Located at the left mid-clavicular line in the 5th intercostal space
What is the point of maximal impulse (PMI)
100
This side of the heart is a low pressure system.
What is the right side of the heart.
100
The conductors connected to the electrocardiograph, comprised of two or more electrodes that are attached at specific body sites and used to examine electrical activity of the heart.
What is an EKG lead.
200
Blood from the left atrium passes through this to get to the left ventricle.
What is the mitral valve.
200
This is the normal pacemaker of the heart.
What is the sino-atrial (SA) node.
200
This part of teh EKG tracing correlates to atrial activity.
What is the P wave.
300
Blood from the brain, feet, and kidneys return to this chamber.
What is the right atrium.
300
The coronary arteries fill during this phase of the cardiac cycle.
What is diastole.
300
Problems with this tissue may result in a prolonged PR interval.
What is the atrioventricular (AV) node.
400
There are four of these that bring blood to teh left atrium.
What is (are) the pulmonary veins.
400
Thisis the best measure of the heart's effectiveness as a pump.
What is cardiac output.
400
Under normal circumstances, this is the major determinant of normal cardiac output.
What is force of contraction.
500
The coronary arteries arise from this location.
What is the aortic sinus (at the root of the aorta).
500
This is the range of the normal resting cardiac output.
What is 4 to 8 L/min.
500
This is the normal cardiac response if the vagus nerve is stimulated.