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22) Which of the following is the correct rate for this rhythm? (This is a six-second strip.)

20) Parasympathetic activation of the SA and AV nodes will result in

17) (No. 3 in figure)_____________

14) Explain what is happening at phase ‘2’ in the figure of the cardiac myocyte action potential.

27) A second degree AV block Type I (in the figure below) is characterized by

8) The capillary plasma colloid osmotic pressure is caused by __________ and tends to move fluid ____________.

35) During of your clinical rotations, you are helping prepare a patient for mobility on the cardiac step-down unit. You place the telemetry leads but are not confident in your recall of the normal orientation. You place them as shown. A mannequin with ECG leads placed on the chest. The black lead attaches to the mannequin’s right upper chest. The white lead attaches to the left upper chest. The brown lead in on the upper abdomen. The green lead is on the right aspect of the abdomen. The red lead is on the left aspect of the abdomen. 

For questions 18 and 19, match the numbers 2 & 3 with the accurate term below that defines what activity is occurring in the cardiac cycle (in the diagram above) at that time 

3) During a period of sympathetic stimulation, a person will experience a greater release of ________ which is a neurotransmitter released from the autonomic nervous system. This will result in __________.

15) The strength of the cardiac muscle contraction depends on ____________________ because compared to skeletal muscle cells, cardiac muscle cells __________________.