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Nur 419 Exam 2 Cardiac With Complete
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1. The nurse is explaining to a patient with dysrhythmia how the heart conducts impulses that cause myocardial cells to
contract simultaneously. The patient asks what structure allows this conduction from cell to cell. Which structure should
the nurse mention?
A) Intercalated disks
B) Nuclei
C) Mitochondria
D) Ribosomes ANS✔✔ a
2. A nurse is explaining to a cardiac patient how mechanical contraction takes place in the myocardial cells in the heart.
The nurse should explain that which of the following is needed for contraction? Select all that apply.
A) ATP
B) Calcium
C) ADP
D) Phosphorus
E) Iron
F) Zinc ANS✔✔ a, b
3. Which of the following statements is true of cell membrane depolarization? Select all that apply.
A) In the resting myocardial cell, there are more potassium ions outside than inside the cell.
B) In the depolarized state, the cell membrane is positively charged.
C) Excitability is the term used to describe the ability of a cell to depolarize in response to a given stimulus.
D) Pumps move sodium out of the cell and potassium into the cell. ANS✔✔ c, d
4. What is the role of the atrioventricular node in a person with normal heart rate (60 to 100 bpm) and why?
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A) Acts as primary pacemaker, to establish the heart rate
B) Accelerates conduction of atrial action potentials so that all ventricular cells contract almost simultaneously
C) Delays conduction of atrial action potentials so that all ventricular cells contract almost simultaneously
D) Pumps sodium out of the myocardial cell and potassium into it to cause cell membrane depolarization ANS✔✔ c
5. A nurse is working with a cardiac patient who is anxious about his upcoming surgery. At his request, the nurse hands
him his MP3 player. After the patient listens to his MP3 player for a few moments, the nurse notices on the patient's
heart rate monitor that his heart rate has decreased somewhat. What physiological response would explain this
decrease in heart rate?
A) Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system and the subsequent release of norepinephrine
B) Release of epinephrine from the adrenal medulla
C) Release of norepinephrine from the adrenal medulla
D) Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system and the subsequent release of acetylcholine ANS✔✔ d
6. The demand for oxygen in heart cells as a result of inotropic action is known as which of the following?
A) Preload
B) Afterload
C) Contractility
D) Automaticity ANS✔✔ c
7. Which of the following statements regarding coronary circulation is correct?
A) In about 90% of the population, the right coronary artery is source of blood flow to the atrioventricular node.
B) In about 100% of the population, the left circumflex artery is the source of blood flow to the sinoatrial node.
C) The right coronary artery is the source of blood flow to the bundle branches.
D) The left anterior descending artery is the source of blood to the left atrium ANS✔✔ a
8. A patient has inadequate perfusion to her extremities. Which of the following could explain this phenomenon?
A) Increased diastolic pressure
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B) Arteriole dilation
C) Decreased vascular resistance
D) Decreased blood viscosity ANS✔✔ a
9. A patient has an irregular heartbeat. What is the most likely cause of this?
A) Excitability in cardiac tissue
B) Contractility in cardiac muscle
C) Automaticity in cardiac muscle cells
D) Conductivity in the AV node ANS✔✔ c
10. The double-layered sac that surrounds the heart is known as which of the following?
A) Endocardium
B) Pericardium
C) Myocardium
D) Epicardium ANS✔✔ b
11. A patient has been prescribed calcium blockers. The nurse should expect these medications to have what effect on
the patient?
A) Decreased blood volume
B) Irregular heartbeat
C) Decreased arterial pressure
D) Tachycardia ANS✔✔ c
12. In evaluating the cardiac function of a patient, the nurse understands that cardiac muscle cells have unique
properties that are not found in skeletal muscle. What is the best example of such a unique property?
A) Automaticity
B) Responsiveness
C) Contractility
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D) Elasticity ANS✔✔ a
13. While teaching a patient, the nurse explains that cardiac functioning has both a mechanical and an electrical
component. What is the best way to assess the mechanical function of the heart?
A) Blood pressure
B) Pulse
C) Membrane potential
D) Cardiac monitor pattern ANS✔✔ b
14. Part of cardiac function involves the movement of ions in and out of cells, resulting in changes in the polarity of the
cell membrane. As part of a teaching plan, the nurse explains that the term depolarized means that the cardiac cell
membrane is what?
A) In transition
B) Electrically neutral
C) Negatively charged
D) Positively charged ANS✔✔ c
15. Part of understanding cardiac electrical function is understanding the normal conduction system of the heart. List the
following parts in normal functional order.
A) Bundle of His
B) Intranodal pathways
C) Atrioventricular node
D) Left bundle branches
E) Sinoatrial node
F) Purkinje fibers ANS✔✔ e, b, c, a, d, f
16. A patient has compromised cardiac output. What parameters would the nurse assess to monitor cardiac output most
fully?
A) Stroke volume and blood pressure
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