UTMB Health Assessment Exam 3
Questions With Answers.
Angina Pectoris - ANSWER- Acute chest pain that occurs when myocardial demand
exceeds oxygen demand
Aortic Regurgitation - ANSWER- (Aortic insufficiency) incompetent aortic valve that
allows backward flow of blood into the left ventricle during diastole
Aortic Stenosis - ANSWER- Calcification of aortic valve cusps that restricts forward flow
of blood during systole
Aortic valve - ANSWER- The left semilunar valve separating the left ventricle from the
aorta
Apex of the heart - ANSWER- Tip of the heart pointing downward toward the 5th
intercostal space
Apical impulse - ANSWER- Point of maximum impulse (PMI); pulsation created as the
left ventricle rotates against the chest wall during systole, normally at the 5th left
intercostal space in the midclavicular line
Base of heart - ANSWER- Broader area of hearts outline located at the 3rd right and left
intercostal space
Bradycardia - ANSWER- Slow heart rate, less than 50 bpm in the adult
Clubbing - ANSWER- Bulbous enlargement of distal phalanges of fingers and toes that
occurs with chronic cyanotic heart and lung conditions
Coarctation of Heart - ANSWER- Severe narrowing of the descending aorta, a
congenital heart defect
Cor Pulmonae - ANSWER- Right ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure due to
pulmonary hypertension
Cyanosis - ANSWER- Dusky blue mottling of the skin and mucous membranes due to
excessive amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood
Diastole - ANSWER- The hearts filling phase
Dyspnea - ANSWER- Difficult, labored breathing
