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cardiac cycle
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cardiac cycle | one complete contraction & relaxation of all 4 chambers |
| SV valves in cardiac cycle | open during ventricular ejection. closed all other times |
| AV valves in cardiac cycle | open during ventricular diastole. closed during ventricular systole |
| T wave of EKG | ventricular repolarization ventricular diastole follows |
| QRS complex of EKG | ventricular depolarization ventricular contraction atrial diastole overshadowed |
| P wave of EKG | atrial depolarization |
| diastole | period of relaxation (chambers fill w blood) |
| systole | period of contraction (heart pumps blood) |