Practical 2 Flashcards
Intrinsic stimulation
Internal stimulation that makes the heart beat by itself
Autorhythmic cells
Specialized, noncontractile cells that cause interinsic stimulation
Intrinsic conduction system
1) Initiates the action potential that causes contraction of cardiac muscle fibers
2) Provides a pathway for conduction the action potential to all cardiac muscle fibers
Extrinsic stimulation
Only increase or decrease intrinsic pace
Electrocardiograph
Recods electrical charges in the heart
Electrocardiogram (ECG,EKG)
Chart recording of electrical events that occur before each heartbeat
P wave
First wave; small, upward direction; represents atrial depolarization; occurs immediately before the atria contract
QRS complex
Short downward Q - tall upward R - medium downward S; represents ventricular depolarization; occurs just before the ventricles contract
T wave
medium, upward deflection; represents ventricular repolarization and occurs just before the ventricles relax
P-Q interval
interval between the beginning of the P wave until the beginning of the Q wave; represents the time interval between the beginning of conraction of the atrium and the beginning of the contraction of the ventricle
Q-T interval
Interval of time between the start of Q to the end of T wave; represents the time interval from the beginning of ventricuar depolarization until the end of ventricular repolarization - ventricles are contracting
S-T segment
Segment from the end of the S to the beginning of the T wave; it represents the time the ventricular fibers are fully deploarized
Normal sinus rhythm
Heart rate of 60-100 beats/min
Tachycardia
Heart rate above 100 beats/min
Bradycardia
Heart rates below 60 beats/min
Cardiac cycle
(# of squares counted) x 0.04 sec/mm
Heart block
Could be produced by cardiac damage to the AV node or AV bundle. Associated with P-Q interval
Complete heart block
Results in the ventricles depolarizing independently from the atria
Right or left bundle branch block
QRS complex longer than 0.12 sec. Two ventricles do not contract simultaneously.
Myocardial damage
Lengthens normal interval of QR interval of 0.38 sec.
What causes air to move into our lungs when we breath
the movement of the ribs
What is the action of the diaphragm during inhalation
Contraction
Bronchoscopy
Endoscopic technique of visualizing inside of airways
What is the purpose of physiotherapy on lungs
move the mucus