HUMAN ANAT&PHYS&MOD MA&P/ET&PHOTO ATLAS
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Chapter 17.4, Problem 2QC
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The way in which the cardiac cycle is defined.
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The mechanical physiology of the heart includes the actual process by which blood fills in the cardiac chambers and is pumped out of them. The cardiac muscles of the heart contracts to produce one coordinated contraction, called heartbeat.
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Chapter 17 Solutions
HUMAN ANAT&PHYS&MOD MA&P/ET&PHOTO ATLAS
Ch. 17.1 - Where is the heart located, and how large is it?Ch. 17.1 - What are the hearts upper and lower chambers...Ch. 17.1 - What are the sources from which blood flows into...Ch. 17.1 - 4. Which side of the heart is considered the...Ch. 17.1 - Which side of the heart is considered the systemic...Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 1QCCh. 17.2 - Prob. 2QCCh. 17.2 - 3. What are the three layers of the heart wall,...Ch. 17.2 - 4. What are the four main great vessels? From...Ch. 17.2 - How do the right and left ventricles differ in...
Ch. 17.2 - 6. Why do you think it is important to ensure via...Ch. 17.2 - 7. What is the overall pathway of blood flow...Ch. 17.2 - Prob. 8QCCh. 17.2 - Prob. 9QCCh. 17.2 - Prob. 10QCCh. 17.3 - How do pacemaker and contractile cells differ?...Ch. 17.3 - 2. What are intercalated discs? What is their...Ch. 17.3 - Prob. 3QCCh. 17.3 - Prob. 4QCCh. 17.3 - What is the sequence of events of a contractile...Ch. 17.3 - How does the refractory period of cardiac muscle...Ch. 17.3 - 7. What does an ECG record?
Ch. 17.3 - What are the five waves in an ECG, and what do...Ch. 17.4 - What causes the heart sounds S1 and S2?Ch. 17.4 - Prob. 2QCCh. 17.4 - Prob. 3QCCh. 17.4 - Is the end-diastolic or the end-systolic volume of...Ch. 17.4 - 5. Walk through the mechanical events of the...Ch. 17.4 - 6. Relate the ECG waves to the cardiac cycle...Ch. 17.4 - 7. How does the left ventricular pressure...Ch. 17.5 - Prob. 1QCCh. 17.5 - What is cardiac output? How does it relate to...Ch. 17.5 - Prob. 3QCCh. 17.5 - What is the Frank-Starling law, and how does it...Ch. 17.5 - What is a chronotropic agent?Ch. 17.5 - Prob. 6QCCh. 17.5 - 7. What effects does the parasympathetic nervous...Ch. 17.5 - How would a hormone that decreases the amount of...Ch. 17.5 - How is heart failure defined?Ch. 17 - 1. Mark the following statements as true or false....Ch. 17 - 2. The pericardial cavity is located between:
a....Ch. 17 - 3. Which of the following statements is true?
a....Ch. 17 - Match the following terms with the correct...Ch. 17 - Fill in the blanks: The coronary arteries are the...Ch. 17 - 6. How do pacemaker cardiac muscle cells differ...Ch. 17 - 7. Cardiac muscle cells are joined by structures...Ch. 17 - Prob. 8CYRCh. 17 - Prob. 9CYRCh. 17 - 10. The _________is the primary pacemaker of the...Ch. 17 - The AV node delay: a. allows the atria and...Ch. 17 - Explain what each of the following terms...Ch. 17 - 13. Mark the following statements as true or...Ch. 17 - Prob. 14CYRCh. 17 - 15. Fill in the blanks: The first heart sound is...Ch. 17 - Cardiac output is equal to: a. end-diastolic...Ch. 17 - Prob. 17CYRCh. 17 - 18. Which of the following statements is false?
a....Ch. 17 - 1. A birth defect called transposition of great...Ch. 17 - 2. Predict which would be more damaging to...Ch. 17 - 3. When the SA node doesn’t function properly, the...Ch. 17 - Prob. 4CYUCh. 17 - Prob. 1AYKACh. 17 - Prob. 2AYKACh. 17 - Prob. 3AYKACh. 17 - Prob. 4AYKB
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