Human heart/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Blood [r]: The body fluid that circulates in the vascular system (i.e., blood vessels). Whole blood includes plasma and blood cells. ^[e]
• Circulation [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Circulation (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.

Subtopics

• Cardiology [r]: The subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the cardiovascular system ^[e]
  • Cardiac electrophysiology [r]: The study of the electrical activity and characteristics of the heart; myocardium; and cardiomyocytes, using cardiac electrophysiological techniques ^[e]
• Electrocardiogram [r]: Recording of the electrical activity of the heart on a moving strip of paper. ^[e]
• Heart anatomy [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Heart atria [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Heart ventricles [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Pericardium [r]: A conical fibro-serous sac surrounding the heart and the roots of the great vessels (aorta, vena cavae, pulmonary artery) ^[e]
• Heart conduction system [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Atrioventricular node [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Bundle of His [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Purkinje Fibers [r]: Add brief definition or description
  • Sinoatrial node [r]: The part of the mammalian heart in which electrical signals triggering heart contractions normally begin ^[e]
• Myocardium [r]: Add brief definition or description

Related topics

• Blood pressure [r]: Pressure of the blood on the arteries and other blood vessels. ^[e]
• Stethoscope [r]: Instruments intended to detect and study sound produced by the heart, lungs, or other parts of the body, sometimes with electronic amplification ^[e]