Heart

Practice Questions

NCLEX-RN › Heart

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Increased epinephrine would have what effect on stroke volume?

2

Oxygen-poor blood flows from the __________ to the __________.

3

Which of the following valves must blood pass through to go from the right atrium into the right ventricle?

4

Which of the following causes the S1 heart sound (lub)?

5

What is the formula for finding cardiac output (CO)?

6

The contraction rate is set in what area of the heart?

7

Depolarization is able to travel in a uniform wave through myocardium due to what physiological feature?

8

Parasympathetic innervation of the heart is primarily controlled by what nerve?

9

What coronary artery supplies left atrium and left ventricle?

10

A nurse is performing an abdominal exam and notices a strong pulse in the abdomen just above the umbilicus. She is most likely palpating what blood vessel?

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