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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 the first part of the cardiac cycle called?
The first part of the cardiac cycle is called diastole, which is when the heart relaxes and fills with blood. This is followed by systole, when the heart contracts to pump blood out to the body.
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.
What is it called when the heart chamber is relaxing?
Diastole.
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 the Medical term meaning decrease of heart muscle?
Diastole is the relaxation phase of the heart.
What is the relaxing phase of the cardiac cycle?
The relaxing phase of the cardiac cycle is called diastole. During diastole, the heart chambers (atria and ventricles) relax, allowing them to fill with blood. This is followed by the contracting phase called systole.
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)
The relaxation phase of the heartbeat is called?
The relaxation phase of the heartbeat is called diastole. During diastole, the heart ventricles relax and fill with blood in preparation for the next contraction.
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.
The terms systole and diastole refer respectively to the?
Systole refers to the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and blood is pushed out of the heart chambers. Diastole refers to the phase when the heart muscle relaxes and the heart chambers fill with blood.
