SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
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Author: VanPutte
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 20, Problem 7RAC
Action potentials pass from one cardiac muscle cell to another
a. through gap junctions.
b. by a special cardiac nervous system.
c. because of the large voltage of the action potentials.
d. because of the plateau phase of the action potentials.
e. by neurotransmitters.
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Ch. 20.3 - Describe the openings of the right and left atria....Ch. 20.3 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 20.3 - Prob. 13AYPCh. 20.3 - Prob. 14AYPCh. 20.4 - Prob. 15AYPCh. 20.5 - Prob. 16AYPCh. 20.5 - Prob. 17AYPCh. 20.5 - Prob. 18AYPCh. 20.5 - Prob. 19AYPCh. 20.5 - Identify the parts of the conducting system of...Ch. 20.5 - Prob. 21AYPCh. 20.5 - Prob. 22AYPCh. 20.6 - Prob. 23AYPCh. 20.6 - Prob. 24AYPCh. 20.6 - Prob. 25AYPCh. 20.6 - Prob. 26AYPCh. 20.6 - What does an ECG measure? Nome the waves...Ch. 20.7 - Define systole and diastole.Ch. 20.7 - List the five periods of the cardiac cycle (see...Ch. 20.7 - Define isovolumetric. When does most ventricular...Ch. 20.7 - Prob. 31AYPCh. 20.7 - Prob. 32AYPCh. 20.7 - Prob. 33AYPCh. 20.8 - Prob. 34AYPCh. 20.8 - Explain the role of MAP in causing blood flow.Ch. 20.8 - Prob. 36AYPCh. 20.8 - Prob. 37AYPCh. 20.8 - Prob. 38AYPCh. 20.9 - Prob. 39AYPCh. 20.9 - Prob. 40AYPCh. 20.9 - Prob. 41AYPCh. 20.9 - Prob. 42AYPCh. 20.9 - Prob. 43AYPCh. 20.10 - Prob. 44AYPCh. 20.10 - Prob. 45AYPCh. 20.10 - What effect does an increase or a decrease...Ch. 20.10 - Prob. 47AYPCh. 20.11 - Prob. 48AYPCh. 20.11 - Prob. 49AYPCh. 20.11 - Prob. 50AYPCh. 20.11 - Prob. 51AYPCh. 20 - Which of these structures returns blood to the...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2RACCh. 20 - Prob. 3RACCh. 20 - Prob. 4RACCh. 20 - Prob. 5RACCh. 20 - Prob. 6RACCh. 20 - Action potentials pass from one cardiac muscle...Ch. 20 - During the transmission of action potentials...Ch. 20 - Given these structures of the conducting system of...Ch. 20 - Prob. 10RACCh. 20 - Prob. 11RACCh. 20 - The greatest amount of ventricular filling occurs...Ch. 20 - Prob. 13RACCh. 20 - Prob. 14RACCh. 20 - Prob. 15RACCh. 20 - Cardiac output is defined as blood pressure times...Ch. 20 - Pressure in the aorta is at its lowest a. at the...Ch. 20 - Prob. 18RACCh. 20 - Prob. 19RACCh. 20 - Prob. 20RACCh. 20 - Prob. 21RACCh. 20 - Increased parasympathetic stimulation of the heart...Ch. 20 - Prob. 23RACCh. 20 - Prob. 24RACCh. 20 - Prob. 25RACCh. 20 - Prob. 1CTCh. 20 - In most tissues, peak blood flow occurs during...Ch. 20 - Prob. 3CTCh. 20 - Prob. 4CTCh. 20 - A patient has tachycardia. Would you recommended a...Ch. 20 - Prob. 6CTCh. 20 - A doctor lets you listen to a patient's heart with...Ch. 20 - Explain why it is sufficient to replace the...Ch. 20 - Prob. 9CTCh. 20 - Prob. 10CTCh. 20 - Prob. 11CT
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