A & P MIDTERM Flashcards
steps of cardiac action potential
depolarization: Na+ channels open, Na+ rushes in
plateau: Ca2+ channels open, Ca2+ slowly enters (K+ leaves also)
repolarization: K+ channels open, K+ flows out of cell
what vein brings blood back to the heart?
superior & inferior vena cava
blood pathway
-right atrium -> [tricuspid valve] -> right ventricle -> [pulmonary/ semilunar valve] -> lungs
-left atrium -> [bicuspid/ mitral] -> left ventricle -> aorta -> [aortic semilunar valve] -> systemic circulation
AV valves - tethered to heart strings by…
CHORDAE TENDINAE
AV VALVES
move blood from atria to ventricles
-tricuspid
-bicuspid
SV VALVES
move blood from ventricles to pulmonary circulations
-aortic
-pulmonary
fossa ovalis
goes from right atrium to left atrium = BYPASS (& ductus arterioles)
papillary muscles
attaches to chordae tendinae
pectinate muscles
in wall of right atrium
trabeculae carnae
in ventricles
-form ridges & convey electricity
coronary arteries (left & right)
LEFT: anterior interventricular branch, circumflex branch
RIGHT: posterior interventricular branch, marginal branch
first branch off aorta
coronary sinus
autonomic regulation - what it means for fibers to be auto rhythmic
“self excitable”
generate action potentials on their own & trigger cardiac muscle contractions
-SA node -> AV node -> AV bundle of HIS -> left & right bundle branches -> Purkinje fibers
P WAVE
atrial depolarization (contraction)
QRS COMPLEX
depolarization of ventricles (contract) , atrial repolarization (relax)
T WAVE
repolarization of ventricles (relax)
S1 & S2 heart sounds
S1: closing of AV valves
S2: closing of SV valves
Boyle’s Law
pressure & volume = inversely proportional
pressure goes up, volume goes down
Dalton’s Law
gases behave independently from one another
(gas in mixture of gases has it own pressure)
Henry’s Law
partial pressures of gases in fluids (liquids)
Rule #1
substances flow from high concentration to low concentration (pressure)
when diaphragm & external intercostals contract during inhalation
volume in cavity increases
pressure decreases
trachea - C-shaped rings
hyaline cartilage
path of air
nasal cavity -> pharynx -> larynx -> trachea -> bronchioles -> terminal bronchioles
where do terminal bronchioles lead?
respiratory bronchioles
upper vs. lower respiratory tract
UPPER: nose, nasal cavity, pharynx
LOWER: larynx, trachea, primary bronchi, segmental bronchi ….
EPIGLOTTIS (open vs. close)
open: during breathing
closed: during eating/ swallowing
where are vocal cords?
inside voice box (larynx)
hight pitch (vocal cords)
more tension on vocal cords
quiet inhalation (muscles)
diaphragm & external intercostals contract
quiet exhalation (muscles)
diaphragm & external intercostals relax
forced inhalation (muscles)
SCM, scalenes, pec minor contract
forced exhalation (muscles)
abdominal & internal intercostals contract
baroreceptors, chemoreceptors, proprioceptors
baroreceptors & chemoreceptors = in aorta & coronary artery
proprioceptors = everwhere
TYPE I alveolar cells
main site of gas exchange
TYPE II alveolar cells
secrete surfactant
SURFACTANT
reduce surface tension
internal vs. external respiration
INTERNAL: in lungs & everywhere else
EXTERNAL: in alveoli
conducting vs. respiratory zone
CONDUCTING: no gas exchange occurs here
RESPIRATORY: gas exchange occurs here (starts at respiratory bronchioles)
how oxygen is transported in blood
hemoglobin (98.5%)
-binds 4 iron & 4 oxygen molecules
how carbon dioxide is carried in blood
bicarbonate
factors that encourage hemoglobin to let go of oxygen molecules
-oxygen partial pressure
-Acidity / pH
Carbon dioxide partial pressures
Temperature
BGP: 2,3 bisphosphoglycerate
normal quiet breathing
EUPNIA
costal breathing
deep, laboured breathing
CISTERNA OF CHYLI
origin of left (thoracic) duct
drain to lumber & lower extremeties
left duct vs. right duct
RIGHT: drains right upper body & head
LEFT: drains rest of body