Anatomy Questions
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What are two examples of negative inotropic agents? (decrease contractility)
What is the percentage of stroke volume called?
What are two examples of negative chronotropic agents? (decrease heart rate)
Which hormone decreases blood glucose levels?
What are two examples of positive inotropic agents? (increase contractility)
What are the 2 main organs that insulin stimulates to absorb glucose from the blood?
What are two examples of positive chronotropic agents? (increase heart rate)
What part of the brain detects changes in the body and send messages to the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system?
A persistent pulse rate slower than 60 bpm is called what?
Which organ detects changes in blood glucose concentration?
What condition results when blood flow is completely blocked by a blood clot or fatty deposit, resulting in the death of myocardial cells?
How much blood do the ventricles typically eject?
What distributes impulses to the muscle cells of both ventricles causing them to contract?
What is the bpm of a typical resting heart rate?
The series of events that occur from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next is called what?
What triggers the opening and closing of the heart valves?
What is it called when a heart valve fails to prevent the backflow of blood during contraction?
What heart valve prevents backflow from the left ventricle to the left atrium?
What are the strands of fibrous connective tissue that extend from the papillary muscle to the valve cusps?
What is the record of electrical currents that travel throughout the heart?