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What is the effect of increased blood in the atria on the heart rate?
Which of the following hormones increases heart rate?
What is the main function of the atrioventricular valves?
What is the effect of congestive heart failure on the left side of the heart?
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What is the result of stimulation of the SA node in the heart?
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What is the characteristic of cardiac muscle contraction?
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What is the result of atherosclerosis in the coronary arteries?
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What is the function of the sinoatrial (SA) node?
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What is the consequence of right side heart failure?
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What is the characteristic of autorhythmic cells?
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What is the main function of the atrial reflex?
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What is the function of the bundle of His?
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What is the characteristic of the cardiac conduction system?
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What is the main function of the coronary circulation?
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What is the characteristic of the autonomic nervous system in the heart?
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What is the function of the chordae tendineae?
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What is the main factor controlling stroke volume according to the Frank-Starling Law of the Heart?
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What is the effect of increased sympathetic stimuli on contractility?
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What is the term for the amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in one minute?
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Which of the following agents decreases contractility?
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What is the effect of parasympathetic nervous system stimulation on heart rate?
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What is the term for the increase in contractile strength of cardiac muscle cells, independent of stretch and end-diastolic volume?
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What is the term for the difference between resting and maximal cardiac output?
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What is the effect of atrial systole on the cardiac cycle?
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What is the term for the back pressure exerted by blood in the large arteries leaving the heart?
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What is the effect of cutting the Vagus Nerve on the heart rate?
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