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Echocardiography Chapter 1 Graded A+
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Echocardiography Chapter 1 Graded A+_____ is the arterial pressure exerted on the walls of the systemic circulatory system. -
ANSWER-Blood pressure
______ are responsible for exchange of nutrients and oxygen with the tissues. -
ANSWER-Capillaries
Arteries carry blood ______ the heart, while veins carry blood ____ the heart. -
ANSWER-Away from / toward
Choose the statement that best describes the intracardiac pressures. - ANSWER-Mean
right atrial pressure = right ventricular end diastolic pressure.
Choose the statement that best describes the pulmonic valve. - ANSWER-normal
pulmonic valve velocity < normal aortic valve velocity
Choose the statement that best describes the right atrium. - ANSWER-most anterior
chamber in the heart.
Flow travels from high pressure to low - ANSWER-True
In the adult, normal oxygen saturation in the right heart is ______ % and normal oxygen
saturation in the left heart is ______ %. - ANSWER-
List the anatomical over of the mitral valve apparatus - ANSWER-annulus fibrosus,
leaflets, chordae tendineae ,antero- lateral papillary muscle & postero- medial papillary
muscle, left ventricular walls.
List the heart wall sequence from inner layer to the outer layer. - ANSWER-
endocardium, myocardium, serous pericardium, fibrous pericardium.
Pulmonary artery pressure ____ mmHg at rest signifies pulmonary hypertension. -
ANSWER-> 25
The ____ is a normal embryologic remnant at the junction of the inferior vena cava and
the right atrium. - ANSWER-eustachian valve
The ____ is another name for the right ventricular outflow tract. - ANSWER-
infundibulum
The ______ is the main pumping mechanism of the heart. - ANSWER-myocardium
The apex is positioned _____. - ANSWER-inferior, rotates anterior, with a leftward
direction.
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