MEDICAL
HEART AND PERICARDIUM
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Question
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The term that means the heart is contracting
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diastole
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systole
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tachycardia
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fibrillation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The heartbeat is caused by the heart muscles relaxing and contracting. During this cycle, the period of relaxation is called diastole and the period of contraction is called systole.
Detailed explanation-2: -It consists of two periods: one during which the heart muscle relaxes and refills with blood, called diastole, following a period of robust contraction and pumping of blood, called systole.
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