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The P wave on an ECG occurs when the sinoatrial node which is the hearts natural pacemaker fires causing the atria to contract. The period just before this when there is no electrical activity is the hearts 'resting' period between beats when the muscles are relaxed giving the atria a chance to refill with blood.
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What is the period of time called between the beginning of one heartbeat and the start of the next?
Cardiac cycle
Which phase of the cardiac cycle is longest?
ventricular diastole
What is occurring during the diastolic period?
Diastole is the phase in the cardiac cycle that allows filling of blood into the ventricle. It corresponds to the lower number in the blood pressure measurement. A normal upper limit of the blood pressure falls in the range less than 120/80 mm Hg. Above this value, it is considered pre-hypertension based on The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.During the diastolic period the ventricle is in the fifth phase of the cardiac cycle. This phase is termed isovolumetric relaxation which occurs immediately after the second heart sound. In this phase, all valves of the heart are closed. The volume of blood in the ventricle during this phase of the cardiac cycle remains constant. Following the fifth phase of the cardiac cycle is the rapid filling of blood into the ventricle. This cycle corresponds to the opening of the mitral and tricuspid valves located between the left and right atria and ventricle, respectively. The next phase of the cardiac cycle, called diastasis, is the longest phase of the cardiac cycle. In this cycle, the ventricle continues to fill with blood but at a much slower rate. The final phase of diastole corresponds to the first phase of the cardiac cycle. In this phase of the cardiac cycle, the atria contracts to provide additional filling of blood into the ventricle. After the final phase of diastole, the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle begins.
What is the relaxing phase of the cardiac cycle?
The resting phace of the cardiac cycle is known as the refractory period
What cardiac cycle corresponds to the dicrotic notch?
aortic valve closure
What happens immediately after the QRS wave of the cardiac cycle?
There are a number of things that may happen during the QRS wave. There will be ventricular depolarization and right after absolute refractory period for ventricles will occur.
What is one complete heartbeat called?
The cardiac cycle.
What is the importance of cardiac cycle?
The importance of cardiac cycle is to sustain human life.
What is the period of time called between the beginning of one heartbeat and the start of the next?
Cardiac cycle
Which days are safe for unprotacted sex to avoid pregnancy during mansuration cycle?
immediately before and immediately after a period.
What happens immediately after private is bought into the mitochondria?
They are turned into Acetyl Co A. Then it enters into Kreb cycle
What is a complete cycle of a heart contraction and relaxation called?
Cardiac cycle, which is made up of atrial and ventricular systole and diastole.
When do the AV valve close during the cardiac cycle?
AV valves close during the systole phase of the cardiac cycle.
What is a cardiac cycle?
Cardiac cyccle is the term referring to all of the events related to the flow of blood that occur from the beginning of one heartbeat to the beginning of the next. The frequency of the cardiac cycle is the heart rate.
What initiates the p wave?
cardiac cycle
What is the duration of the cardiac cycle?
It depends on the heart rate. You take 72 beats per minute. Then the duration of one beat is 75 per minute. Then each beat will take 0.8 second to complete. This is taken duration of the cardiac cycle. You take 100 beats per minute. Then each beat will take 0.6 second to complete. This duration will be the duration of the cardiac cycle.
What is occurring during the diastolic period?
Diastole is the phase in the cardiac cycle that allows filling of blood into the ventricle. It corresponds to the lower number in the blood pressure measurement. A normal upper limit of the blood pressure falls in the range less than 120/80 mm Hg. Above this value, it is considered pre-hypertension based on The Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure.During the diastolic period the ventricle is in the fifth phase of the cardiac cycle. This phase is termed isovolumetric relaxation which occurs immediately after the second heart sound. In this phase, all valves of the heart are closed. The volume of blood in the ventricle during this phase of the cardiac cycle remains constant. Following the fifth phase of the cardiac cycle is the rapid filling of blood into the ventricle. This cycle corresponds to the opening of the mitral and tricuspid valves located between the left and right atria and ventricle, respectively. The next phase of the cardiac cycle, called diastasis, is the longest phase of the cardiac cycle. In this cycle, the ventricle continues to fill with blood but at a much slower rate. The final phase of diastole corresponds to the first phase of the cardiac cycle. In this phase of the cardiac cycle, the atria contracts to provide additional filling of blood into the ventricle. After the final phase of diastole, the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle begins.
