ECG Flashcards
1
Q
How does the autonomic nervous system affect heart rate?
A
it regulates cardiac rate at the SA node
Sympathetic: increase HR
Parasympathetic: decrease HR
2
Q
What is an ECG?
A
recording of electrical activity of the heart
3
Q
P wave
A
atrial depolarization and contraction of both atria
4
Q
QRS
A
ventricular depolarization and contraction of both ventricles
5
Q
T wave
A
results in ventricular relaxation
6
Q
How does exercise affect the heart?
A
increases tissue waste and oxygen demand by skeletal muscle….
- blood supply to tissues increase
- heart pumps faster, BPM increase
- systole decrease
- diastole decrease