D4 Heart

Key words about the control of the cardiac cycle.

• aorta

• atherosclerosis

• atrial systole

• AV (atrioventricular) node

• cardiac cycle

• cardiac muscle

• conducting fibres

• coronary thrombosis

• diastole

• depolarisation

• repolarisaition

• electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)

• left atrium

• left ventricle

• SA (sinoatrial) node

• ventricular systole