Electrodes
Where is the V1 supposed to be placed?
On the right Sternal border in the 4th intercostal space.
What is Thrombus?
Blood Clot or loosened plaque.
How many Chambers are there?
Four.
What are the three main types of blood vessels?
+Arteries
+Capillaries
+Veins
The amount of characteristics the heart cells have?
Four
Where is V3 located?
Between V2 and V4.
What is stroke volume?
The amount of blood that is squeezed out of the heart with one contraction.
What are the different chambers?
+Right Atrium
+Left Atrium
+Left Ventricle
+Right Ventricle
What are blood vessels of the heart?
+Aorta
+Pulmonary Artery
+Inferior Vena Cava
+Superior Vena Cava
+Pulmonary Vein
+Venae Cava
What is Automaticity?
Spontaneously conducts electricity.
Where is V4 and V6 located?
Midclavicular line in the 5th intercostal space (V4) and the midaxillary line (V6)
What cardiac output? About how many liters per minute?
Stroke Volume x Heart Rate. Around 5 Liters per minute.
The left ventricle?
Pumps oxygenated blood to tissues all over the body.
What does the Aorta do?
Carries blood from the left ventricle to the arteries of the body.
What is Conductivity?
Able to conduct electricity.
How is L1 read?
Right arm to left arm.
What does CAD mean?
Coronary Artery Disease.
How does the Right Ventricle get blood to the lungs.
Through the Pulmonary Artery.
What is the biggest Heart Artery?
The Aorta.
What is Contractility?
The heart is able to contract.
How is L3 read?
From left arm to left leg.
CAD symptoms?
+The plaque damages the inner lining of vessels and carciomyopaphy.
+fatigue
+Lower extremity edema
+Dyspnea
+Orthopnea
+Weakness
Where is the Right Atrium located?
The upper right corner of the heart superior to the right ventricle.
What does the Superior Vena Cava?
Brings blood from the head and arms to the heart.
What is Excitability?
The ability to be stimulated.