Cardiac Cycle: 1st Systole Phase. During the systole phase, the right ventricle receives impulses from the Purkinje fibers and contracts. The atrioventricular valves close and the semilunar valves open. The de-oxygenated blood is pumped into the pulmonary artery.
Congressional Salaries. As of 2012, the annual salary for any congressman, from first-term representatives to the most senior members -- except those holding leadership positions -- was set at $174,000. This was the compensation level set as of January 1, 2009, and frozen by law in the intervening years.
U. S. House of Representatives, United States House Of Representatives How much does U.S. House of Representatives pay? U.S. House of Representatives pays its employees an average of $49,286 a year. Salaries at U.S. House of Representatives range from an average of $32,615 to $90,689 a year. U.S. House of Representatives employees with the job title Senior Systems Engineer make the most with an average annual salary of $142,068, while employees with the title Casework Specialist make the least with an average annual salary of $31,755.