Cardiac Definition and 9 Threads

I am unsure about the underlined parts of the cardiac cycle. I was taught that the cardiac cycle started when the blood flowed into the atrium, but wouldn't there be a period when both artia and ventricles are at diastole simultaneously? For the second underlined part I was taught and read that...

I'm not understanding this. To my knowledge, in normal function, the amount of blood coming into the heart is equal to the amount of blood going out. Venous return = cardiac output. But how can that be? How can the low pressure venous blood flow match the high pressure arterial blood flow...

Hello, I read that the rhythmicity of the heart increases due to decreasing in the permeability of SA node to K ions. I don't understand this mechanism, could anyone give me a simple explanation? Thanks!

I would just like to know if i have worked out one cardiac cycle and heart rate correctly. I have attached the image of the ecg called 'after exercise' here are my workings out: 1. CARDIAC CYCLE: there are 4 cycles so: 9 (grids) x 0.05 = 0.45 9x 0.05 = 0.45 9x 0.05 = 0.45 9x 0.05 = 0.45...

according to this one source, cardiac output (vascular) = blood flow (http://legacy.owensboro.kctcs.edu/gcaplan/anat2/notes/APIINotes5%20cardiac_equations.htm) However, their equations do not match: Cardiac output (CO)= Stroke volume * Heart Rate Blood Flow = cross sec area of vessel times...

Hi All! A little background info. I'm working with cardiac pacemaking devices with the overall scope of implementing piezoelectric energy harvesters into the devices. I'm in the initial stages of research and development. Okay, so this is my conundrum: I have an output pulse circuit as shown...

Hey guys, can someone make things clear for me? Does the heart goes atrial systole followed by ventricle systole then followed by both the atrial and ventricle diastole (at once) or atrial systole, ventricle systole (at the same time atrial diastole) then only ventricle systole?

Doing a homework crossword and this is the last problem. I can't seem to find it anywhere. An efficient grouping of cardiac muscle cells, eight letters long ending in M. Any help would be much appreciated.

Hello people I am currently having problems doing my AS exam paper. Can you please help? The question is: During the cardiac cycle, the pressure in the left ventricle falls to a much lower level than in the aorta. Give an explanation for this difference? I have no idea about this...