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    1. Identify the structure pointed by the line
      A ✓ Correct
      Option A
      A)
      chordae tendinae
      B)
      Papillary Muscles
      C)
      Septal leaflet
      D)
      Pulmonary vein
    2. Identify the letter of the heart component that is being described in the statement. Shallow depression that is a remnant of the foramen ovale.
      A
      Option A
      A)
      N
      B)
      E
      C)
      O
      D)
      J
    3. The nurse plans to use role playing as a therapeutic measure. Which individual is most likely to benefit from this type of therapeutic intervention?
      A)
      An adolescent who is depressed over not being accepted by peers.
      B)
      hyperactive 4-year-old who has recently been tested for autism.
      C)
      An adult with schizophrenia who often refuses to take prescribed antipsychotic medications
      D)
      An older adult resident of a long term care facility who sometimes takes other residents' belongings.
    4. Identify the highlighted section using the drop down below. ▾ Interventricular septum What structure of the electrical conduction system passes through the highlighted area? ▾ Atrioventricular (AV) bundle / Bundle of His
      Dropdown 1:
      Option 1: Interatrial Septum
      Option 2: Myocardium of the Left Ventricular Wall
      Option 3: Interventricular septum
      Option 4: Endocardium
      Dropdown 2:
      Option 1: Sinoatrial (SA) Node
      Option 2: Atrioventricular (AV) bundle / Bundle of His
      Option 3: Atrioventricular (AV) Node
      Option 4: Purkinje Fibers
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    1. Match the structure to its description. Description Structure A cluster of cells located in the interatrial septum that delays the electrical signal before it passes to the ventricles. ▾ Atrioventricular node The pacemaker of the heart, located in the right atrium, responsible for initiating the heartbeat. ▾ Sinoatrial node The valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle. ▾ Tricuspid valve The layer of the pericardium that covers the heart directly, also known as the epicardium. ▾ Visceral pericardium Blood vessels carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium. ▾ Pulmonary veins
      Dropdown 1:
      Option 1: Visceral pericardium
      Option 2: Tricuspid valve
      Option 3: Pulmonary veins
      Option 4: Atrioventricular node
      Option 5: Sinoatrial node
      Dropdown 2:
      Option 1: Visceral pericardium
      Option 2: Tricuspid valve
      Option 3: Pulmonary veins
      Option 4: Atrioventricular node
      Option 5: Sinoatrial node
      Dropdown 3:
      Option 1: Visceral pericardium
      Option 2: Tricuspid valve
      Option 3: Pulmonary veins
      Option 4: Atrioventricular node
      Option 5: Sinoatrial node
      Dropdown 4:
      Option 1: Visceral pericardium
      Option 2: Tricuspid valve
      Option 3: Pulmonary veins
      Option 4: Atrioventricular node
      Option 5: Sinoatrial node
      Dropdown 5:
      Option 1: Visceral pericardium
      Option 2: Tricuspid valve
      Option 3: Pulmonary veins
      Option 4: Atrioventricular node
      Option 5: Sinoatrial node
    2. Blood flows from the right coronary artery into the
      A)
      Pulmonary artery
      B)
      Left anterior descending artery
      C)
      Circumflex artery
      D)
      Anterior interventricular artery
      E)
      Right marginal artery
    3. The pulmonary veins carry deoxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium.
      A)
      True
      B)
      False
    4. The blood vessel on the image is the
      A
      Option A
      A)
      Small cardiac vein
      B)
      Coronary sinus
      C)
      Anterior cardiac vein
      D)
      Superior vena cava
      E)
      Middle cardiac vein
      F)
      Great cardiac vein
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    1. A patient with a defective tricuspid valve undergoes valve replacement surgery. After surgery, the patient should be monitored for proper opening of the valve during which part of the cardiac cycle?
      A)
      During pulmonary circulation
      B)
      During right ventricular systole
      C)
      During left ventricular systole
      D)
      During right atrial systole
      E)
      During atrial diastole
    2. Which letter represents ventricular depolarization?
      A)
      E
      B)
      D
      C)
      B
    3. Which letter on the image depicts the QT segment?
      A)
      D
      B)
      A
      C)
      C
      D)
      F
    4. Identify the component of the heart pointed to by the line. The component is
      A)
      Trabecular carneae
      B)
      Pulmonary semilunar valve
      C)
      Papillary muscles
      D)
      Pectinate muscles
      E)
      Chordae tendineae
      F)
      Right atrium
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    1. Identify the structures denoted by the following letters: J dropdown G dropdown D dropdown
    2. Which of the following is false about the left ventricle?
      A)
      Blood is returned to the left side of the heart via the pulmonary veins.
      B)
      The left ventricle contracts to push blood through the aortic semilunar valve.
      C)
      The left ventricle fills after the blood passes through the bicuspid.
      D)
      Blood in the left ventricle is deoxygenated.
    3. Exercise increases heart rate, and heart rate returns to baseline over time after exercise.
      A)
      True
      B)
      False
    4. The Bundle of His splits into which structures?
      A)
      Left and right atria
      B)
      Left and right ventricles
      C)
      Purkinje fibers
      D)
      Left and right bundle branches
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    1. The pericardium is a double-walled sac that surrounds and protects the heart.
      A)
      True
      B)
      False
    2. The endocardium lines the internal chambers of the heart.
      A)
      True
      B)
      False
    3. The dropdown valve prevents backflow of blood into the right atrium when the right ventricle contracts.
    4. The dropdown artery branches off the aorta and quickly divides into the anterior interventricular artery and circumflex artery.
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    1. Unlike smooth and skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle tissue is capable of dropdown which causes the electrical potential to spread rapidly from cell to cell.
    2. Myocardial conducting cells have dropdown myofibrils or filaments compared to myocardial contractile cells.
    3. dropdown in intercalated discs allow the passage of ions between cardiac muscle cells to help synchronize contraction.
    4. The impulse from the SA node travels to the atrioventricular (AV) node through the internodal pathways.
      A)
      True
      B)
      False
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