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Which electrolyte is important for the activity of the heart muscle?
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∙ 9y ago
There are four electrolytes that are important to heart function, potassium, calcium, sodium and magnesium. Calcium is important in the actual contraction of the heart.
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What does depolarization of the heart mean?
It is a positive wave in the hearts muscle cells, the process of electrical discharge and the flow of electrical activity.
Can you pull a muscle in your heart?
No because your heart is a muscle so there are no muscles within the heart.
What is the scientific name for heart rate?
The muscle that the heart is made out of is called the cardiac muscle. There are terms that represent heart attack and the heart muscle, but there isn't an exact scientific name for "heart". It's simply called heart.
What type of muscle is found only in the walls of the heart?
Cardiac muscle forms the muscular wall of the heart. Cardiac muscle is involuntary muscle.
What muscle tissue is the tissue of the heart?
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What is the important muscle?
The most important muscle in your body is your heart. Everyone should know that.
Is the heart a voluntary muscle?
No, the heart is an involuntary muscle. You can affect your heart rate through your nervous system but you cannot contract and relax at will your heart muscle as you would your bicep or other voluntary muscle.
Which muscle is involantary?
The heart is one very important example of an involuntary muscle.
What term means a record or picture of the electrical activity of the heart?
Cardiogram, a record of muscle activity within the heart made by a cardiograph.
What are most important muscles in the human body?
The heart is the most important muscle because it has to pump blood constantly thru out the body
Is muscle good for the heart?
The heart itself is a muscle. Physical activity is extremely healthy for the heart. Exercise helps to increase proper blood flow through blood vessels, and along with a healthy diet, a person can avoid the symptoms of a heart attack. Muscle burns more fat when a person is exercising, meaning more muscle is a great attribute for a healthy heart.
What muscle do you think is the most important and why?
Your heart is by far the most important muscle in your body without it none of the others would work.
What assist in returning blood to the heart?
skeletal muscle contraction gravity respiratory activity valves
What are T wave abnormalities on anterolateral leads?
t-wave adnormalities can be related to ischemia in the anterolateral muscle of the heart or could be caused by other factors such as electrolyte abnormalities.
What important muscle in your body moves without you asking it to?
Your heart and brain .
What is a muga?
it is a non-invasive nuclear medicine test that enables clinicians to obtain information about heart muscle activity
What effect does creatine phosphokinase have on muscle activity?
Creatine phosphokinase is found in the muscles of the skeletal system as well as the heart and brain. It can effect muscle activity by impairing the muscles from doing the job they are supposed to and adversely affecting the human body.
