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When the heart contracts it is called diastole and what increases?
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During a diastole, the blood pressure momentarily increases.
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What is systole and diastole and how this relates to the two figures obtained when blood pressure is taken?
I think systole is when the heart contracts- the "lub" of the heart- and diastole is when the heart relaxes- the "dub" of the heart. Systole is the numerator of the fraction and diastole is the denominator of the fraction. Ex. 120/80 120 is systole and 80 is diastole
What is systole and diastole?
Systole and diastole describe the phase/state the heart is in during a heartbeat. Systole refers to the heart when contracted, and blood is pumped into the arteries. Diastole refers to the heart when it is relaxed and blood enters the upper chambers.
The contraction of the ventricles is referred to as systole and the period of ventricular relaxation is called?
I believe that is called diastole, in contrast to systole, the contraction of the heart muscles.
What is it called when the heart chamber is relaxing?
Diastole.
What is the Medical term meaning decrease of heart muscle?
Diastole is the relaxation phase of the heart.
What happens to diastole as heart rate increases?
In a normal individual, disatolic BP should remian unchanged (or decrease only slightly) as heart rate increases.
Resting phase of the heart?
Diastole. It is the resting Phase. The Heart Chambers fill with blood. (Systole is the working or contracting Phase)
What is ventrical diastole?
Diastole is when the muscles of the atria and ventricles relax and blood flows into the heart.Ventricular diastole is when the muscles of the ventricles relax and blood flows into the heart. N.B It is called ventricular diastole and not ventrical diastole.
What is the relaxing phase of the cardiac cycle?
The resting phace of the cardiac cycle is known as the refractory period
What is atrial diastole?
Atrial refers to the top portion of the heart and diastole is when the heart is at rest. Atrial diastole would be when the top portion of the heart is not beating.
Why is blood pressure highest just after a ventricular systole and lowest during ventricular diastole?
Systole is the phase during which the heart contracts resulting in the movement of blood to the peripheral parts of the body. The contractile force causes increase in the pressure of the arteries, greater than the diastole which makes it possible for the blood to reach the body.
What is it called when your heart contracts and relaxes?
Diastolic and systolic is when your heart contracts and relaxes.
