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Cardiovascular system
Cardiovascular system
Figure 18.4b
Atria
Figure 18.15
Conduction system
Figure 18.14a
Heart Excitation Related to ECG
Figure 18.17
Electrocardiography
Electrical activity is recorded by
electrocardiogram (ECG)
o P wave corresponds to
depolarization of SA node
o QRS complex corresponds to
ventricular depolarization
o T wave corresponds to
ventricular repolarization
o Atrial repolarization record is
masked by the larger QRS
complex
Cardiac Cycle
Cardiac cycle refers to all events associated with blood flow through the
heart
• Systole – contraction of heart muscle
• Diastole – relaxation of heart muscle