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isovolumic contraction - correct answer ✔✔represents time period between AV
valve closure and semilunar valve opening. All cardiac valves are closed as
ventricles begin to contract. Increase in ventricular pressure with no change in
ventricular volume.
isovolumic relaxation - correct answer ✔✔represents time period between
semilunar valve closure and atrioventricular valve opening. Semilunar and AV
valves are closed.
what percentage does rapid early diastolic contribute to ventricular filling? -
correct answer ✔✔80%
what cardiac chamber has the lowest pressure? - correct answer ✔✔RA
what is the functioning layer of the heart? - correct answer ✔✔myocardium
what is it called when walls are thickened? - correct answer ✔✔hypertrophy
what coronary arteries feed the walls in A2? - correct answer ✔✔
, what transducer do you use for an echo? - correct answer ✔✔phased array
transducer
ejection fraction - correct answer ✔✔percentage of blood ejected from the
ventricle during systole (per beat)
ejection fraction normal value - correct answer ✔✔50-75%
cardiac output - correct answer ✔✔amount of blood ejected by the ventricle
during a 1 minute interval
cardiac output normal value - correct answer ✔✔4-8 liters per minute
most anterior chamber of the heart - correct answer ✔✔RV
most posterior chamber of the heart - correct answer ✔✔LA
where is the moderator band located? - correct answer ✔✔RV and extends from
lower IVS to anterior wall where it joins the pap muscle
what does the moderator band do? - correct answer ✔✔prevents over expansion
Where do the coronary arteries originate? - correct answer ✔✔sinus of valsalva