The heart

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what do valves do?
prevent the back flow of blood
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what do arteries do?
carry blood away from the heart
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what do veins do?
carry blood to the heart
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why do veins have pocket valves?
to prevent the back flow of blood
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what does myogenic mean?
it generates its own electrical impulses
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what do barroreceptors detect?
detects change in pressure
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what do chemoreceptors detect?
detects change in pH of the blood
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what does the sympathetic nerve do?
speeds up the heart rate and increases the stroke volume
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what does the parasympathetic nerve do?
causes the heart rate to fall and the stroke volume to decrease
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what does the medulla do?
receives messages from receptors in the body and sends impulses down the nerves to the heart
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during exercise, what does the sympathetic nerve do?
sends an impulse to the arterioles surrounding the muscles causing them to vasodilate, this increases blood flow to the muscles
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what is the average blood pressure for an 18 year old?
120/80 mmHg
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what is the average blood pressure for an 20 year old male?
125/ 80 mmHg
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what is the average blood pressure for an 20 year old female?
123/80 mmHg
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what is the average blood pressure for an 40 year old male?
135/ 85 mmHg
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what is the average blood pressure for an 40 year old female?
133/ 85 mmHg
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what is bradycardia?
unusually slow heart rate,low BMP
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what is arrhythmia?
uneven heart rate, different times between PQRST waves?
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what is ventricular fibrillation?
no regular rhythm, leads to heart attack
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what is tachycardia?
usually fast heart rate, higher BPM?
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what does the P and for in the PQRST wave?
impulses spreading across the atria- causing atria systole
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what does the QRS and for in the PQRST wave?
electrical impulses across the ventral- causing ventricular systole
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what does the T and for in the PQRST wave?
wave occurs as the ventricles recover
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what do arteries do?

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carry blood away from the heart

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what do veins do?

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why do veins have pocket valves?

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what does myogenic mean?

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