Midsystole--> aortic valve opens---> blood rushes into aorta---> Circulation
P wave
Atrial depolarization
Atrium CONTRACTS
P-R interval
Isovolumetric contraction
Released from AV node down bundle of his into purkinje fibers
Moderator band
Right bundle of his in septomarginal recess of right ventricle
3
Purkinje system in ventricle
400x faster than other neurons in heart due to intercalated discs and LOTS gap
junctions
QRS
Ventricular depolarization
, ventricle contracts
Q- Wave
1st downward deflection
Atrial repolarization
Hidden under the QRS complex
Chordae tendinae & Papillary muscles
What prevents AV valves from blowing back from ventricular contraction
T- wave
Ventricular repolarization
NA+ outside, K+ inside
U- wave
Repolarization of the papillary muscles
S-T segment
isovolumetric relaxation
(NO BLOOD IN VENTRICLES)
Filling of atrium
Myocardial infarction
An inverted T wave or altered S-T segment is caused by?
Prevent heart tetany
What is the point of slow calcium channels also known as "Long absolute refractory
Period"/ Plateaus
Impossible for heart to fire again
Autorhythmicity
Automatic conductivity
Heart can beat on its own due to leaky sodium channels
Due to SA node 45 BPM_
ability of node cells to stimulate their own action potentials
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