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At what time during fetal growth is the heart first fully developed?
A) 20 days C) 40 days
B) 30 days D) 50 days
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40 days
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On the 30th day, the truncus normally divides. What anomaly occurs if the truncus does not divide?
A) A - V canal
B) muscular VSD
C) transposition of the great vessels
D) truncus arteriosus
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Truncus arteriosus
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The sinus venosus forms all of the following EXCEPT:
A) coronary sinus C) right atrium
B) pulmonary arteries D) inferior vena cava
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Pulmonary arteries
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The truncus arteriosus forms all of the following EXCEPT:
A) pulmonary veins C) pulmonary arteries
B) carotis artery D) ductus arteriosus
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Pulmonary veins
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What are the two right - to - left shunts in the normal fetal circulation?
A) ductus arteriosus & primum
B VSD & ASD
C) foramen ovale & ductus arteriosus
D) Foramen ovale & VSD
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Foramen ovale & ductus arteriosus
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Which of the following left - to - right shunts is the last to close in the noraml post partum period? When does it close?
A) patent ductus arteriosus, closes in the 7th day
B) patent foramen ovale, closes in the 2nd day
C) patent ductus arteriosus, closes the 14th day
D) patent foramen ovale, closes at the end of the first week
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Patent foramen ovale, closes at the end of the first week
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In the normal fetal circualtion, which of the folllowing las the least amount of blood flow?
A) patent foramen ovale
B) ductus arteriosus
C) aorta
D) pulmonary veins
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Pulmonary veins
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All of the following hemodynamic events occur post-delivery EXCEPT:
A) pulmonary artery blood flow increases
B) left atrial pressure decreases
C) pulmonary resistance decreases
D) foramen ovale flow decreases
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Left atrial pressure decreases
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The fetal ductus arteriosus closes soon after birth. What structure does it become?
A) coronary sinus
B) chiari network
C) eustachian valve
D) ligamentum arteriosum
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Ligamentum arteriosum
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The ductus arteriosus connects the pulmonary artery & aorta in the fetus. At what site does the ductus attach to the aorta?
A) aortic isthmus
B) aortic root
C) sinus of Valsalva
D) A - V node
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Aortic isthmus
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The following five structures are activated during a single cardiac cycle. Rank them in the normal order of activation.
1) Bundle of His
2) Purkinje Fibers
3) AV node
4) SA node
5) left bundle branch
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4, 3, 1, 5, 2
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Which of the following structures is the primary pacemaker of the heart?
A) Bundle of His C) AV node
B) Purkinje fibers D) SA node
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SA node
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During the resting state, which of the following ions are pumped out of the cells of the myocardium?
A) sodium C) iodine
B) potassium D) magnesium
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Sodium
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Following electrical depolarization of the myocardial cell membrane, which ion rushes in first, and which ion rushes in later?
A) potassium follwed by sodium
B) sodium followed by calcium
C) calcium followed by potassium
D) potassium followed by calcium
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Sodium followed by calcium
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Which of the following ions helps slow heart muscle contraction?
A) sodium
B) potassium
C) calcium
D) magnesium
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Calcium
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