Also called hypertension, high blood pressure is a wide spread health problem. One in five Americans already has it and more than 90% will get it. The fact that at least 90% of us will develop high blood pressure or hypertension suggests that we are genetically programmed to get it, but it is not our […]
Posts with the Physiology tag
Cardiac conduction system and its relationship with ECG – Anatomy & Physiology Online
The heart’s conductions system controls the generation and propagation of electric signals or action potentials causing the hearts muscles to contract and the heart to pump blood. Taken from Cardiovascular System. One of 19 modules with narrated animations, illustrations, pronunciation guides, dissection slides, clinical text covering the Heart, Cardiac Muscle, Conduction System, Cardiac Cycle,Cardiac Output, […]
Vascular Physiology (Flow rate and Flow velocity: part 3/6)
Blood Video Rating: 4 / 5
Heart Physiology (Cardiac pressure-time curve: part 2/6)
Pressure-Time Curve of heart