OMSA Test Questions with Correct Answers

OMSA Test Questions with Correct Answers Which valve lies between the right atrium and right ventricle ? - Answer-Tricuspid Which valve lies between the left atrium and left ventricle? - Answer-mitral valve Stimulation of the Vagus nerve will do what to the heart rate? - Answer-Decrease Pathway of the conduction system through the heart - Answer-SA NODE to the AV NODE, to the BUNDLE OF HIS to the BUNDLE BRANCHES & finally to the PURKINJE FIBERS Pathway of blood flow - Answer-Blood travels through the PULMONIC VEIN to the LEFT ATRIUM, past the MITRAL VALVE to the LEFT VENTRICLE, then through the AORTIC VALVE & into the AORTA where it is pumped to the rest of the body Beta one controls the - Answer-Heart Pathway of blood flow through the heart - Answer-superior and inferior vena cavae-right atrium- tricuspid valve- right ventricle- pulmonary semilunar valve- pulmonary trunk (artery) Insufficient blood flow through coronary arteries can lead to - Answer-Angina The upper heart chambers are called - Answer-Atria The heart is divided into how many chambers? - Answer-four Two systems that compromise autonomic nervous system - Answer-Parasympathetic & Sympathetic The lower heart chambers are called: - Answer-ventricles parasympathetic nervous system - Answer-the division of the autonomic nervous system that calms the body, conserving its energy sympathetic nervous system - Answer-the division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations Symptoms of right sided heart failure - Answer-Ascites & pitting edema (swollen feet) Left sided heart failure can often lead to - Answer-Right sided heart failure