The Heart

Because there was so much positive feedback on the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone song, we have decided to continue creating helpful music expand your medical knowledge. This video is about the heart according to wiggers diagram, including EKG readings, stages of heart function as well as basic vessel info. Special thanks also to Rob Connacher for the use of some of his photos and video media. Any media not provided by the primary contributers were described as part of the public domain. Copyright 2008 (c) Matt Kaske-Cirigliano & Eric Klotz

Below are the Lyrics:

Verse 1:

I read the wiggers diagram
And it said this
Blood gets pumped by phase
The atrial systole comes first
P EKG
Aortic valve is closed

Ventricular systole comes next
With waves QRS
Valves all close, the sound composed
A lub of protest.

Within this phase a double stage
Where blood it ejects
On EKG it is wave T
Aortic valves outlet
Singing

Chorus:

Its my heart
The Atrium is where it starts
Its my heart
The ventricles they do theyre part
Its my heart
The arteries pump O2 blood
Its my heart
The veins flow back to thee

Verse 2:

Shocked, appalled? No, thats not all
There was still more
A three-part diastole
First it relaxes and all valves close
A dub sound is its call

Isovolumetric relaxation its called
Mitral valves, they take a bow
And then release their hold
Filling up the ventricles
Until theyre good and full (Now were)
Ready for another loop around the cycle

Category:

Education

Tags:

• heart
• wiggers
• diagram
• vessels
• blood
• mitral
• valve
• aorta
• circulatory
• circulation
• ventricle
• atrium
• science
• medicine
• medical

[charliirox1]

Technically, the atrial systole comes after atrial diastole?

[captainsmitty121]

@charliirox1 They perpetually come after eachother, so anyone can be correct :D

[malcheus]

nice song man!

but I have one question, why is it called EKG in English, and ECG in most other languages?

Isn't it written as electro-cardiogram, and not as electro-kardiogram?

[captainsmitty121]

Thanks! In the US, the abbreviation EKG is derived from the German Elektrokardiogramm. Im not sure why one is regionally preferred over the other

[rockdrigo777]

Greetings from Chile, good job, your songs are awesome, my girlfriend at last understood the EKG lol... just one thing... you could put the lyrics on, because we don´t understand everything you say, we speak spanish and it's easier for us to read in english... and sing along lol.

Thanks, you put a smile on our faces, take care of yourself

[captainsmitty121]

Of course! I posted the lyrics under the 'info' box to the right of the video. Enjoy!

[charliirox1]

@captainsmitty121 ohhhh :) thankyou!

[C3H10N4O2]

This is a great song! I love the pictures too but the the one at 2:00 made me laugh really hard.

[screanfat69]

that dancing dude made me laugh

[flatstanley90]

@malcheus It seems to be primarily in American-English that it is referred to as EKG. In the UK we refer to it as ECG.

[meepo825]

@malcheus haha, this response is really late, but it's called EKG in English so medical professionals won't mix it up with EEG (electroencephalography) because EEG and ECG sound kinda similar.

[hedkandi999]

@malcheus K is Kardia in Greek vs C which is Cardia in Latin. same thing,

[MysticalFlyingMonkey]

Thanks, this is gonna help me in my AS bio exam :D

I'll be singing along while i write the lyrics down :]

[riseofthefall]

NIce one!