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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. National Library of Medicine [e]
• Circulation [r]: Add brief definition or description

Subtopics

• Cardiology [r]: The subspecialty of internal medicine concerned with the cardiovascular system [e]
  • Cardiac electrophysiology [r]: Add brief definition or description
• 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]: Add brief definition or description
• 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]: Add brief definition or description
• Myocardium [r]: Add brief definition or description

Related topics

• Blood pressure [r]: Pressure of the blood on the arteries and other blood vessels (National Library of Medicine). [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]