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Worksheet 24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The basic rhythm of the heart is called | sinus rhythm |
| The SA node beats at an average rate of | 72 BPM (beats per minute) |
| A small battery-powered device that can help control a patient's heartbeat | pacemaker |
| Purkinje fibers cause the heart to do what from the bottom up and not top down | contract |
| The electrocardiograph machine amplifies the signals obtained by the various ? and prints out patterns a s an electrocardiogram | electrodes |
| The ECG shows us the electrical signal that instructs the heart to beat and reveals the how well that signal travels through the | heart |
| During the time reflected in the QRS complex the electrical impulse is moving through the | ventricles |
| Cardiac output is the product of two things: the heart rate (HR) and the ? volume (SV) | stroke |
| An electrocardiogram uses ? waves to see inside the heart | sound |
| The heart's ? fraction, a valuable way to assess how well it is pumping, can be calculated based on information from the echocardiogram. | ejection |