EKG Technology

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  1. 3. Phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries
  2. 5. phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes & allows the chambers to fill with blood
  3. 6. Medical test that records the electrical activity of the heart
  4. 9. A simple, painless test that records the electrical activity at your heart
  5. 11. an electrical conductor
  6. 13. recurring series of events like the cardiac cycle
  7. 14. A point at which lines or pathways intersect or branch; a central connecting point
  8. 15. Any of the tubes forming part of the blood circulation system of the body, carrying in most cases oxygen-depleted blood toward the heart
  9. 16. The process of blood circulating through the body's tissue & organs, delivering oxygen & nutrients while removing waste products
  10. 17. Muscular layer of the heart
  11. 18. each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles
  12. 20. shows the pressure your blood is pushing against your artery walls.
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  1. 1. the number of times your heart beats per minute
  2. 2. A hollow part or cavity in an organ
  3. 4. Any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules
  4. 7. Recurring series of events like the cardiac cycle
  5. 8. Process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance when their is a difference of temp or electrical potential between adjoining regions
  6. 10. Relating to the heart & blood vessels
  7. 12. A rhythmical throbbing of the arteries as blood is propelled through them, typically as felt in the wrists or neck
  8. 18. any of the muscular-walled tubes forming part of the circulation system by which blood is conveyed from the heart to all parts of the body
  9. 19. Main artery of the body, supplying oxygenated blood to the circulatory system