Medical Terminology / Unit 7 MedTerm 0432 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Systole
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The idea
Systole is the phase of the heartbeat in which the ventricles contract and eject blood.
In practice
Systolic pressure is the higher of the two numbers in a blood pressure reading.
Where people slip
Systole is contraction. The resting phase has its own term.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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