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Cardiovascular Physiology (cont)

By Mark Saltzman - Yale
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Lecture Description

Professor Saltzman talks about electrical conductivity in the heart: that is, the generation and propagation of electrical potential in heart cells. He describes the role of ion channels and pumps in transporting sodium, potassium, and calcium ions to create action potential. This propagation of signal from the sinoatrial node through different tissues, which can be replaced by a pacemaker, eventually stimulates contraction of muscle fibers throughout the heart. Next, he describes the electrocardiograph and how each wave trace corresponds to the events caused by depolarization/repolarization of different heart tissues.

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Course Index

  1. What Is Biomedical Engineering?
  2. What Is Biomedical Engineering? (cont)
  3. Genetic Engineering
  4. Genetic Engineering (cont)
  5. Cell Culture Engineering
  6. Cell Culture Engineering (cont)
  7. Cell Communication and Immunology
  8. Cell Communication and Immunology (cont)
  9. Biomolecular Engineering: Engineering of Immunity
  10. Biomolecular Engineering: Engineering of Immunity (cont)
  11. Biomolecular Engineering: General Concepts
  12. Cardiovascular Physiology
  13. Cardiovascular Physiology (cont)
  14. Cardiovascular Physiology (cont)
  15. Renal Physiology
  16. Renal Physiology (cont)
  17. Biomechanics and Orthopedics
  18. Biomechanics and Orthopedics (cont)
  19. Bioimaging
  20. Bioimaging (cont)
  21. Tissue Engineering
  22. Tissue Engineering (cont)
  23. Biomedical Engineers and Cancer