Cardiac Cycle: Ventricular Contraction and Ejection

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During which phase of ventricular filling does the AV valve open?

  • Ventricular systole
  • Atrial contraction
  • Ventricular diastole (correct)
  • Diastasis

What is the term for the volume of blood in the ventricles at the end of the filling period?

  • Stroke volume
  • End-diastolic volume (correct)
  • End-systolic volume
  • Cardiac output

What percentage of each cardiac cycle at rest does systole last in the atria?

  • 90%
  • 40%
  • 10% (correct)
  • 80%

Which valve closes during ventricular systole to prevent the backward flow of blood from the ventricle into the atrium?

<p>AV valve (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which phase of ventricular filling is the atrium contracting to push the last 25% of blood into the ventricles?

<p>Atrial contraction phase (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical pressure range that ventricular pressure climbs towards during ventricular systole?

<p>Up to 80 mmHg (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the period when ventricular pressure exceeds aortic pressure and the aortic valve opens?

<p>Isovolumetric contraction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate volume of blood that remains in the ventricle following contraction?

<p>50-60 ml (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What causes the closure of the aortic valve?

<p>Backflow of blood from the aorta into the ventricle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which phase are both the aortic and AV valves closed with no change in ventricular volume?

<p>Isovolumetric relaxation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What property of arterial walls allows for continuous blood flow to the tissues despite the heart pumping blood intermittently?

<p>Elasticity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the arteries during diastole?

<p>They recoil and regain their original shape (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the electrocardiogram?

<p>To represent the sum of all electrical activity throughout the heart at any given moment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which phase of the cardiac cycle is the heart completely depolarized?

<p>Plateau phase of the ventricular action potential (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a rapid heart rate?

<p>Tachycardia (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which phase of the cardiac cycle do the ventricles relax and fill with blood?

<p>Ventricular diastole (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a slow heart rate?

<p>Bradycardia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which phase of the cardiac cycle do the ventricles contract and pump blood out of the heart?

<p>Ventricular systole (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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