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3/23 electrical activity of the heart / the ECG

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2 specialized types of cardiac muscle cells   contractile myocardial cells and non contractile autorhythmic cells  
__cells responsible for the mechanical pumping of the heart   contractile myocardial cells  
99% for cardiac muscle tissue are ___ cells   contractile myocardial cells  
___ cells of the conduction system are responsible for electrical stimulation of myocardial cells   non contractile autorhythmic cells  
__cells are 1% of cardiac muscle tissue   non contractile autorhythmic cells  
__cells spontaneously depolarize via slow movement of + ions through channels leading to threshold then generating an AP   autorhythmic cells  
AP travels throught the conduction system triggering the contraction of   the surrounding myocardial tissue  
different parts of the hearts conduction system have their own _ rate   autorhythmicity rate  
4 Components of the conduction system   SA node, AV node, AV Bundle, and Purkinje fibers  
autorhythmicity rate of 70 beats/min   SA node  
autorhythmicity rate of 50 beats/min   AV node  
autorhythmicity rate of 35 beats/min   AV bundle  
autorhythmicity rate of 30 beats/mini   Purkinje fibers  
a recording of the electrical changes that accompany the cardiac cycle   electrocardiogram (ECG)  
represents the depolarization of the atria as a wave of negativity spreads from the SA node toward the ventricles   P wave  
represents the spread of excitation throught the ventricular myocardium resulting in depolarization of ventricular muscle   QRS complex  
atrial repolarization is masked by   the large QRS deflection  
represents the repolarization of the ventricles   T wave  
represents the interval between the activation of the SA node and the AV node   P-R interval  
represents the interval between atrial depolarization and ventricular depolarization   P-R segment  
represents the interval between the end of the S wabe and the start of the T wave, ventricles are uniformly excited   S-T segment  
represents the interval of time between successive cycles   R-R interval  
flattened T wave=   heart muscle is ischemic  
enlarged ST segment=   acute myocardial infarctions  
enlarged R=   enlarged ventricles  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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