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How is a heartbeat formed?
A heartbeat is generated by specialized cells in the heart called pacemaker cells. These cells create electrical impulses that travel through the heart, causing the muscle cells to contract and pump blood. The coordinated action of these cells results in the rhythmic beating of the heart.
What is the upper flat portion of the heart that is located at the level of the second rib?
The upper flat portion of the heart located at the level of the second rib is the base of the heart. It is where the great vessels such as the aorta and pulmonary arteries are attached, allowing blood to enter and exit the heart. The base of the heart is directed towards the right shoulder and is connected to the diaphragm and spinal column.
Which chambers contract during lub?
poop is generated
What generates blood pressure?
Blood pressure is generated by the force exerted by the heart pumping blood into the arteries and the resistance encountered by the blood flow in the arteries. The systolic pressure is the pressure when the heart contracts and pushes blood out, while the diastolic pressure is the pressure when the heart relaxes and refills with blood.
What is it called when there are no QRS waves following p waves?
When there are no QRS waves following P waves on an electrocardiogram (ECG), it is known as "atrioventricular (AV) block." This can indicate a disruption in the electrical conduction system of the heart, leading to a delay or complete blockage of the impulses between the atria and the ventricles. Depending on the severity of the block, it can result in symptoms ranging from mild to serious, such as dizziness, fatigue, or syncope.
What is blood flow generated by?
The flow of blood times the resistance of the blood vessels.
What valve causes the second heart sound?
The closing of the mitral and tricuspid valves results in the first heart sound. The closing of the aortic and pulmonic valves results in the second heart sound.AV valve
Which heart sound results from the AV valves closing?
S2, also called the second heart sound, or "dub" when characterized by the sound lub-dub.
What is the sound of second heart sound?
The second heart sound (S2) is a short burst of auditory vibrations of varying intensity, frequency, quality, and duration. It has two audible components, the aortic closure sound (A2) and the pulmonic closure sound (P2), which are normally split on inspiration and virtually single on expiration. S2 is produced in part by hemodynamic events immediately following closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves. The vibrations of the second heart sound occur at the end of ventricular contraction and identify the onset of ventricular diastole and the end of mechanical systole.
How hydrostatic pressure is generated in the heart?
Hydrostatic pressure is generated by the systole (contraction of the ventricles).
How is a heartbeat formed?
A heartbeat is generated by specialized cells in the heart called pacemaker cells. These cells create electrical impulses that travel through the heart, causing the muscle cells to contract and pump blood. The coordinated action of these cells results in the rhythmic beating of the heart.
What is a heart beat?
A heart beat is the shockwave generated from your heart rapidly contracting to force blood out, and expanding to draw more in.
How is blood pressure generated that forces blood to circulate throughout the body?
Blood pressure is generated by the heart. When the heart muscles contract, they create pressure to push blood around the circulatory system.
When your heart pounds what is making the sound come from your heart?
The sound coming from your heart is the sound of the valves in the heart closing and the turbulence in the blood that results. In a normal healthy adult the first sound (or lub) is from the closing of the AV valve and the second sound (or dub) is from the closing of the semilunar valve.
What happens to the heart when an action potential is generated in the SA node?
it contracts
A graphic tracing of the electric current generated by the heart is called?
electrocardiogram
How is a heartbeat generated?
it is valves in the heart opening and closing.
