Definition of rector for English Language Learners. : 1  a priest or minister who is in charge of a church or parish. : 2  a person who is in charge of a university or school.
Cardiac Cycle. in Physiology. Cardiac events appearing from the beginning of one heart beat to the beginning of next heart beat and repeating themselves successively. â¢ Cardiac cycle time (H.Rate = 75/min) : 0.8 sec. Systole: 0.27 sec. Diastole: 0.53 sec.
Diagram showing the flow of blood in the heart. What I just described is one cardiac cycle, or the sequence of events in a single heartbeat. Since the average heart beats about 75 beats per minute, the length of each cardiac cycle is less than one second.