade
- C.
Heart failure
- 7.The major intracellular ion is:
- A.
Sodium
- B.
Potassium
- C.
Magnesium
- D.
Calcium
- 8.The major extra cellular ion is:
- A.
Sodium
- B.
Potassium
- C.
Magnesium
- D.
Calcium
- 9.The blood vessel that caries oxygenated blood away from the heart is:
- A.
Capillary
- B.
Venule
- C.
Vein
- D.
Artery
- 10.The largest artery that carries blood to all the parts of the body from the left side of the heart is called:
- A.
Vena cava
- B.
Aorta
- C.
Carotid artery
- D.
Mesenteric artery
- 11.Blood from the pulmonary vein returns to the:
- A.
Lungs
- B.
Left atrium
- C.
Superior vena cava
- D.
Brian
- 12.The blood from the heart travels to the lungs to pick up oxygen through the:
- A.
Pulmonary arteries
- B.
Pulmonary veins
- C.
Subclavian arteries
- D.
Cardiac arteries
- 13.The two upper chambers of the heart are called:
- A.
Ventricles
- B.
Atria
- C.
Peritoneal cavity
- D.
Aorta
- 14.The cardiac output is the amount of blood pumped into the aorta each minute by the heart.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.A double walled sac that encloses heart and helps protect it from trauma and infections is:
- A.
Endocardium
- B.
Myocardium
- C.
Epicardium
- D.
Pericardium
- 16.Superior and Inferior vena cava are:
- A.
The largest arteries of the body
- B.
The largest lymphatic of the blood
- C.
The largest nerves in the body
- D.
The largest veins of the body
- 17.Aorta is the continuation of:
- A.
Right atria
- B.
Left atria
- C.
Left ventricle
- D.
Right ventricle
- 18.Normal heart rate in adults is:
- A.
30 – 60 bpm
- B.
60 – 100 bpm
- C.
100 – 120 bpm
- D.
120 -180 bpm
- 19.Diastole is the period of relaxation during which the chambers are allowed to fill:
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.The heart rate is decreased to 40 bpm and stroke volume remains to 70 ml / beat. What is the cardiac output and whether the cardiac output is the same, increased or decreased?
- A.
3400ml / min cardiac output is decreased
- B.
2800 ml / min cardiac output is decreased
- C.
4800ml / min cardiac output remains the same
- D.
11400 ml / min cardiac output is increased
- 21.The terminal ends of the bundle branches which is located in the ventricular endocardium and has intrinsic rate of 20 – 40 beats per second:
- A.
SA mode
- B.
Bundle of His
- C.
Purkinjee fibres
- D.
AV mode
- 22.What is the duration of time delay in the AV mode:
- A.
0.12 – 20 seconds
- B.
0.10 - 0.18 seconds
- C.
0.06 – 0.10 seconds
- D.
0.04 – 0.10 seconds
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