Cardiac cycle bingo

Exercise and reference answers

Clues and terms

1. Clue

   The 130 mL sitting in the ventricle before it contracts

   Item

   EDV

2. Clue

   The 50 to 60 mL left behind after contraction

   Item

   ESV

3. Clue

   The 70 to 80 mL pumped out by each beat

   Item

   Stroke volume

4. Clue

   Heart rate multiplied by stroke volume

   Item

   Cardiac output

5. Clue

   Pressure climbs but no blood leaves yet

   Item

   Isovolumic

6. Clue

   The phase when semilunar valves are pushed open

   Item

   Ejection

7. Clue

   The small dip from blood flowing back

   Item

   Dicrotic notch

8. Clue

   More stretch before a beat means more force

   Item

   Frank-Starling

9. Clue

   The other name for the volume before contraction

   Item

   Preload

Instructions

Read each call, tap its term on the board. Three in a line is bingo.

Explanation