Pump, Pump pump it up!
This is the medical word for low heart rate. Part of its name is the last name of a former Super Bowl winning quarterback who played for the New England Patriots
Bradycardia!
What is the typical "normal" blood pressure?
120/80
What does EKG stand for?
Electrocardiogram!
How many chambers does the human heart have?
4!
Tachycardia is when you heart rate is this number or higher
100 BPM!
This is the medical word for low blood pressure
Hypotension!
This letter represents the first wave seen on an EKG which shows atrial depolarization
P wave!
Where do arteries take the blood?
From heart to rest of the body!
Caffeine can cause our hearts to beat a little faster than normal. The daily recommended intake of caffeine is no more than 400mg - How many mg of caffeine are in a typical cup of coffee?
~95mg!
This is the medical word for high blood pressure
Hypertension!
While it's spelled Electrocardiogram with a "C" we often see it depicted as "EKG" due to its roots in this country
HINT: Dr. Gugel
Germany!
Where do veins take the blood?
To the heart!
The average heart beats this many times per day!
115,000 times a day!
The medical word for a blood pressure monitor
Sphygmomanometer!
This amphibious animal was an integral part in helping with the invention of the EKG machine!
Frogs!
In 1882, John Burdon-Sanderson working with frogs, was the first to appreciate that the interval between variations in potential was not electrically quiescent and coined the term "isoelectric interval" for this period
How many valves are there in the heart?
BONUS: Name all 4!
4!
How many gallons of blood does the heart pump in a day?
2,000 gallons!
When was the first blood pressure monitor invented?
HINT: It was the same year James A. Garfield was sworn in as our 20th U.S. President!
It was invented by Samuel Siegfried Karl Ritter von Basch in the year 1881!
What year was the first EKG machine invented?
HINT: It was the same year that x-rays were discovered!
1895!
The movement of blood through the heart and body is called
Circulation!