Circulatory system keywords Flashcards
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Systole
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of contraction of the ventricles of the heart that occurs between the first and second heart sounds of the cardiac cycle
2
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Bradycardia
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Slow heart rate <60
3
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Tachycardia
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Fast heart rate >100
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Arrhythmia
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Abnormal heart rhythm
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Atrial/ventricular fibrillation
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Type of arrhythmia
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Myocarditis
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inflammation of the heart muscle, called the myocardium
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Myocyte
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Cardiac muscle cells
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SAN
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Sinoatrial node
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AVN
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a specialized cluster of muscle fibers located in the right atrium of the heart, responsible for generating electrical impulses that regulate the heart’s rhythm
10
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Bundle of His
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A bundle of specialized fibers that transmit the electrical impulse from the AV node to the ventricles
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Purkinje fibres
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12
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Polarised
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Depolarised
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14
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Diastole
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15
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Erythrocytes
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Red blood cells
