Cardiology Quiz

Which option best describes the location of the heart?

• In the thoracic cavity slightly to the right of the sternum

• In the mediastinum of the chest.

• In the periosteum to the left of the sternum.

• Between the 3rd & 4th rib of the thoracic cage.

Which reading would be consider bradycardic?

• Less than 60 beats per minute
• Less than 100 beats per minute
• More than 50 beats per minute

• More than 80 beats per minute

Which compartment of the heart receives oxygenated blood?

• Left atrium
• Right atrium
• Pulmonary artery
• Left ventricle

Which node is the known as the natural pacemaker of the heart?

• ventricular node
• atrioventricular node
• bundle of His
• sinoatrial (SA) node

What is the correct movement of blood through the heart?

• Right atrium -> Right ventricle -> Lungs -> Left atrium -> Left ventricle -> Body
• Left atrium -> Left ventricle -> Lungs -> Right atrium -> Right ventricle -> Body
• Right atrium -> Left ventricle -> Lungs -> Left atrium -> Right ventricle -> Body
• Left atrium -> Right ventricle -> Lungs -> Right atrium -> Left ventricle -> Body

The mitral valve separates the...

• left atrium from the right ventricle
• right atrium from the left ventricle
• left atrium from the left ventricle
• right atrium from the right ventricle

Which artery carries deoxygenated blood?

• Carotid artery
• Coronary artery
• Pulmonary artery
• Femoral artery

Blood from the inferior and superior vena cavae enter what part of the heart?

• right atrium
• pulmonary artery
• right ventricle
• left atrium

The top number in blood pressure represents ______ and the bottom number is ______.

• arterial pressure, venous pressure
• diastolic pressure,

  systolic pressure

• cardiac pressure, pulmonary pressure
• systolic pressure, diastolic pressure

What is the correct order for the cardiac conduction system?

• SA node, Bundle of His, AV node, Purkinje fibers
• AV node, SA node, Bundle of His, Purkinje fibers
• Bundle of His, SA node, AV node, Purkinje fibers
• SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, Purkinje fibers