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Heart beat

Heart beat

a complete cardiac cycle, including spread of the electrical impulse and the consequent mechanical contraction.

Synonym: ictus cordis.


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Heart Rate and Breathing Rate

Yes. In addition, soon after vigorous exercises, your breathing rate and heart beat rate are still higher than normal. It is to repay the oxygen debt due to anaerobic respiration. ...

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by charlesxkinetic
Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:42 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Heart Rate and Breathing Rate
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Blood Pressure in Males and Females

Hey everyone, I recently did a lab on heart rate and blood pressure in males and females. The heart rate in females was ... males because males generally have larger hearts that can pump more oxygen per beat and therefore can beat less than female hearts. I thought since heart rate was ...

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by Elinor
Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:44 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Blood Pressure in Males and Females
Replies: 1
Views: 831

How can hypokalaemia lead to increased pacemaker rate?

... threshold for the next action potential and hence leading to a slower heart beat?need enlightenment here.thx

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by jning
Tue Sep 23, 2008 7:07 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: How can hypokalaemia lead to increased pacemaker rate?
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Views: 639

First ever video footage of ovulation

... breaks away from the ovary, the fingers move in time with the women's heart beat and become more distinct when the reach for the egg, eventually they sweep egg into the ...

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by loyolite11
Mon Sep 15, 2008 5:21 am
 
Forum: Biology Movies
Topic: First ever video footage of ovulation
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Views: 1498

Re: Homeostasis.

Heart rate is regulated by the autonomic nervous system. The heart by itself, however, can beat without nervous stimulation because of the pacemaker. Stimulation just regulates whether it beats faster or ...

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by MikeS
Thu Aug 21, 2008 2:51 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Homeostasis.
Replies: 6
Views: 4501
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