A&P LL W/CONNECT ACCESS
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Chapter 19.7, Problem 23WDYL
What is the significance of the extended refractory period in cardiac muscle?
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Ch. 19.1 - What are the potential consequences of a failing...Ch. 19.1 - Prob. 2WDYLCh. 19.1 - What path does blood follow through the heart?...Ch. 19.1 - Which of the great vessels is both an artery and...Ch. 19.2 - Prob. 5WDYLCh. 19.2 - Describe the three layers that cover the heart....Ch. 19.3 - Prob. 7WDYLCh. 19.3 - What are the layers of the heart (in order) that a...Ch. 19.3 - What is the structure that separates the two...Ch. 19.3 - What are the functions of the tendinous cords and...
Ch. 19.3 - Which features of cardiac muscle support aerobic...Ch. 19.3 - Which function of the fibrous skeleton allows the...Ch. 19.4 - What areas of the heart are deprived of blood when...Ch. 19.4 - Prob. 14WDYLCh. 19.5 - Prob. 15WDYLCh. 19.5 - Which autonomic division is associated with the...Ch. 19.6 - Prob. 17WDYLCh. 19.6 - What is autorhythmicity? Describe how nodal cells...Ch. 19.6 - What is the path of an action potential through...Ch. 19.6 - What anatomic features slow the conduction rate of...Ch. 19.7 - In which direction does Ca2+ move in response to...Ch. 19.7 - What three electrical events occur at the...Ch. 19.7 - What is the significance of the extended...Ch. 19.7 - What events in the heart are indicated by each of...Ch. 19.8 - Pressure changes that occur during the cardiac...Ch. 19.8 - What is occurring during ventricular ejection?Ch. 19.8 - Prob. 27WDYLCh. 19.8 - Define end-diastolic volume, end-systolic volume,...Ch. 19.9 - What are the two factors that determine cardiac...Ch. 19.9 - What is the cardiac output at rest and during...Ch. 19.9 - Prob. 31WDYLCh. 19.9 - Describe the atrial reflex, which involves...Ch. 19.9 - Prob. 33WDYLCh. 19.9 - Prob. 34WDYLCh. 19.10 - What would be the path of blood flow through the...Ch. 19 - Which of the following is the correct circulatory...Ch. 19 - The pericardial cavity is located between the a....Ch. 19 - How is blood prevented from backflowing from the...Ch. 19 - ____ 4. Venous blood draining from the heart wall...Ch. 19 - _____ 5. Calcium channels in the nodal cells...Ch. 19 - ____6. Action potentials are spread rapidly...Ch. 19 - Why is it necessary to stimulate papillary muscles...Ch. 19 - ____ 8. Preload is a measure of a. stretch of...Ch. 19 - ____ 9. All of the following occur when the...Ch. 19 - ____10. What occurs during the atrial reflex? a....Ch. 19 - Prob. 11DYKBCh. 19 - Compare the structure, location, and function of...Ch. 19 - Prob. 13DYKBCh. 19 - Explain why the walls of the atria are thinner...Ch. 19 - Describe the structure and function of...Ch. 19 - Explain the general location and function of...Ch. 19 - Describe the functional differences in the effects...Ch. 19 - Prob. 18DYKBCh. 19 - List the five events of the cardiac cycle, and...Ch. 19 - Define cardiac output, and explain how it is...Ch. 19 - A young man was doing some vigorous exercise when...Ch. 19 - A young man was doing some vigorous exercise when...Ch. 19 - Prob. 3CALCh. 19 - Prob. 4CALCh. 19 - During surgery, the right vagus nerve was...Ch. 19 - Prob. 1CSLCh. 19 - Prob. 2CSLCh. 19 - Your grandfather was told that his SA node...
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