Heart Regulation: Chronotropic Factors of the Autonomic Nervous System

What is the normal pace of the heart in beats per minute?

What is the term for the braking provided by the parasympathetic nervous system?

What is the term for an abnormal heart rhythm?

What is the primary function of the cardiac accelerator center in the autonomic nervous system?

What is the wave that represents ventricular repolarization in an electrocardiogram?

What type of receptors are located in the aorta and carotid arteries and alert the cardiac centers to changes in blood pressure?

What is the term for a focus other than the SA node that sets the heart's pace?

What is the sound produced by the closing of the semilunar valves during ventricular systole?

What is the effect of potassium ions on the heart rate?

What is the function of the parasympathetic neurons of the vagus nerve in regulating the heart rate?

Which of the following has a positive chronotropic effect on the heart rate?

What is the role of proprioceptors in regulating the heart rate?

What is the primary factor that determines the cardiac output?

What is responsible for increasing the heart rate during the 'fight or flight' response?

Which of the following receptors provides information to the cardiac regulator centers regarding blood pressure?

What is the term for the difference between the maximum cardiac output and the resting cardiac output?

What is the name of the law that describes the relationship between preload and stroke volume?

What is the normal range of heart rate in beats per minute?