APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

CHEST AND CARDIOVASCULAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Electric instruments that doctors place inside a person’s chest to control the heartbeat.
A
heart attack
B
Pacemaker
C
stroke
D
angioplasty
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A pacemaker is a small device that’s placed (implanted) in the chest to help control the heartbeat. It’s used to prevent the heart from beating too slowly. Implanting a pacemaker in the chest requires a surgical procedure. A pacemaker is also called a cardiac pacing device.

Detailed explanation-2: -The sinus node is sometimes called the heart’s “natural pacemaker.” Each time the sinus node generates a new electrical impulse; that impulse spreads out through the heart’s upper chambers, called the right atrium and the left atrium (figure 2).

Detailed explanation-3: -Pacemaker (Also known as Artificial Pacemaker)-A small battery-operated device that helps the heart beat in a regular rhythm .

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