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The technique used for measuring the Electrical Activity of the Heart, is called what?

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Electrocardiography or Electrocardiogram

(ECG)

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What are contractile cells of the heart and their function?

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Contractile cells:
are striated

They have actin and myosin proteins

their job is to contract the heart

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What are conducting cells of the heart and their function?

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Conducting cells:

Fluid filled

Spread electrical signal

Wiring system of the heart

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Sinoatrial node is located where and does what?

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Located: right atrium

Action potential generated

the pacemaker of the heart

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Generating an action potential all on its own is called what?

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Autorhythmicity

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Where does the electrical signal slow in the electrical conduction pathway?

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At the AV node (waits for Atria to complete contraction)

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What is the first step of the electrical conduction pathway that is completely in the ventricles?

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Bundle of his

(Aka AV bundle)

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What is the end result of the electrical conduction pathway?

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A contraction

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What allows electrical signals to spread from cell to cell in the heart?

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Gap junctions

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These create direct connection from one adjacent cell to another?

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Connexin

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How are action potential spread through cells of the heart?

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Through Gap junctions

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What is an electrocardiography

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Allows us to view conduction of electrical signals through the heart

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In an ECG deflections above or below the baseline are called:

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Waves

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Atrial depolarization is represented by what in the ECG

(First point at which the P-wave deflects upward)

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P wave

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This indicates the signal is not moving very quickly (delay in the AV node) in an ECG reading

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P-R segment

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Movement of the depolarization wave through the large mass of ventricles.
is represented by this in a nice EGG

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QRS complex

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The ventricles repolarizing is represented by this in an ECG

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T wave

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Ventricle contraction is represented by what in an ECG (Joi is this right?) 😂

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S-T segment

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Sections of baselines between waves is defined as ______

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Segments

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This part of an ECG includes some waves and segments

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Intervals

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Decreased blood flow to regions of the heart is known as what?

And would be found in what segment of the ECG?

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Coronary ischemia

S-T segment

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Damage or death to heart tissue (AKA heart attack) is called a ____ _____

What segment of an ECG

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Myocardial infarction

S-T segment

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This abnormality of the heart can indicate ION channel defects

(low calcium or potassium levels May indicate risk of sudden death and can be drug-related)

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Elongation

Q-T interval

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Normal heart rhythm that originates at the sinoatrial node is called _____ and sets the heart rate

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Sinus rhythm

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The average heart rate at rest is
60-100 BPM
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An abnormally fast heart rate is called
Tachycardia
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An abnormally slow heart rate is called
Bradycardia
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This heart irregularity originates at the sinoatrial node but the length of one cardiac cycle to the next can vary
Sinus arrhythmia
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This heart irregularity has an absence of sinus rhythm. Other cells of the heart generate an action potential
Ventricular tachycardia
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When the electrical signal originates somewhere other than the sinoatrial node THE CELLS that generate that signal are called?
Ectopic pacemaker
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This is a fairly common condition that patients report feeling a jump or palpitation in their heart
Premature ventricular contraction (PVC)
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In this condition of the heart there is no rhythm all cells depolarize at their own rate | (Requires a defibrillator)
Ventricular fibrillation
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This machine delivers a jolt of electricity to the heart. Allows the cells of the sinoatrial node to take over as pacemaker and reset the
Defibrillator
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Heart beats on its own because the cells of the heart are:
Autorhythmic
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When someone is at rest what branch of the autonomic nervous system is being used?
Parasympathetic
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What neurotransmitter is used in the parasympathetic system (rest)
Acetylcholine
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What specific receptors on the cells of the sinoatrial node bind acetylcholine
Muscarinic
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What is the name of the general type of receptor used in the parasympathetic system?
G protein-coupled receptor
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What effect does parasympathetic have on the heart (excitatory or inhibitory)
Inhibitory
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Parasympathetic effects on heart rate and blood pressure (increase or decrease)
HR: decrease BP: decrease
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During exercise what branch of the autonomic nervous system is used
Sympathetic
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The sympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system uses what neurotransmitter
Norepinephrine
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For the sympathetic branch what is the specific receptor on the Cell of the sinoatrial node
B1 adrenergic
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For the sympathetic system what is the general receptor type
G protein-coupled receptor
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The sympathetic nervous system effector is _____ (excitatory or inhibitory)
Excitatory
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What effects on heart rate and blood pressure does the sympathetic nervous system have (Increase or decrease)
HR: increase BP: increase
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What is the hearts physiological pacemaker
Sinoatrial node
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How do you set up an ECG on a
Einthovens triangle
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Einthovens triangle means you place the readers where? (3 total)
Left wrist Right wrist left ankle
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What are the waves on an ECG
Deflections above or below the baseline
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What is a segment on an ECG
The flat area between two waves
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What is an interval on an ECG
A straight line and one or more waves
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What is a complex in an ECG
More than one wave appearing in succession of one another | (Ex QRS complex)
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What happens to heart rate as R-R intervals decrease
Heart rate increases
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Which waveform changes the most when heart rate increases
T-P segment
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What happens at p wave
Depolarization of Atria fibers at the sinoatrial node
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What happens at the P-R interval
The time from beginning depolarization of atrial fibers to beginning of depolarization of the ventricles
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What is p-q segment
Cardiac impulse passes through AV node
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What is QRS complex
Depolarization of ventricular fibers
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What is ST segment
Time for ventricles to contract
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How do you calculate heart rate
Measure from r to r interval Divide 60 by r r interval to get beats per minute
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What is caused by the movement of Ions?
Electrical Activity
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\_\_\_\_\_\_ generate action potentials?
Myocardial Cells
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ myocardial cells are specialized fluid-filled cells that are able to spread an electrical signal rapidly?
Conducting Cells
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These cells make up 1% of the myocardial cells and serve as the wiring system for the heart?
Conducting Cells
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Cells in the Right Atrium serve as a main pacemaker in the heart?
Autorhythmic
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\_\_\_\_\_ rhythm sets the Heart Rate?
Sinus
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Endurance Athletes have ( higher or Lower) resting heart rate? What would the range of BPM be\_\_\_\_\_?
Lower 40-60BPM
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The name that represents the number of Cardiac Cycles per minute?
Heart Rate
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What is it called when the signal originated somewhere in the ventricles and the SA Node is not able to regain its role as a pacemaker?
Ventricular Tachycardia
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Located where in the Heart, does the Autonomic Nervous System and the Cardiovascular System Function at?
Sinoatrial Node
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The SA Node cells depolarize and generate action potentials all on their own without any _______ influence?
External
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Ions can move freely from one cell to the next, why?
Gap Junctions
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When cations like Calcium and Sodium enter one myocardial cell to the next what is happening?
It is depolarizing
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When Ca+ and Na+ enter one myocardial cell and starts to depolarize it, what does this stimuli do?
Stimulates Voltage Gated Channels to Open
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When Blood is squeezed out of the Atria into the Ventricles; & then blood squeezes out of the Ventricles into what Circuit? 1. Right Ventricle Goes Where? 2. Left Ventricle Goes where?
1. Right Ventrilce = Pulmonary Circuit 2. Left Ventrilce = Systemic Circuit
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What kind of ECG Reading is this?
Sinus Arrhythmia
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The valve between the left atrium and ventricle is called what?
Bicupsid Valve
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The valve between the right atrium and ventricle is called what?
Tricupsid Valve
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The valves between the ventricles and blood vessels are called _______ valves?
Semilunar
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The graphical representation of the electrical activity in the heart is called?
Electrocardiogram

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