Nur203 |120 Questions| With Correct Answers.

WHISPERED PECTORILOQUY {Ans: -whisper 99 -normal should be faint and muggle -abnormal when it is loud and clear}When explaining systole and diastole to a friend, the nursing student understands that A)Systole refers to the period of time when the atria contract. B)During diastole, the blood is ejected into the aorta. C)The valves on the right side of the heart open and close together; and the valves on the left side of the heart open and close together. D)During systole, the aortic valve is open and the mitral valve is closed. {Ans: D) True. During systole, the ventricles contract. The increased pressure in the left ventricle opens up the aortic valve. This allows an "opening" for the blood from the left ventricle to move into the aorta (on the other side of the heart, the pressure in the right ventricle opens the pulmonic valve, allowing the blood to move from the right ventricle into the pulmonary system). During this same time, the mitral valve is closed, shutting off access back into the left atria (and also shutting off access into the right atria because the tricuspid valve is closed) . If the mitral valve was open while the left