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cardiology
basic cardiology info
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Top chambers of heart | Atria |
| Bottom chambers of heart | Ventricles |
| Angi | Vessel |
| Cardi | Heart |
| Phleb | vein |
| Thromb | clot |
| hemo | blood |
| Tip of heart | Apex |
| Heart sits behind the | sternum |
| Normal pulse per minute | 60-100 |
| Heart rate less than 60 | Bradychardia |
| Heart rate more than | Tachycardia |
| 3 components of cv system | Blood, blood vessels, heart |
| what node is known as the natural pacemaker | SA node |
| after sa node where do electrical impulses travel | av node |
| after av node where do electrical impulses travel | Bundle of His |
| After Bundle of his where do electrical impulses travel | Purkinje Fibers |
| Purpose of hearts conduction system | To make the heart beat |