B4-099 Overall View of the Heart's Function Flashcards
which layer of the heart wall…
ejection of blood from the heart
myocardium
which layer of the heart wall…
protection of the heart from mechanical trauma
pericardium
which layer of the heart wall…
stabilize the heart within the thoracic cavity
pericardium
which layer of the heart wall…
functions as a lubricant to decrease friction
pericardium
which layer of the heart wall…
prevent excessive dilation of the heart
pericardium
which layer of the heart wall…
provides a smooth surface for blood flow
endocardium
which layer of the heart wall…
releases substances that control heart development
endocardium
the closure of the AV valves is heard as a
lub
S1
closure of AV valves
the closure of SL valves is heard as a
dub
S2
closure of SL valves
the mitral valve has […] cusps
2
capacity to respond to an electrical impulse
excitability
ability to initiate electrial impulse
automatism
capacity to maintain
rhymicity
ability to transmit the electrical stimulus to all areas of the heart
conductivity
transient lack of the cardiac cells to respond to stimulus
refractoriness
capacity of heart muscle to contract
contractility
difference in voltage between the intracellular compartment and the external medium
resting membrane potential
cardiac cells can trigger a change in membrane potential, which will lead to
cardiac contraction
- depolarization to repolarization
- all or none response
action potential
return to the cell resting potential
repolarization
rapid change in resting membrane potential
depolarization
how is cardiac action potential different from skeletal muscle?
- is it self generating
- it can be conducted directly from cell to cell
- it has relatively long duration
atrial and ventricular cardiomyocytes and purkinje fibers have a […] response
fast
action potential
SA and AV nodes have a […] response
slow
action potential
phase 4
pre action potential
phase 0
upstroke of action potential
phase 1
transient repolarization
phase 2
plateau phase
phase 3
repolarizing phase
in the SA and AV nodes, the action potential only has […] phases
3
4, 0, 3
in ventricular myocytes, the action potential has […] phases
all 5
different in nodal and myocardial ventricular cells
depolarizing current
in the SA and AV nodes, the depolarizing current is the
calcium current
in ventricular myocytes, the depolarizing current is the
sodium current
important for excitation-contraction of the heart
calcium current
the repolarizing current in all areas of the heart is the
potassium current
sodium channels are […] gated
voltage
slow response action potential is […] dependent
calcium
SA and AV node
fast response action potential is […] dependent
sodium
cardiomyocytes, bundle of His, perkinje fibers
cardiac chronotropism
- automatism
- the capacity of the heart to produce electical impulses
automatism depends on the
SA node
does not have a stable resting potential
SA node
name the phase/location:
- slow depolarization
- pacemaker potential due to increased Na+ conductance
- funny sodium current is responsible for heart’s automaticity
phase 4
SA node
name the phase/location:
upstroke of action potential due to inward calcium current
phase 0
SA node
name the phase/location:
not present in nodal cells
phase 1/2
name the phase/location:
- repolarizing phase
- caused by increased K+ conductance
- leads to outward K+ current
phase 3
SA node
- most negative potential in SA node
- normally about 50mV
MDP
maximum diastolic potential
if the SA node is no longer function, cardiac excitation will be driven by
AV node