Understanding Cardiovascular and Hemodynamic Concepts through Key Terms

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Biology - Anatomy

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What is the term for a recording of the electric activity of the heart?
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What is the term for the expansion and recoil of an artery during heart activity?
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Which wave on an electrocardiogram represents the period when the atria are depolarizing?
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What is the term for the pressure exerted by the blood against the blood vessel walls?
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Which wave on an electrocardiogram represents the period when the ventricles are repolarizing?
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Which factor is directly related to blood pressure?
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Which wave on an electrocardiogram represents the period during which the ventricles are depolarizing?
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What event is primarily responsible for peripheral resistance in the circulatory system?
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What is the term for an abnormally slow heartbeat?
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What is the term for blood pressure during heart contraction?
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What is the condition called when the heart is uncoordinated and useless as a pump?
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What is the term for blood pressure during heart relaxation?
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What is the term for an abnormally rapid heartbeat?
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Where are blood pressure determinations normally made?
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What is the condition called when there is damage to the AV node, releasing the ventricles from the control of the SA node?
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What are the points at the body surface where the pulse may be felt called?
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What is the term for chest pain resulting from ischemia of the myocardium?
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What are the sounds heard over a blood vessel when the vessel is partially compressed called?
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What is the term for the stoppage of bleeding?
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What is the term for a substance the body recognizes as foreign?
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