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The pulse is caused by the rhythmic contractions of the heart. The pulse can be measured at superficial arteries in teh body.
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What is caused by a rhythmic change in blood pressure?
A pulse is the rhythmic pressure against the walls of an artery that is caused by the heart's contractions. The larges arteries provide some of the easiest locations to measure the pulse.
The rhythmic contractions of the esophagus are called what?
Peristalsis is the term for the rhythmic contractions of the esophagus. These wavelike contractions move food toward the stomach.
What is the movement of food in the oesophagus?
Peristalsis is the movement of food through the alimentary canal, caused by rhythmic contractions of the muscles therein.
How the human heart is timed?
The rhythmic sequence of contractions is coordinated by the sinoatrial (SA) and atrioventricular (AV) nodes.
What is the layer of the heart that produces its contractions?
The contractions start from a node in the myocardiumcalled the SA node (sino-atrial node), which produces the stimulatory signals in a rhythmic mode. As the stimulatory signals move throughout the myocardial muscle, it contracts.
What are Muscular contractions for moving food?
there are muscular contractions in the oesophagus which help to move the food this rhythmic movement is known as PERISTALSIS
What is the medical term meaning rhythmic contractions that expand the opening of the cervix during childbirth?
Labor - APEXLabor
What is the absence of contractions of the heart?
Asystole
What does to much caffeine do to the heart?
Too much caffeine may cause you to have what is refered to as "premature atrial contractions" this refers to the heart is having an occsional extra beat. A "heart attack" from too much caffeine is very slim
What action pumps blood through the body?
The contractions of the heart
Rhythm like movement of the muscle in the walls of the GI tract?
The rhythmic muscular contractions of the digestive system are called peristalsis.
What starts the heart contractions?
The breathing and the cry.
