EKG Vocabulary Practice

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  1. 3. Blood flow from atria in smaller volume
  2. 4. Interference from movement or muscles during an EKG that causes the EKG to look distorted
  3. 7. Heart is positioned on right side of chest instead of normal position
  4. 8. Number of QRS complexes per minute
  5. 10. Regularity of QRS complexes
  6. 11. Ability of cardiac muscle cells to respond to an outside stimulus
  7. 14. A secondary, smaller electrical shift that takes place after a depolarization
  8. 15. Ability of cardiac cells to shorten, causing cardiac muscle contraction in response to an electrical stimulus
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  1. 1. Ability of pacemaker cells to initiate an electrical impulses without being stimulated from another source
  2. 2. An electrical shift that takes place within muscle cells, causing the muscle to reach action potential and ultimately contract
  3. 5. Oral Temperature greater than 37.5 degrees Celcius (99.5 degrees Fahrenheit)
  4. 6. Period of time when the heart relaxes
  5. 9. Period of time when the heart contracts
  6. 12. Ability of a cardiac cell to receive an electrical stimulus and conduct that impulses to an adjacent cardiac cell
  7. 13. The period of recovery that cells need after being discharged before they are able to respond to a stimulus