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What is located between the two ventricular chambers and the large arteries that carry blood away from the heart when contraction occurs?
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The mitral valve is located between the left atrium and left ventricle, and the aortic valve is located between the left ventricle and the aorta.
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Pertaining to the wall between the lower chambers of the heart is?
A septum connects both upper and lower chambers of the heart. This one is the ventricular septum.
What are three septums of the heart?
interatrial (between the atria) interventricular (between the ventricles) atrio-ventricular (between the atria and the ventricles) So, each chamber is separated by a septum
What is the partition between the left and right side of the heart called?
They are the two lower chambers if the heart, responsible for pumping blood out to the body.
What is the difference between Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Left Ventricular Dysfunction?
LVH (Left Ventricular Hypertrophy) is (anatomical) structural condition and status of the heart, while Left Ventricular Dysfunction is disturbance in physiological functions and status of heart.
What valve separates the upper and lower chamber of the heart?
There are 4 heart chambers. The two upper chambers are called atria while the two lower chambers are called ventricles. The valve separating the atria from the ventricles is called the atrioventricular valve. Then you would have your right and left atrioventricular valves.
Pertaining to the wall between the lower chambers of the heart is?
A septum connects both upper and lower chambers of the heart. This one is the ventricular septum.
What is the systolic and diastolic?
Systole is the top number of a blood pressure reading. It is the heart contracting forcing blood out. Indicated by the first heart sound. Diastole is the bottom number of a blood pressure reading. It is the heart relaxing bringing blood back in.
What are three septums of the heart?
interatrial (between the atria) interventricular (between the ventricles) atrio-ventricular (between the atria and the ventricles) So, each chamber is separated by a septum
What causes fluid to flow?
The rhythmic, coordinated contraction of the atria and ventricles of the heart. In the normal healthy heart, contraction is produced in response to depolarisation of sino-atrial nodal tissue which then propagates through the ventricular tissue. Excitation is coupled to contraction via calcium ion influx and actin-myosin cross bridge activation. This produces myocyte fibre shortening and the ventricular wall thickens, a majority of which is attributable to shear deformation in the inner third of the ventricular mass. This shearing or sliding, much like a deck of cards sliding upon one another, occurs between muscle layers of the ventricles and is believed to account for the majority of wall thickening. Ventricular wall thickening forces blood out of the ventricular chambers and into the pulmonary and systemic circulations. Relaxation or diastole follows systole, this enables the heart to relax and fill with blood in order to repeat the above process.
What is the difference between ventricular fibrillation and arrhythmia?
Ventricular fibrillation (V fib, VF) is a fatal dysrhythmia that occurs as a result of multiple weak ectopic foci in the ventricles. In other words, there is NO coordinated atrial or ventricular contraction and NO palpable pulse. Ventricular tachycardia (VT or V tach) have three or more PVCs with a rate of >100
What is the partition between the left and right side of the heart called?
They are the two lower chambers if the heart, responsible for pumping blood out to the body.
What is difference with systolic and diastolic?
SYSTOLIC: Relating to a systole or happening during a systole. But what is a systole? It is the contraction of the chambers of the heart(especially the ventricles) to drive blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery. DIASTOLIC: Relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole. But what is a diastole ? The widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood is called a diastole.
What is the difference between Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and Left Ventricular Dysfunction?
LVH (Left Ventricular Hypertrophy) is (anatomical) structural condition and status of the heart, while Left Ventricular Dysfunction is disturbance in physiological functions and status of heart.
What is Mitral valve regurgitation?
The mitral valve is located between the left atrium (LA) and the left ventricle (LV). In normal circulation, oxygenated blood comes from the lungs into the LA, Whe the LA contracts, the blood goes into the LV. When the LV contracts, the blood is pumped into the aorta for circulation throughout the body. The mitral valve prevents blood from going back up to the LA from the LV during ventricular contraction. Mitral regurgitation is when the mitral valve does not close properly during ventricular contraction, and allows blood to go back up to the LA.
What the medical term for been born with a hole in her heart?
The term 'hole-in-the-heart' usually means that there is a defect in the wall between two of the heart's chambers. If the defect is between the atria the condition is called an atrial septal defect or ASD and if the hole between the ventricles is known as a ventricular septal defect or VSD.
What is the difference between muscle in veins and arteries?
Thee difference between muscle in veins and arteries is that muscles of arteries are thicker compared to those of veins.
What valve separates the upper and lower chamber of the heart?
There are 4 heart chambers. The two upper chambers are called atria while the two lower chambers are called ventricles. The valve separating the atria from the ventricles is called the atrioventricular valve. Then you would have your right and left atrioventricular valves.
