Which precordial electrode is placed in the fifth intercostal space, where it intersects an imaginary line drawn straight down the middle of the clavicle?

AMA 170 Worksheet/ Assignment 2

The process by which a graphic pattern is created from the electrical impulses generated in the heart as it pumps?

Which is regulated by specialized tissues in the heart wall that transmit electrical impulses, causing the heart muscle to contract and relax?

Transmission of electrical impulses in the heart begins in the

The pacemaker of the heart is called the

Which delays the electrical impulses for muscle contraction, giving the atria time to contract completely and fill the ventricles with blood?

Which of the following is the electrical impulse that initiates a chain reaction resulting in contraction?

Which records the waves of electrical impulses responsible for the cardiac cycle?

The peaks and valleys of the electrical impulses responsible for the cardiac cycle are called

Which of the following is a penlike instrument that records impulse movement on the ECG paper?

Which of the following is an erroneous mark or defect that may appear on an ECG strip?

What would you include when preparing the room and equipment for an electrocardiography?

select a room where all electrical equipment is turned off

What would you do to alleviate a patient's anxiety about having an electrocardiography?

encourage the patient to ask questions to verbalize her concerns

Possible causes for a wandering baseline are

poor skin preparation, dirty electrodes, and breathing movement

Which precordial electrode is located by counting to the fourth intercostal space to the right of the sternum?

Which precordial electrode is placed in the fifth intercostal space, where it intersects an imaginary line drawn straight down the middle of the clavicle?

Which precordial elctrode is placed in the fifth intercostal space, directly below the middle of the armpit?

If a lead does not appear on an ECG tracing, what should you do before you repeat the tracing?

Which of the following results in a flat line on the ECG tracing?

Electrical impulse sensors used to obtain an electrocardiogram are called

Which of these allow you to adjust the position of the stylus?

When pressed, which of the following should cause the stylus to move up 10mm and remain there for 0.08 second (2 small squares or 2 mm)

Electrodes for limb leads should be attached to

fleshy portions of the limb

Which of the following is a correct statement about the stylus temperature control?

A higher temperature produces a heavier line

Which of these is done prior to obtaining an ECG tracing?

standardization of the electrocardiograph

The instrument that measures and displays the electrical impulses responsible for the cardiac cycle is a

The impulse that travels through both ventricles is called the

Which of the following refers to the contraction of the ventricles following depolarization?

The time it takes for electrical impulses to travel from the SA node to the AV node is the

What is a small upward curve that represents the sinoatrial node impulse, wave of depolarization through the atria, and resultant contraction

What represents the time it takes for the ventricles to contract and recover, or repolarize?

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AMA 170 Worksheet/ Assignment 2

The process by which a graphic pattern is created from the electrical impulses generated in the heart as it pumps?

Which is regulated by specialized tissues in the heart wall that transmit electrical impulses, causing the heart muscle to contract and relax?

Transmission of electrical impulses in the heart begins in the

The pacemaker of the heart is called the

Which delays the electrical impulses for muscle contraction, giving the atria time to contract completely and fill the ventricles with blood?

Which of the following is the electrical impulse that initiates a chain reaction resulting in contraction?

Which records the waves of electrical impulses responsible for the cardiac cycle?

The peaks and valleys of the electrical impulses responsible for the cardiac cycle are called

Which of the following is a penlike instrument that records impulse movement on the ECG paper?

Which of the following is an erroneous mark or defect that may appear on an ECG strip?

What would you include when preparing the room and equipment for an electrocardiography?

select a room where all electrical equipment is turned off

What would you do to alleviate a patient's anxiety about having an electrocardiography?

encourage the patient to ask questions to verbalize her concerns

Possible causes for a wandering baseline are

poor skin preparation, dirty electrodes, and breathing movement

Which precordial electrode is located by counting to the fourth intercostal space to the right of the sternum?

Which precordial electrode is placed in the fifth intercostal space, where it intersects an imaginary line drawn straight down the middle of the clavicle?

Which precordial elctrode is placed in the fifth intercostal space, directly below the middle of the armpit?

If a lead does not appear on an ECG tracing, what should you do before you repeat the tracing?

Which of the following results in a flat line on the ECG tracing?

Electrical impulse sensors used to obtain an electrocardiogram are called

Which of these allow you to adjust the position of the stylus?

When pressed, which of the following should cause the stylus to move up 10mm and remain there for 0.08 second (2 small squares or 2 mm)

Electrodes for limb leads should be attached to

fleshy portions of the limb

Which of the following is a correct statement about the stylus temperature control?

A higher temperature produces a heavier line

Which of these is done prior to obtaining an ECG tracing?

standardization of the electrocardiograph

The instrument that measures and displays the electrical impulses responsible for the cardiac cycle is a

The impulse that travels through both ventricles is called the

Which of the following refers to the contraction of the ventricles following depolarization?

The time it takes for electrical impulses to travel from the SA node to the AV node is the

What is a small upward curve that represents the sinoatrial node impulse, wave of depolarization through the atria, and resultant contraction

What represents the time it takes for the ventricles to contract and recover, or repolarize?