ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY: AN INTEGRATIVE APP
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ISBN: 9781266163654
Author: McKinley
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 19.3, Problem 18WDL
Which function of the fibrous skeleton allows the atria to contract separately from the ventricles?
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ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY: AN INTEGRATIVE APP
Ch. 19.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 19.1 - WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
1 Define perfusion. Why would...Ch. 19.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 19.1 - LEARNING OBJECTIVE
3. Describe the general...Ch. 19.1 - WHAT DO YOU THINK?
1 What vessels attached to the...Ch. 19.1 - Prob. 2WDLCh. 19.1 - Prob. 3WDLCh. 19.1 - Prob. 4WDLCh. 19.1 - Prob. 5WDLCh. 19.1 - Prob. 4LO
Ch. 19.1 - What path does blood follow through the heart?...Ch. 19.1 - Which of the great vessels is both an artery and...Ch. 19.2 - LEARNING OBJECTIVE
5. Describe the location and...Ch. 19.2 - Prob. 8WDLCh. 19.2 - Prob. 9WDLCh. 19.2 - Prob. 6LOCh. 19.2 - Prob. 7LOCh. 19.2 - Describe the three layers that cover the heart....Ch. 19.3 - LEARNING OBJECTIVE
8. Compare the superficial...Ch. 19.3 - Prob. 11WDLCh. 19.3 - Prob. 12WDLCh. 19.3 - Prob. 13WDLCh. 19.3 - Prob. 9LOCh. 19.3 - What are the layers of the heart (in order) that a...Ch. 19.3 - Prob. 10LOCh. 19.3 - What is the structure that separates the two...Ch. 19.3 - Prob. 16WDLCh. 19.3 - Prob. 11LOCh. 19.3 - What are the functions of the tendinous cords and...Ch. 19.3 - Prob. 12LOCh. 19.3 - Which function of the fibrous skeleton allows the...Ch. 19.3 - Prob. 13LOCh. 19.3 - Prob. 14LOCh. 19.3 - Prob. 15LOCh. 19.3 - Which features of cardiac muscle support aerobic...Ch. 19.4 - Prob. 16LOCh. 19.4 - Prob. 17LOCh. 19.4 - Prob. 18LOCh. 19.4 - Prob. 2WDTCh. 19.4 - What areas of the heart are deprived of blood when...Ch. 19.4 - Prob. 19LOCh. 19.4 - Prob. 21WDLCh. 19.5 - Prob. 20LOCh. 19.5 - Prob. 22WDLCh. 19.5 - Prob. 21LOCh. 19.5 - Which autonomic division is associated with the...Ch. 19.6 - LEARNING OBJECTIVE
22. Describe a nodal cell at...Ch. 19.6 - Prob. 24WDLCh. 19.6 - Prob. 23LOCh. 19.6 - Prob. 24LOCh. 19.6 - Prob. 3WDTCh. 19.6 - What is autorhythmicity? Describe how nodal cells...Ch. 19.6 - Prob. 25LOCh. 19.6 - What is the path of an action potential through...Ch. 19.6 - What anatomic features slow the conduction rate of...Ch. 19.7 - Prob. 26LOCh. 19.7 - In which direction does Ca2+ move in response to...Ch. 19.7 - Prob. 27LOCh. 19.7 - Prob. 28LOCh. 19.7 - Prob. 4WDTCh. 19.7 - What three electrical events occur at the...Ch. 19.7 - Prob. 29LOCh. 19.7 - Prob. 30LOCh. 19.7 - What is the significance of the extended...Ch. 19.7 - Prob. 31LOCh. 19.7 - What events in the heart are indicated by each of...Ch. 19.8 - Prob. 32LOCh. 19.8 - Prob. 33LOCh. 19.8 - Pressure changes that occur during the cardiac...Ch. 19.8 - Prob. 34LOCh. 19.8 - Prob. 35LOCh. 19.8 - What is occurring during ventricular ejection?Ch. 19.8 - Prob. 34WDLCh. 19.8 - Define end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume,...Ch. 19.9 - Prob. 36LOCh. 19.9 - Prob. 37LOCh. 19.9 - What are the two factors that determine cardiac...Ch. 19.9 - What is the cardiac output at rest and during...Ch. 19.9 - Prob. 38LOCh. 19.9 - Prob. 39LOCh. 19.9 - Prob. 38WDLCh. 19.9 - Describe the atrial reflex, which involves...Ch. 19.9 - Prob. 40LOCh. 19.9 - Prob. 41LOCh. 19.9 - Prob. 40WDLCh. 19.9 - Prob. 42LOCh. 19.9 - Prob. 41WDLCh. 19.10 - Prob. 43LOCh. 19.10 - Prob. 44LOCh. 19.10 - Prob. 42WDLCh. 19 - Which of the following is the correct circulatory...Ch. 19 - The pericardial cavity is located between the a....Ch. 19 - How is blood prevented from backflowing from the...Ch. 19 - ____ 4. Venous blood draining from the heart wall...Ch. 19 - _____ 5. Calcium channels in the nodal cells...Ch. 19 - ____6. Action potentials are spread rapidly...Ch. 19 - Why is it necessary to stimulate papillary muscles...Ch. 19 - ____ 8. Preload is a measure of a. stretch of...Ch. 19 - ____ 9. All of the following occur when the...Ch. 19 - ____10. What occurs during the atrial reflex? a....Ch. 19 - Prob. 11DYBCh. 19 - Compare the structure, location, and function of...Ch. 19 - Prob. 13DYBCh. 19 - Explain why the walls of the atria are thinner...Ch. 19 - Describe the structure and function of...Ch. 19 - Explain the general location and function of...Ch. 19 - Describe the functional differences in the effects...Ch. 19 - Prob. 18DYBCh. 19 - List the five events of the cardiac cycle, and...Ch. 19 - Define cardiac output, and explain how it is...Ch. 19 - A young man was doing some vigorous exercise when...Ch. 19 - A young man was doing some vigorous exercise when...Ch. 19 - Prob. 3CALCh. 19 - Prob. 4CALCh. 19 - During surgery, the right vagus nerve was...Ch. 19 - Prob. 1CSLCh. 19 - Prob. 2CSLCh. 19 - Your grandfather was told that his SA node...
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