Statistics for EKG Key Terms For Cert. #1

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
how many chambers are in the heart	4	100%
AHA-	american heart association	100%
upper chambers of the heart	atria	100%
second part of the conduction system	av node	100%
BP is measured in	mmHg	100%
double walled sac that encloses the heart	pericardium	100%
term for rapid heartbeat	tachycardia	100%
an ekg wave that represents the repolarization of the heart; corresponds with the ventricles relaxing	t wave	100%
lower chambers of the heart	ventricles	100%
how many electrodes are in a 12-lead EKG	10	50%
rate of the av node	40-60	50%
normal adult pulse rate	60-100 bpm	50%
how is blood oxygenated	alveoli in lungs	50%
fourth part of conduction system	bundle branches	50%
third part of the conduction system	bundle of his	50%
what is another name for the precordial leads	chest leads	50%
a cart that contains immediate emergency medical supplies	crash cart	50%
right and left sides of the heart are separated by the	interventricular septum	50%
mi-	myocardial infarction	50%
cardiac rhythm produced by when the electrical system of the heart is functioning normally	nsr	50%
blood enters the left atrium by way of the	pulmonary veins	50%
fifth part of conduction system	purkinje fibers	50%
in nsr, the first positive deflection on the EKG tracing; corresponds with the atria contracting -depolarization of the heart-	p wave	50%
primary pacemaker of the heart	sa node	50%
what position should your patient be in while performing an EKG	supine	50%
what is the top number in BP that represents the ventricles relaxing	120	0%
what is heart rate influenced by	autonomic nervous system	0%
pathway of electrical impulses that controls the heart's pumping action	cardiac conduction system	0%
the amount of blood pumped by the heart	cardiac output	0%
layers of the heart (in order)	epicardium myocardium endocardium	0%
where are the beta-1 receptors located	heart	0%
speed at which the heart is beating	heart rate	0%
overall pattern of the heartbeat	heart rhythm	0%
what is the heart classified as	hollow muscular organ	0%
method used to determine heart rate from an EKG tracing that involves counting the numbers of large blocks between two consecutive R waves and dividing the number into 300, which is the number of large blocks in a one-minute EKG strip	large block method	0%
complex that includes the Q,R, and S waves; corresponds to the contraction of the ventricles	qrs complex	0%
basic contractile unit of a myofibril	sarcomere	0%
method used to determine heart rate from an EKG tracing that involves identifying a six-second section of the EKG and counting the number of QRS complexes in that second, the multiplying by 10	six second method	0%
method used to determine heart rate from an EKG tracing that involves counting the small blocks between two consecutive R waves and dividing that number into 1500, which is the number of small blocks representing the passage of one minute	small block method	0%
doff-	taking off	0%
don-	to put on	0%
4 valves of the heart (in order)	tricuspid, pulmonic, mitral, aortic	0%
what is the single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread of infections	wash hands	0%
who developed the first EKG	williem einthoven	0%