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The heart is a major organ of the body that is found in the circulatory system. It pumps blood throughout the blood vessels. Questions related to the heart should be put here.

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Why do my heart beat fast?

It depends on whether or not it is a normal fast heartbeat like when you have been exercising or if it is run away fast because you have a problem. If it is fast due to just normal activity you can sit down and literally think it slower as your oxygen level comes back to normal. If you have a run away heartbeat due to a problem with your hearts electical system you need to see a doctor. They can control it with medication or, in some cases, what is called an ABLATION THERAPY where they go in through a vein in your leg and actually adjust your heart rate. If you have any doubt at all see a doctor before something bad happens.

Which term describes the outer layer of the heart tissue?

The double-layered membrane surrounding the heart is called the pericardium. The pericardium is a thick, membranous sac that secretes a lubricating liquid. There is a thin inner layer that sits directly on and is attached to the surface of the heart, called the epicardium. There is a very small space, which usually has a very small amount of fluid, called the pericardial space, and a tough outer layer called the pericardium (peri = around and cardium = heart).

When is bypass surgery needed?

It depends on the bypass. If you are talking about a cardiac bypass, then it should be done as soon as possible if necessary. A cardiac bypass is necessary if an artery supplying blood to the heart muscle is blocked. If you are talking about gastric bypass, I believe that is solely a recommendation/optional surgery to assist in a weight-loss plan.

So, in short, it depends on the bypass in question.

How do you get your brother to stop beating you up?

Honestly my best solution is fighting back and punching with your right fist in the chest or arm the best, but it is natural for kids to fight so just go right on and puch his in his arm or chest.

Is it normal for a fourteen year old girl to not have a boyfriend?

Age 14 rather young, but no necessarly no. Talking from experience and having a 15 old gf when I was 17 ill tell you this. Dont just hook up with anyone just to have a bf,however at that age the best and funnest boyfriend would be, (lame to say it) puppy love. Basically you 2 would become best friends kiss and such, but not do sexual acts. As time passes (uncommon to popular believe) this can actually continue and grow to a real relationship. This types of relationship are sometimes the most amazing sh*t since you 2 are both rather innocent, and lose ure virginities 2 each other. Another common ending can be break up due to different schools and univeristy(my case), if this happens you could always meet again after others, and reunions can be sexy.

Why do people die from heart attacks?

Firstly, they are hanged and die from losing breath, but then receive mout-to-mouth from a Jewish man for a small fee. Next, they attempt to shoot themselves in the head, but because they are a bad shot, they miss horribly killing a young child in the next room. The person is then charged with murder and is taken to prison fr a life sentence where they accidentally 'dropped the soap'. After this, they are embraced by an African-American before dying in prison by been shanked.

What is fibrillation of the heart?

fibrillation means twitching without coordination. if this occurs in the atria its treatable, usually with blood thinners and possible HR controlling meds. It's even curable with radiofrequency ablation or even maze procedure. however ventricular fibrillation is usually fatal and can only be resolved with defibrillation commonly called "the paddles" delivering a shock to force the heart back into its normal rhythm.

Why is the wall in the left ventricles thicker?

The left and right atria are thinner walled receiving chambers of the heart where blood returns to the heart via the great veins. The two inferior chambers, the left and right ventricles, are the pumps that eject the blood into the arteries and keep it flowing through the body. If you picture it like your hands it might help. Picture holding both hands out, and in one hand you have a cup of water (atria), and in the other hand you have a squeeze pump that you constantly have to squeeze to move that water (ventricles). That hand with the pump will eventually become stronger (and therefore bigger/thicker) than the hand that is simply holding the water because of the muscle activity. So it makes sense that the atrium has some muscle, but not nearly as much as ventricles because the ventricles are acting as the pump. :-)

What structure divides the heart in half?

the heart is made up of two parts one is oxygenated (left side) and the other is deoxygenated (right side) but what really separates the two parts of the heart is the septum. another function for the septum is to prevent oxygenated and deoxygenated blood for being mixed together , if a person has a problem in his septum it could cause different troubles like the heart will be IIt would be less efficient...just like in amphibian hearts.This does happen in some cases with newborns with congenital heart defects. They fall under the catch-all category of "Blue Baby Syndrome" which also includes some other diseases.

Generally, it occurs when there's a ventricular septal defect (a hole between the two ventricles) that causes the poorly oxygenated and well oxygenated blood to mix. It results in blood circulating in the arteries to be less oxygenated than it should. It really depends on how poorly oxygenated the blood is overall, but it can result in life threating conditions because of an inability to provide enough oxygen to all the tissues of the body.

but mainly what seprates the two parts of the heart is the septum

What valve stops back flow on the left atrium?

Back flow into the left atrium from the left ventricle, also known as mitral regurgitation, is prevented in a normal heart by the bicuspid (mitral) valve. This valve opens during the contraction of the atria to allow filling and preloading of the left ventricle. The pressure of ventricular contraction (also known as systole) causes the valve to close. This forces the blood through the aortic valve into systemic circulation.
Blood passes from the left atrium into the left ventricle through the mitral valve. During systole (when the ventricles are pushing blood out of the heart), the mitral valve should snap closed, preventing blood from the left ventricle from flowing back into the left atrium. When the mitral valve fails to perform this function, the resulting condition is called mitral valve regurgitation.
The mitral valve
The closing of the mitral/bicuspid valve usually prevents left-sided regurgitation.
The bicuspid valves which separate the left atrium and ventricles. plus the pressure of the blood inside the heart favoring forward movement of the blood into the less-blood-filled aorta when the heart is squeezed (to put it simply).

How many times does your heart beat a minute?

It depends on the person. Average is somewhere around 70 heartbeats in 60 seconds.

Some people also have 40 heartbeats in 60 seconds (which is good) because the less heartbeats, the healthier you are.

Where does the apex of the heart rest upon?

The lowest part of the human heart is its apex. The apex is overlapped by the pleura and the lung and is about 8 to 9 centimeters from the mid-sternal line. Another way to describe the location of the apex of the heart is the fifth intercostal space at the left midclavicular line.

Which part of the brain keeps the heart and crontrols breathing?

The respiratory centers that control your rate of breathing are in the brainstem or medulla.
Specialized nerve cells within the aorta and carotid arteries called peripheral chemoreceptors monitor the oxygen concentration of the blood and feed back on the respiratory centers.




Peripheral chemoreceptors also monitor the carbon dioxide concentration in the blood. In addition, a central chemoreceptor in the medulla monitors the carbon dioxide concentration in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that surrounds the brain and spinal cord; carbon dioxide diffuses easily into the CSF from the blood.



If the carbon dioxide concentration gets too high, then both types of chemoreceptors signal the respiratory centers to increase the rate and depth of breathing. The peripheral and central chemoreceptors are also sensitive to the pH of the blood and CSF.

What is abnormal fluttering of the heart beat?

A heart flutter could meen palpitation, which is what a random fluttering of the heart is, or could mean an illness such as heart diesise. It all depends on how old you are, if you are young it could just mean palpatation which shouldn't really give you any harm, but if your an older person it well could mean an illness, however it could just mean palpatation even if you are an older person. But what ever it is I would have it checked at the doctors incase of anything. They would normally take your blood pressure ect. I have little flutters now and then and I'm young but I wouldn't worry about anything.

Is superior vena cava supplies blood to the heart muscle?

There are two main blood vessels into which all blood returning to the heart drains, the superior and inferior vena cava. The superior vena cava will drain blood from the upper part of the body into the right atrium and the inferior vena cava will drain blood from the lower part of the body into the right atrium.

Is the heart posterior to the liver?

Not in humans. It's a bit further down than the heart is.

How does preload affect the stroke volume?

Preload refers to the degree of stretch of cardiac muscle cells before contraction. These muscles exhibit a length-tension relationship. When the cardiac muscle cells are at rest, they are shorter than their optimal length. The most important factor affecting the stretching of cardiac muscles is the venous return, that is, the amount of blood returning back to the heart. Slow heartbeat and exercise can increase the venous return. This will lead to the stretching of the ventricles and it will hence increase the contraction force.

As reflected by the Frank-Starling Law, the stroke volume increases with the end diastolic volume. The greater filling volume will lead to the heart to stretch more and this will increase its force of contraction.

Is there a 5 way bypass heart surgery?

It's a quintuple bypass.

My dad had a quintuple bypass in September 2010.

Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft CABG 'pronounced cabbage'.

1 - Single bypass

2 - Double bypass

3 - Triple bypass

4 - Quadruple bypass

5 - Quintuple bypass

6 - Sextuple bypass

How does the blood flow in the abnormal heart compare to a normal heart?

This is the simple and short explanation of normal CIRCULATION OF BLOOD, the Superior Vena Cava and Inferior Vena Cava carry the deoxygenated blood to the Right Atrium which flows to the Right Ventricle going to Pulmonary Artery then Lungs, then the Pulmonary Vein carries oxygenated blood from the Lungs to the Left Atrium, then the Left Ventricle receives oxygenated blood from the Left Atrium going to Aorta which distributes oxygenated blood to all parts of the body throught the systemic circulation. I can show you a simple diagram that is easy to remember:

Superior Vena Cava

Inferior Vena Cava

l

l

Right Atrium

l (deoxygenated blood)

Right Ventricle

l

Pulmonary Artery

l

Lungs

l

Pulmonary Veins

l (oxygenated blood)

Left Atrium

l

Left Ventricle

l

Aorta

l

Different Parts Of The Body

What is the pressure wave in arteries produced when the left ventricle contracts called?

"Blood pressure" is the pressure exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries, maintained by the contraction of the left ventricle, the resistance of the arterioles and capillaries, the elasticity of the arterial walls, and by the viscosity and volume of the blood.

How does alcohol affect the heart?

Causes it to dilate and thus release heat. That's why after drinking, your face gets red, because the blood vessels rise to the surface of the skin, and you may feel hot because it's giving off heat.