2.6 cardiac cycle

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  • The process of pumping and circulating blood is active, coordinated, and rhythmic.
  • Pulse Rate - Every heartbeat
  • Respiratory Rate - Per minute
  • Each heartbeat represents one cycle of the heart receiving blood and ejecting blood
  • Diastole is the portion of the cycle in which the heart is relaxed and the atria and ventricles are filling with blood
  • Systole is the portion of the cycle in which the heart contracts
  • Sphygmomanometer - device used to measure blood pressure
  • Manual Equipments
    Still practical and best to use
  • The Heart's Electrical Conduction System
    In order for all parts of the heart to work together to beat regularly and effectively, the heart has its own electrical system, which initiates and conducts each heartbeat through the entire myocardium
  • ECG
    Electrocardiogram
  • ECG
    Is a laboratory test used to detect and record the abnormal rhythms in your heart