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cardiac muscle cells are branched and may be called
muscle fibers
cardiac muscle cells have many mitochondria the function of which is to produce
atp
units of contraction of cardiac muscle fibers are
sarcomeres
the striations of cardiac fibers are the result of the arrangement of contracting protiens
myosin and actin
electically and action potential is what
depolarization followed by repolarization
an action potential involves the entry of what into the muscle fiber followed by the exit of what from the muscle fiber
sodium ions and potassium ions
cardiac muscle cells generate their own action potential which means that they do not require what in order to contract
nerve impulses
the electrical impulses of cardiac myocytes spread quickly to adjacent cells because of the presence of what at the end of the cells
intercalated discs
the speed of the electrical impulses ensures that in one heartbeat the two - will contract first followed by the simultaneous contraction of the two -
atrias and ventricles
cardiac muscle is an endocrine tissue because some cells produce a hormone called
atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
the stimulus for anp secretion is
strectching of the heart muscle
the effect of anp on the kidneys is to decrease the reapsorption of - which in turn increases the excretiin of -
sodium ions. water
the effect of anp on vascular smooth muscle is to cause
vasodilation
anp also stimulates the conversion of white adipocytes to brown adipocytes so that fats are not stored but rather their energy is released in the form of
heat
what is the function of the heart
pump blood
the heart is located in the mediasternum which is the area between the
lungs in the thoracic cavity
what is the organ directly below the heart
diaphragm
how many layers of pericardial membranes are around the heart
3
the outermost layer is called what and it isnmade up of what kind of tissue
fibrous pericardium and fibrous connective tissue
the serous membrane that lines the fibrous pericardium is called the
parietal pericardium
the serous membrane that is on the surface of the heart muscle is called
visceral pericardium or the epicardium
the function of the serous fluid produced by the serous layers is to what as the heart beats
prevent friction
the heat has how many chambers
4
what are the upper two chambers of the heart called
atria
what are the two lower chambers of the heart called
ventricles
what is the tissue that forms the walls of the chamber of the heart
myocardium or cardiac muscle
the chambers of the heart are lined with simple squamous epithelum called what
endocardium
the endocardium covers what
the valves of the heart
what is the most important phyiscal characteristic of the endocardium is that it is
very smooth and prevents abnormal clotting in the chambers of the heart
which pair of chambers have thicker walls
ventricles
the wall of the myocardium between the two atria is the
interatrial septum
the wall of the myocardium between the two ventricles is the
interventricular septum
which chamber of the heart has superior and inferior caval veins and returns blood from the body
right atrium
which chamber of the heart has pulmonary veins and returns blood from the lungs
left atrium