basic cardiac principle Flashcards
What is the function of the circulatory system?
- maintain’s blood flow supply to the body
- delivers oxygen, nutrients and other needed substances to all of the body’s cells and removes the waste of metabolism
what is the interface between blood and the artery wall?
the endothelium
What are endothelial cells metabolic functions?
- maintain vessel tone
- hemostasis
- angiogenesis
- neutrophil chemotaxis
- hormone secretion
What produces nitric oxide & endothelin?
endothelium
injury to endothelium causes _____________
dysfunction
What is the outermost part of the heart?
pericardium
What is the muscle layer of the heart called?
myocardium
What is the innermost layer of the heart?
endocardium
What are the four valves of the heart?
aortic
pulmonic
tricuspid
mitral (bicuspid)
What are the two atrioventricular valves?
tricuspid
bicupid(mitral)
Where are atrioventricular valves located?
located between the atrial & ventricular chambers on each side
What prevents backflow into the atria when the ventricles contract?
AV valves
What does the bicuspid (mitral) valve consist of?
two flaps or cusps of the endocardium
What does the tricuspid valve consist of?
three flaps
What are the two semilunar valves?
pulmonic
aortic
What guards the bases of the two large arteries leaving the ventricular chambers?
semilunar valves
How does blood move from deoxygenated to oxygenated in the heart?
superior & inferior vena cava, rt atrium, tricuspid valve, rt ventricle, pulmonic valve, pulmonary arteries, lungs, pulmonary veins, lt atrium, mitral valve, lt ventricle, aortic valve, aorta
Which term is used to describe the amount of stretch on the myocardium at the end of diastole?
A. afterload
B. cardiac index
C. cardiac output
D. preload
D. preload
What 2 factors are used to calculate cardiac output? SATA
A. heart rate
B. blood pressure
C. stroke volume
D. mean arterial pressure
E. systemic vascular resistance
A. heart rate
C. stroke volume
Which statement best describes cardiac after load?
a. the volume amount that fills the ventricles at the end of diastole
b. the volume of blood the ventricles must pump out of the heart
c. the amount of blood the left ventricle pumps with each heart beat
d. the pressure the venticles must work against to open the semilunar valves so blood can be pumped out of the heart
d. the pressure the venticles must work against to open the semilunar valves so blood can be pumped out of the heart
a pt with hypovolemic shock is given Iv fluids. IV fluids will help ______________ cardiac output by ____________
a. decrease; decreasing preload
b. increase; increasing preload
c. increase; decreasing afterload
d. decrease; increasing contractility
b. increase; increasing preload
Which of the following is the main difference between unstable and stable angina?
a. stability of the plaque
b. age of the pt
c. type of activity bringing on chest pain
d. pain has never had chest pain before
a. stability of the plaque
Which catergory of beta blockers inhibit both beta 1 and beta 2 receptors?
a. selective beta blockers
b. non-selective beta blockers
b. non-selective beta blockers
What is the heart the size of?
a fist