EKG Flashcards 2

The term for a contracting heart is

• systole

• contracting heart

In the heart, what happens after the atria contact?

• blood is squeezed into the ventricles

• happiness

What can happen if the heart beats too slowly?

• snycope... fainting

• Beats me

What is an electrocardiogram?

• the recording or tracing of an EKG

• a way to measure weight

How many electrodes on a 12 Lead EKG?

• 10

• 12

What is the cardiac cycle?

• the performance of the heart from one cardiac cycle to the next

• a method of heart transportation

What is PQRST complex

• the letters that represent a cardiac cycle

• some mental disorder

What does the T wave show?

• relaxation of the heart (ventricles repolarizing)

• a place to get tea

The rare U wave shows up

• after the T wave

• Do u know?

The QR complex occurs when

• the the ventricles contract

• the economy contracts