Simple Anatomy and Physiology Quiz for Nurses

Normal anatomy and physiology of the heart.

1. Name the four chambers of the heart
2. Name the three layers of the heart beginning from the interior
3. Where is the SA node located?
4. Where is the AV node located?

Picture 1. The Heart, External View.

1. What is the intrinsic contraction rate of the auricles?
2. What is the intrinsic contraction rate of the ventricles?
3. What is the principle effect of the sympathetic nervous system on the heart rate?
4. What happens to the CVP when there is circulatory overload?
5. What happens to the CVP of a patient suffering from Diabetes Insipidus?
6. Right or Wrong: The CVP of a patient is measured from inside the heart?
7. Right or Wrong: Pulmonary pressure can be measured with a CVP line?
8. Right or Wrong: The smooth lining of the interior of the heart is the epithelium?
9. Right or Wrong: The kidneys do not have a role in maintaining blood pressure?
10. Right or Wrong: Chest pain radiating into the right arm is the most common symptom of a heart attack?
11. Right or Wrong: U & E imbalances indicate myocardial injury?
12. What is the normal blood pressure of a healthy adult?
13. What is the normal CVP of a healthy adult?
14. When there is blood loss what happens to the heart rate?
15. What is the most common first intervention when there is blood loss in the hospital setting, prior to the administration of blood?
16. What are plasma expanders?
17. What is the principle difference between signs and symptoms?
18. What is the main difference between subjective and objective data?

Answers:

1. Left and right atria, left and right ventricles
2. Endocardium, myocardium and pericardium
3. It is located on the right atrium
4. It is located on the right ventricle
5. 40 beats per minute
6. 30 beats per minute
7. Stimulate the heart to beat faster
8. The CVP rises
9. The CVP falls
10. Wrong
11. Wrong
12. Wrong
13. Wrong
14. Wrong
15. Wrong
16. Systolic: 100 plus the age of the person. Diastolic of less than 100 mm. Hg.
17. + 4 to +8 cms. Of water.
18. Heart rate rises
19. Administration of Normal Saline or other plasma expander
20. Plasma Expanders are volume increasing fluids
21. Signs are what you as the Registered Nurse can see, symptoms are what the patient tells you
22. Subjective data consists of information which is not quantifiable / measurable e.g. “I have a lot of back pain”. Objective data is measurable e.g. body temperature.