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The cardiac muscle fiber absolute refractory is a long period of time (longer then skeletal muscles), so you cannot tetanize cardiac muscle fibers because it has to relax before it is able to contract again.
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What are some diseases that occur in the heart?
Coronary heart diseaseCardiomyopathyCardiovascular diseaseIschemic heart diseaseHypertensive heart diseaseInflammatory heart diseaseValvular heart diseaseHeart Cancer
What disease or illness can directly affect the heart?
Coronary heart diseaseCardiomyopathyCardiovascular diseaseIschemic heart diseaseHeart failureHypertensive heart diseaseInflammatory heart diseaseValvular heart diseaseHeart cancers
Is the apex of he heart superior or inferior to the rest of the heart?
The apex of the heart is inferior to the rest of the heart. The base is superior to the rest of the heart.
What is the difference between an abnormal heart rhythm and a heart murmur?
Abnormal heart rhythm is a problem in the electrical system of the heart Heart Murmur- is a heart sound associated with a valve problem
What is slightly enlarge heart?
The heart enlarges to compensate for conditions in the body that affect heart flow and functions of the heart. It would be more telling to know which side of the heart is enlarged or if the whole heart.
Can a heart tetanize?
no
Can cardiacmuscle be tetanize?
No. One of themost interesting feartures of cardiac muscle is that it has a long refractory period and so conduction cant be continuous and so tetanus is impossible.
Explain why the SA node generates action potentials of approximately 100 beats per minute even though the average resting heart rate is 70 beats per minute?
- The SA node will generate a bpm of about 100 bpm as it follows the pace that the faster cell set. It is up to the parasympathetic system to slow the pace according to the current state of physical and mental stimulation.
What are the other expressions to describe heart like faint heart kind heart?
cold-hearted, warm-hearted, chicken-hearted, half-hearted bleeding heart, a heart of gold, warm heart, heart of a lion. lonely heart --------------- heart of the sun, black heart, heartless,close to the heart, heart-healthy,heart-conscious,heart-friendly,heart attack(myocardial infarction), and one of my VERY favorites: heart-squoze.
When was Heart of My Heart created?
Heart of My Heart was created in 1926.
Why is your heart known as a heart when it really isn't?
How is your heart not a heart?
What is the difference between heart structure and parts of the heart?
the heart structure is the way that the heart is built and shaped but the parts of the heart is whats in the the heart and what the heart is made out of.
When was Heart to Heart created?
Heart to Heart was created in 1981-09.
What organ was left in the mummies?
The heart was left in the mummies.
What are some diseases that occur in the heart?
Coronary heart diseaseCardiomyopathyCardiovascular diseaseIschemic heart diseaseHypertensive heart diseaseInflammatory heart diseaseValvular heart diseaseHeart Cancer
Can you have a sentence for heart?
The heart of the matter remains undisclosed. Have a heart! Follow your heart.
What problems can happen with a heart?
heart disease,heart cancer, heart cancer,
