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Cardiac Cycle Mind Map for Medical Students

See how the heart fills and pumps blood in one organized map. Then generate your own from lecture slides, textbook pages or a PDF.

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What you get
Interactive mind maps of the main ideas and how they connect. Free: overview maps (detailed maps on your first 3 creations). Plus: detailed maps with supporting concepts.
Exports
Your first PDF or PNG export is free; Plus exports anytime.
Price
Free plan: 5 creations a week, up to 3 a day. Plus: $9.99/month or $99.90/year (USD; local prices at checkout).
Sign-up
A free account is required before you create anything (Google or email). No credit card.
What you can upload
PDF, Word (.docx), PowerPoint (.pptx), plain text or Markdown, and images (PNG, JPG, WebP, GIF), or type a topic. One file per creation on the free plan; several at once on Plus.

How it compares: vs Knowt · vs Quizlet · vs NotebookLM · vs Mapify

Built From Your Own Study Material

Start from a cardiac physiology PDF, lecture slides or a typed topic, and get a map you can expand and test yourself on.

Upload your lecture notes

Drop in a PDF, DOCX, PPTX or text file and the AI maps the phases from your own material.

Expand each phase

Open any branch to add detail on pressures, valve states or heart sounds with AI.

Quiz yourself on the cycle

Turn the finished map into a quiz to check that you can order the phases correctly.

How to Build a Cardiac Cycle Map

Three steps take you from scattered physiology notes to a clear map of the heart's cycle.

  1. 1

    Add your material

    Upload your lecture notes or type cardiac cycle to start from the topic.

  2. 2

    AI builds the map

    The AI organizes systole, diastole, valves and pressures into branches.

  3. 3

    Study, expand and quiz

    Revise the phases, expand weak branches and export the map as a PNG or PDF.

Cardiac Cycle Mind Map Explained

The cardiac cycle is the sequence of events in one heartbeat, in which the atria and ventricles alternately contract and relax. It divides into atrial systole, ventricular systole and diastole. A cardiac cycle mind map groups these phases with the valves, pressures and volume changes that define each one.

  • Atrial systole: atria contract and push the final blood volume into the ventricles
  • Ventricular systole: isovolumetric contraction, then ejection through the aortic and pulmonary valves
  • Diastole: isovolumetric relaxation, rapid filling and atrial kick
  • Valves: AV valves and semilunar valves open and close at set pressures
  • Pressure and volume: changes that link each phase to heart sounds

Use the map to revise the order of events, then check each branch against your textbook. You can build a personalized version from your own notes with CogniGuide.

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Cardiac Cycle Questions Answered

Common questions about the heart's cycle and how to map it.

What are the main phases of the cardiac cycle?

The cycle has two main parts, systole and diastole. Systole is contraction and ejection of blood, and diastole is relaxation and filling. Systole includes atrial and ventricular contraction, and diastole includes isovolumetric relaxation and rapid filling.

Which valves open and close during the cardiac cycle?

The atrioventricular valves, the mitral and tricuspid valves, close at the start of ventricular systole and open during diastole. The aortic and pulmonary semilunar valves open during ventricular ejection and close at the start of diastole.

Which file types can I upload to make my own cardiac cycle map?

You can upload PDF, DOCX, PPTX, text or Markdown files, or an image of your notes. You can also type a topic and let the AI build the map from it.

Can I turn my cardiac cycle map into a quiz?

Yes. CogniGuide can turn a finished map into a quiz, and the same notes can become flashcards. There is a free plan with 5 creations a week.