Anatomy
Valves
ECG & More
Conditions +
Stew
100
This is the most superior part of the heart
What is the base
100
This valve separates the chambers of the left side of the heart
What is bicuspid (mitral) valve
100
The P wave represents this
What is atrial depolarization
100
This is the cause of heart pain
What is interrupted blood supply to the myocardium
100
the major heart sounds are due to this
What is opening and closing of valves
200
This is the thickest layer of the wall of the heart
What is the myocardium
200
The valves are part of this layer of the heart
What is endocardium
200
This is the literal meaning of "electrocardiogram"
What is record of the electrical activity of the heart
200
This is fatty material on the inside of an arterial wall
What is a plaque
200
These vessels allow for the exchange of substances and nutrients between the cells and the blood
What are capillaries
300
The tricuspid valve is a valve between these 2 areas
What is right atrium and right ventricle
300
These are the semilunar valves
What is pulmonary valve and aortic valve
300
A straight line on an ECG represents this
What is lack of electrical activity
300
External cardiac defibrillators are used to reverde this condition
What is sudden cardiac arrest
300
These are the 4 chambers of the heart (in order of blood flow)
What is right atrium --> right ventricle --> left atrium --> left ventricle
400
The middle layer of ARTERIAL walls is composed of this
What is smooth muscle
400
This valve is between the left ventricle and the largest artery of the body
What is aortic valve
400
Ventriculare repolarization is represented by this
What is QRS complex
400
This valve is between the right ventricle and major arteries gping to the lungs
What is pulmonary valve
400
Ventricular repolarization is represented by this
What is the T wave
500
This is the other name for the visceral pericardium
What is epicardium
500
Purkinje fibers are located in this layer of the heart
What is the endocardium
500
This is the reason that atrial repolarization is not seen on an ECG pattern
What is it id hidden by the ventricular depolarization
500
These vessels feed the myocardium
What are coronary arteries
500
This is the conduction pathway of cardiac impulses
What is SA node --> AV Node --> Bundle of HIS --> Purkinje fibers
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