Chapter 14.2 Flashcards
P wave
The SA node depolarizes and then the atria
Q-wave
The SA node depolarizes and then the bundle branches located in the septum
Q-wave
The SA node depolarizes and then the bundle branches located in the septum
R wave
The Purkinge fibers depolarize (located in the apex and outer walls of the heart)
Electrocardiogram
Shows summed electrical activity generated by all the cells of the heart
Electrocardiogram
Shows summed electrical activity generated by all the cells of the heart
ECG components
Waves: deflections above or below baseline.
Segments: sections of baseline between waves.
Intervals: combinations of waves and segments
P QRS T
Atrial Depolarization
Ventricular depolarization & atrial repolarization
Ventricular repolariation
P QRS T
Atrial Depolarization
Ventricular depolarization
Ventricular repolariation
PR segment
Time between end of atrial depolarization and onset of ventricular depolarization.
Conduction through the AV node and continuing Atrial Contraction.
ST Segment
Time between end of ventricular depolarization and onset of ventricular repolarization.
Continuing Ventricular Contraction
Pulse rate
time between pressure waves in an artery
Systolic Pressure
Highest pressure in the ventricles and arteries.
Occurs during ventricular systole
Diastolic Pressure
Lowest pressure in the ventricles and arteries.
Occurs during ventricular diastole.
Pulse Pressure
Difference between the systolic & diastolic pressures
Pulse Pressure = SYS-DIA
What does each wave represent
AN electrical event of cardiac cycle
What comes first, Electrical/Mechanical Events?
Electrical
What comes first, Electrical/Mechanical Events?
Electrical
Where do action potentials originate
SA node
Pathway of electrical signals
SA node - internodal pathway - AV node - into the AV bundle - bundle branches - terminal Purkinje fibers - myocardial contractile cells
SA node job
To set pace for heart rate, and AV takes over if anything goes wrong