EKG quiz 1 google doc questions

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the correct names for the waves of an EKG are

P, QRS, T

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most of the information on the EKG represents the electrical activity of the

mycocardium

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when a positive wave of depolarization in the myocytes flows toward a positive electrode, there is a ___ deflection recorded on the EKG

positive, upward

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the SA node is located

in the upper-posterior wall of the right atrium

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the heart's dominate pacemaker during normal electrical activity is the

SA node

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the cardiac skeleton that covers the AV valves

electrically insulate the ventricles from the atria

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the ST segment and T wave represent

ventricular repolarization

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the heart's dominate pacemaker is the __ and its normal rate is __

SA node, 60 to 100

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which of the following has an intrinsic rate of 15 to 40 bpm

purkinje fibers

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which of the following is true about atrial systole/atrial kick

additional 10 to 40% of blood enters ventricles

3 multiple choice options

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the ST segment represents __ and should be __

repolarization, isoelectric/flat

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a biphasic wave is created when

a depolarizing wave moving perpendicularly to a positive electrode

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the stickers placed on the skin that connect to the wires of the EKG machine are called

electrodes