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Where is the aortic area located?
Where is the aortic area located?
- Right 2nd intercostal space along the sternal border (correct)
- 4th intercostal space at left sternal border
- Left 2nd intercostal space along the sternal border
- Left 5th intercostal space, 1cm medial to mid-clavicular line
What primarily causes the first heart sound (S1)?
What primarily causes the first heart sound (S1)?
- Contraction of the atrium
- Vibrations due to blood ejection
- Closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves (correct)
- Closure of the aortic valve
Which heart sound is best heard at the apex of the heart?
Which heart sound is best heard at the apex of the heart?
- Second heart sound (S2)
- Third heart sound
- Fourth heart sound
- First heart sound (S1) (correct)
Which statement is true regarding the second heart sound (S2)?
Which statement is true regarding the second heart sound (S2)?
What is the frequency range of the first heart sound (S1)?
What is the frequency range of the first heart sound (S1)?
Which heart sound is rarely heard with a stethoscope?
Which heart sound is rarely heard with a stethoscope?
What causes the second heart sound (S2) primarily?
What causes the second heart sound (S2) primarily?
What is the characteristic duration of the first heart sound (S1)?
What is the characteristic duration of the first heart sound (S1)?
What is the primary function of the left ventricle?
What is the primary function of the left ventricle?
Which valve regulates blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle?
Which valve regulates blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle?
What type of tissue is responsible for generating the rhythm of the heart?
What type of tissue is responsible for generating the rhythm of the heart?
Which of the following correctly describes the role of chordae tendineae?
Which of the following correctly describes the role of chordae tendineae?
What causes the first heart sound (Lub) during auscultation?
What causes the first heart sound (Lub) during auscultation?
Which chamber of the heart receives mixed venous blood?
Which chamber of the heart receives mixed venous blood?
What provides the structural support for the heart's valves?
What provides the structural support for the heart's valves?
What is the purpose of the pulmonary valve?
What is the purpose of the pulmonary valve?
