Chapter 13: The Heart and Heart Disease

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The apex of the heart lies a. just below the clavicle, pointing toward the right lung b. touching the diaphragm, pointing toward the left lung c. just below the clavicle, pointing toward the left lung d. touching the diaphragm, pointing toward the right lung Answer B 2. The bicuspid or mitral valve is the valve a. between the left atrium and left ventricle b. that opens from the right ventricle into the artery c. between the right atrium and right ventricle d. that opens from the left ventricle into the artery Answer A 3. The aortic semilunar valve is the valve a. between the left atrium and left ventricle b. that opens from the right ventricle into the artery c. between the right atrium and right ventricle d. that opens from the left ventricle into the artery Answer D 4. The pulmonary semilunar valve is the valve a. between the left atrium and left ventricle b. that opens from the right ventricle into the artery c. between the right atrium and right ventricle d. that opens from the left ventricle into the artery Answer B 5. The tricuspid valve is the valve a. between the left atrium and left ventricle b. that opens from the right ventricle into the artery c. between the right atrium and right ventricle d. that opens from the left ventricle into the artery Answer C 6. The first heart sound is caused by a. the closing of the mitral valve b. the closing of the semilunar valves c. the closing of the tricuspid valve d. both a and c above Answer D 7. The second heart sound is caused by a. the closing of the mitral valve

b. the closing of the semilunar valves c. the closing of the tricuspid valve d. both a and c above Answer B 8. Another name for hardening of the arteries is a. angina pectoris b. myocardial infarction c. atherosclerosis d. embolism Answer C 9. This structure is known as the pacemaker of the heart. a. Purkinje fibers b. sinoatrial node c. atrioventricular node d. bundle of His Answer B 10. This structure is the part of the conduction system that actually makes the ventricles contract. a. Purkinje fibers b. sinoatrial node c. atrioventricular node d. bundle of His Answer C 11. The T wave in an electrocardiogram results from a. depolarization of the ventricles b. depolarization of the atria c. repolarization of the ventricles d. repolarization of the atria Answer C 12. The P wave in an electrocardiogram results from a. depolarization of the ventricles b. depolarization of the atria c. repolarization of the ventricles d. repolarization of the atria Answer B 13. The QRS complex in an electrocardiogram results from a. depolarization of the ventricles b. depolarization of the atria c. repolarization of the ventricles d. repolarization of the atria Answer A 14. A heartbeat that is below 60 beats per minute is called a. tachycardia

b. bradycardia c. sinus dysrhythmia d. fibrillation Answer B 15. Which of the following is not a cause of heart failure? a. valve disorder b. cardiomyopathy c. cor pulmonale d. all of the above can cause heart failure

Answer D