Regulating Heart Beat

Mystery Diagnosis
Sex: Female
Age: 32
Smoker: No
Drinker: No
Symptoms:
Feinting
Light-headedness
Dizziness
Inadequent blood flow
Remember... (DONT WRITE)
The Heart consists to two halves that
work in a steady and synchronized
manner

It is important to regulate heart beat,
to keep everything operating smoothly

Signals in the body
Signals are sent via electrical
impulses along our nervous system

Nerves act as the communication
lines of our body which help to
coordinate bodily functions

When muscle cells are stimulated by
an electrical impulse, they contract. If
there is no electrical impulse they
relax
Signals in the Heart
Normally, electrical impulses are needed
from the brain to stimulate muscle
movement

Electrical impulses in the heart originate
from nodes (bundles of nerve cells)
within the heart itself, NOT from the
brain.

There are two nodes within the heart
that work together to regulate to heart
beat.

Nodes
Sinoatrial (SA) node: Sets the tempo of
the heart. Electrical impulses originate
from here.

Atrioventricular (AV)node: Receive
impulses from the SA node and passes it
along to the cardiac muscles in the
Ventricle (causing them to contract)

There are two nodes to ensure a delay
between Atrium and Ventricle contraction

How the nodes work
The SA node sends an impulse
towards the AV node

As it travels along, it stimulates the
cardiac muscles in both Atriums

When the impulse reaches the AV
node, the AV node sends a impulse
along nerves to both Ventricles,
stimulating contraction
Systole and Diastole
Remember: Systole is the active
state of the heart, when the ventricles
contract

Therefore, Systole occurs when nerve
impulses stimulate cardiac muscles to
contract in the ventricles

Diastole occurs when the impulse is
gone and the muscles relax
The usefulness of Electric
Activity (DONT WRITE)
Defibrillator


Lie detector tests


Heart rate monitors

Mystery Diagnosis
Sex: Female
Age: 32
Smoker: No
Drinker: No
Symptoms:
Feinting
Light-headedness
Dizziness
Inadaequent blood flow
Mystery Diagnosis
Heart Arrhythmia!