click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Ch 2 / 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aorta | largest artery of the body |
| aortic semilunar valve | prevents backflow of blood into the left ventricle |
| atrioventricular node (AV node) | delays electrical impulse |
| atrium | top two chambers of the heart |
| automaticity | the ability of the heart to begin an electrical impulse |
| Bachmann's bundle | makes the electrical impulse from the SA node to the left atria |
| bundle branches | left and right branches of the bundle of His that create impulses |
| bundle of His (AV bundle) | transfers electrical impulse from the atria to the ventricles |
| cardiac cycle | the contraction and relaxation of the heart |
| chordae tendineae | structures that prevent the heart valves from opening in the wrong direction |
| conductivity | how heart cells receive and transmit electrical impulses |