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PHCY 502_ Class 9_ Cardiovascular System Part 3 – Arrhythmias Study Guide. Cardiac ablation - answera procedure in which parts of heart tissue are scarred in order to prevent abnormal electrical signals leading to arrhythmias Dysrhythmia - answerabnormal heart rhythm Palpitation - answera no...

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PHCY 502_ Class 9_ Cardiovascular System
Part 3 – Arrhythmias Study Guide.



Cardiac ablation - answer✔a procedure in which parts of heart tissue are scarred in order to

prevent abnormal electrical signals leading to arrhythmias


Dysrhythmia - answer✔abnormal heart rhythm


Palpitation - answer✔a noticeable strong, fast, or irregular heart beat, or noticing a skipped

heartbeat


Bradycardia - answer✔an abnormally slow heart rate (usually <60 BPM)


Tachycardia - answer✔an unusually fast heart rate (usually >100 BPM)


Conduction (cardiac) - answer✔the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted

through a substance when there is a difference of electrical potential between adjoining regions

(e.g. atria and ventricles)


Depolarization - answer✔cell potential becoming more positive, increasing the likelihood of an

action potential firing


Repolarization - answer✔cell potential becoming more negative, decreasing the likelihood of

an action potential firing

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