blood circulates from the heart to the lungs and returns to the heart
Pulmonary circulation
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blood circulates from the heart to the body tissue and returns to the heart
Systematic circulation
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Explain what the SAN or sino-atrial node is
small mass of cardiac muscle, found in the wall of the right atrium that generates a heartbeat (known as the pacemaker)
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Impulses generated without nervous stimulation
Myogenic
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the heart is said to be _________ because it comes from within the heart itself
Intrinsic
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the bundle of tissue found in atrio-ventricular septum that forms part of the hearts conduction system
Atrio-ventricular node
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the specialised bundles of nerve tissue, found in the inter ventricular septum that forms part of the conduction system
Bundle of his
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specialised nerve fibres found in the ventricles
purkinje fibres
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the atrio-ventricular node conducts the impulse from the atria to the
ventricles
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the purkinjee fibres carry the impulse to the ventricular wall to cause
contractions
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what are the four chambers within the heart
left atria, right atria, left ventricle, right ventricle
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the volume of blood leaving the left ventricle per beat
stroke volume
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proportion of blood in left ventricle pumped out each beat
ejection fraction
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volume of blood leaving the left ventricle per minute or stroke volume x heart rate
cardiac output
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what is starlings law of the heart?
the greater the venous return, the greater the strength of contraction
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the mechanisms that return blood back to the heart
venous return
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what are chemoreceptors?
group of cells sensitive to changes in blood acidity
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where are chemoreceptors located?
in the medulla omblongata
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what is hypertrophy?
the increase in size of the heart that accompanies training
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what is bradycardia?
the reduction in resting heart rate that accompanies training
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an increase in heart rate that occurs during prolonged exercise that compensates for a decrease in stroke volume in an attempt to maintain cardiac output
cardiovascular drift (due to a loss of fluid in the body e.g. sweat)
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
blood circulates from the heart to the body tissue and returns to the heart
Back
Systematic circulation
Card 3
Front
Explain what the SAN or sino-atrial node is
Back
Card 4
Front
Impulses generated without nervous stimulation
Back
Card 5
Front
the heart is said to be _________ because it comes from within the heart itself
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