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Bio Lab 3
Study notes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cardiac Cycle Definition | Complete heart beat consisting of sytole and diastole of both atrias and both ventricles. |
| Congestive Heart Failure Definition | Hearts weak and can't push blood through the circulatory system |
| Heart Block Definition | Arrythmia of the heart and atria and the ventricles contract independently because the electrical impulses are blocked. |
| Ischemia Definition | Lack of blood to an area due to an obstruction of a blood vessel |
| Murmor Definition | Blowing, swooshing sound occurs with turbulent blood flow in heart or vessels |
| Myocardial Infarction Definition | Heart tissue dies due to interrupted blood supply. |
| Palpitation Definition | Fluttering of the heart or abnormal rhythm |
| Stenosis Definition | Abnormal narrowing or constriction of a duct |
| Cardiac Output Definition | Volume of blood ejected from the left ventricle into the aorta or opposite |
| Stroke Volume Definition | Volume of blood ejected by the ventricle |
| After Load Definition | Pressure that must be exceeded before ejection of blood from the ventricles |
| Preload Definition | Degree of stretch on the heart before it contracts |