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8. CARDIAC CYCLE
Cardiovascular | Cardiac Cycle Medical Editor: Mariel Antoinette Perez
OVERVIEW OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE ● The flow of blood in and out of the heart takes an average
I) PHASE 1: MID TO LATE VENTRICULAR DIASTOLE of 0.8 seconds performed in 4 phases
II) PHASE 2: ISOVOLUMETRIC
CONTRACTION/SYSTOLE (A) COMPONENTS OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE
III) PHASE 3: MID TO LATE VENTRICULAR SYSTOLE ● Atrial vs Ventricular Pressure
IV) PHASE 4: ISOVOLUMETRIC RELAXATION o Tricuspid valve between RA and RV
V) APPENDIX o Bicuspid valve or Mitral valve between LA & LV
VI) REVIEW QUESTIONS
VII) REFRENCES ● Arterial vs Ventricular Pressure
● Atrial-Ventricular Valves
FYI: Abbreviations used in the note ● Semilunar Valves
● EKG/ECG
● RV: Right Ventricle
● LV: Left Ventricle (B) FOUR PHASES OF THE CARDIAC CYCLE
● RA: Right Atrium
● LA: Left Atrium ● Ventricular Filling
● SA: Sino-Atrial ● Isovolumetric Contraction
● AV: Atrio-ventricular ● Ventricular Ejection
● Isovolumetric Relaxation
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V) APPENDIX
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