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Understanding Heart Sounds and Blood Flow in the Heart

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Understanding Heart Sounds and Blood Flow in the Heart

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What causes the first heart sound 'lub'?

Closure of the aortic and pulmonic valves

Passage of blood through the pulmonary veins

Flow of blood into the right atrium

Closure of the mitral and tricuspid valves (correct)

Which valve does blood pass through immediately after leaving the right ventricle?

Tricuspid valve

Mitral valve

Pulmonic valve (correct)

Aortic valve

What is the role of the SA node in the heart's electrical activity?

Causing atrial repolarization

Initiating heart muscle contractions (correct)

Promoting ventricular relaxation

Generating signals for ventricular contraction

Why is the left side of the heart thicker than the right side?

The left side generates higher force to pump to the entire body Signup and view all the answers

During an ECG, which wave represents atrial depolarization?

P wave Signup and view all the answers

Where does blood go immediately after passing through the mitral valve?

Left atrium Signup and view all the answers

What is the main cause of angina pectoris?

Reduced blood flow to the heart muscle Signup and view all the answers

Which side of the heart carries deoxygenated blood?

Right side Signup and view all the answers

Which cardiac phase involves the contraction and pumping of blood out of the ventricles?

Ventricular ejection Signup and view all the answers

What differs in resistance between the systemic and pulmonary circulation?

Blood pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for calculating cardiac output?

$CO = SV imes HR$ Signup and view all the answers

What cellular process is involved in the pacemaker potential?

Slow depolarization Signup and view all the answers