Lifespan: Cardiovascular system

The widest part (top) of the hear is called the?

• Apex

• Base

• vena cava

• aorta

Heart Valves control

• one way flow of blood

• exchange of blood

• back and forth movement of blood

• hold blood in one place

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Tricuspid and mitral valve (AV) close=

• S2 sound dub

• no sound heard

• S1 sound lub

• S4 lub dub

turbulent blood flow is called a

• normal blood flow

• murmur

• edema

• JVD

JVD stands for

• jugular variant distension

• jugular varicose distension

• jugular venous distension

• jugular vein distension

The nurse records no sound when auscultating the carotid artery, is this a normal finding?

• only in males

• no

• yes

• only with children

The nurse finds that the JVD is present while the patient is lying flat in the bed, should the nurse report this finding to the HCP?

• yes, because it means that the patient could have a possible thrombus

• no, because it could go away at any second

• no, this is normal since the patient is lying down

• yes, the JVD should never be distended no matter the patient's position

Distension of the JVD in the upright position may indicate

• respiratory distress, vasoconstriction, arrhythmia

• heart failure, COPD, severe constrictive pericarditis

• pulmonary edema, CAD

• COPD, possible gait issues

What does Precordium mean?

• the region or the thorax immediately in front of the heart

• precancerous tissue around the heart

• interstitial space of fluid surrounding the heart

• the vascular integrity of the veins that lead to the heart

When listening to the heart, what should you hear at Erb's point?

• you should hear the lub dub sound in a faint manor

• you should hear S1 and S2 sounds equally

• you should heart vibrations (thrill) from the apical pulse

• you should hear S1 and S2 sounds unequally