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What part of the heart can initiate a contraction and can set a constant heart rate of about 100 per minute?
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What are function of SA nodes?
There is only one SA(sinoatrial) node. It is located by the right atrium of the heart. it initiates the nerve impulse which travels through both atria to initiate atrial contraction. Then the impulse travels to the AV(atrial ventricular) node. the nerve impulse travels through the intraventricular septum to the apex of the heart, where it initiates the contraction of the ventricles(starting from the apex and squeezing the blood up and out of the arteries).
Why are your heart cells full of mitochondria?
Heart cells have a high demand for energy to sustain constant contraction. As a result, they have a larger number of mitochondria compared to other cell types. Mitochondria are responsible for generating the majority of cellular energy through aerobic respiration, producing the ATP needed for muscle contraction. The abundance of mitochondria in heart cells allows for efficient energy production and helps meet the energy requirements of the heart muscle.
Heartbeat is governed by what body system?
Heart muscles has there own rhythm of contraction. The sinoatrial node has the fastest rate of contraction. That is why it governs the rhythm of the heart. You have the control of the autonomic nervous system over the heart rate. Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system increase the heart rate. Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system decrease the heart rate.
A group of conducting cells control heart muscle contraction and is known as the?
pacemaker cells
How many times does a budgie's heart beat per minute?
about 200 beats per minute :)
Where are the cells that initiate the stimulus for contraction of the heart muscle located?
SA node
The cell that initiate the stimulus for contraction of the heart muscles are located in the?
The SA Node in the right atrium
The time taken for one contraction relaxation of heart is 0.8 seconds then how many times does the heart beat per minute?
75 times
What causes rhythmic beating of the heart?
When blood and air is tranferred into the heart, the heart has to start beating unless we are dead.The rhythmic beating of the heart is maintained by the Sinoatrial node (80-100 beats/minute), the Atrioventricular node (40-60 beats/minute) or the Purkinje fibers (20-40 beats/minute). It involves the membrane potential of specialized myocardial cells in these parts. Once regions of the heart are fully depolarized (such as the ventricles), contraction follows. Immediately following depolarization comes repolarization, and thus the cycle can repeat itself.How_is_the_rhythmic_beating_of_the_heart_maintained
What is the difference between stroke volume and cardiac output?
Cardiac output is the blood volume pushed out by the left ventricle per minute. Stroke volume is the volume of blood pushed out of the left ventricle per contraction of the heart (each heart beat). So stroke volume into heart rate / minute gives you cardiac output.
What pacemaker cells generates impulses of approximately 75 depolarizations per minute in order to control the heart's contraction rate?
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Where does heart contraction begin?
The area in the heart where contraction begins is a question given by ma'am Luvim Bilango. haha..
What is the contraction of the heart chambers in a regular cycle called?
The contraction of the heart chambers in a regular cycle is called systole
What is the scientific name for the contraction of the heart?
A heart beat
What are function of SA nodes?
There is only one SA(sinoatrial) node. It is located by the right atrium of the heart. it initiates the nerve impulse which travels through both atria to initiate atrial contraction. Then the impulse travels to the AV(atrial ventricular) node. the nerve impulse travels through the intraventricular septum to the apex of the heart, where it initiates the contraction of the ventricles(starting from the apex and squeezing the blood up and out of the arteries).
What is the meaning of the two sounds of the heart?
relaxation and contraction of the heart
Where does the heart contraction start and how does it travel?
no
