CCI-Pediatric Echo-Congenital Heart Defects Questions and Correct Answers
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CCI Echo
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CCI Echo
The first three branches of the aorta (in order) are: brachiocephatic artery, left common carotid artery, left subclavian artery
Veins always transport deoxygenated blood, and arteries always transport oxygenated blood. True or False False
The pulmonary veins transport blood into which structure?...
CCI-Pediatric Echo-Congenital Heart
Defects Questions and Correct Answers
The first three branches of the aorta (in order) are: ✅brachiocephatic artery, left
common carotid artery, left subclavian artery
Veins always transport deoxygenated blood, and arteries always transport oxygenated
blood. True or False ✅False
The pulmonary veins transport blood into which structure? ✅left atrium
A pressure gradient is defined as: ✅the pressure difference between two structures.
The right heart contains _______ blood in a _____pressure environment.
✅deoxygenated;low
The right heart appears to one half the size of the left heart, but it pumps the same
_______ of blood. ✅volume
Where is most of the blood in the body found? ✅in the veins
Right heart failure is the inability of the heart to adequately pump blood into the lungs
and results in? ✅lower extremity edema, sob, ascites, and lowered SaO2 levels.
A fistula is a communication between ✅an artery and a vein.
PHTN results in _____ pressure of the pulmonary arteries and ________ oxygen
transfer in the pulmonary capillary bed. ✅high;decreases
By what stage of development is the heart pumping blood? ✅by the fourth week
D-looping refers to: ✅rightward twisting of the cardiac tube.
The truncus will form: ✅the aorta and pulmonary arteries.
The conus will form: ✅The outflow tracts of the aortic and pulmonic valves.
The bulbus will form: ✅the ventricles.
The endocardial cushions will form: ✅the AV valves (mitral and tricuspid valves).
, True or False: The truncus cushions will form the aortic and pulmonic valves. ✅True
Normal gestation is: ✅40 weeks
Fetal Sa02 levels are: ✅significantly lower than the normal (99%) postnatal levels.
True or False: Most neonates born prematurely have pulmonary hypertension because
the lungs are the last organs to fully develop. ✅True
A shunt is typically defined as any abnormal communication between: ✅the right and
left heart
An aortopulmonary defect is defined as: ✅a communication between the aorta and the
main pulmonary artery.
The abbreviation PDA stands for: ✅Patent Ductus Arteriosus
A PFO is a communication between the left and right atrium, and is: ✅normally a part
of fetal circulation. The postpartum shunt is typically left to right.
Where is a sinus venosus ASD located? ✅the roof of the atrium
A PFO is always an ASD, but an ASD is not always a PFO. True or False ✅True
Where is a supracristal VSD located? ✅in the right ventricular outflow tract.
A VSD that is left to right will tend to enlarge the right ventricle. True or False ✅True
Anomalous coronary artery defects are rare, but they are often seen in active young
adults who die suddenly. True or False ✅True
How many coronary arteries normally attach to the aorta? ✅2
The circumflex artery normally arises from: ✅the left main coronary artery
If the left main coronary artery arises from the pulmonary artery, Sa02 levels in the left
main coronary artery will typically be: ✅70%
If the right coronary artery arises from the aorta and the left main coronary arises from
the right coronary artery, Sa02 levels in both coronary arteries might be: ✅99%
The most common anomalous coronary artery defect is: ✅left main coronary artery
arising from the pulmonary artery.
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