BMS10 Flashcards
Where does the apex of the heart sit?
5th intercostal space
Which valve has a different amount of cusps?
Mitrial has 2 and the others have 3
What is the auricle?
Outpouch of the atria
What are the 3 surfaces of the heart?
Diaphragmatic, anterior and pulmonary
What does the pericardium prevent?
Over filling of the heart
Where do cardiac veins drain?
Into the coronary sinus
What stops over dilation of valves?
The cardiac skeleton
Name the 3 layers of the pericardium
Pericardium (outer)
Visceral
Serous (inner)
What is the main factor in TPR?
Arterioles
Which type of circulation has lower pressure?
Pulmonary is lower than systemic
What is preload?
The filling of the heart
What is ohms law?
1= V / R
How do you calculate MAP?
D + (S-D)/3
What is darcys law?
That flow is proportional to resistance
How do calculations of series and parallel circuits differ?
Series you add but parallel you have to do the inverse of
What does plasmin do?
Break down clots
What does APC do?
Prevent blood from clotting by inhibiting the activation of plasminogen
Which blood type can accept anyone’s blood and why?
AB because they have no antibodies in plasma against A and or B
Which blood type can be given to anyone and why?
O as is doesn’t have any antigens able to trigger an immune response
What happens if you get given the wrong blood type?
You clot
What treats venous thrombosis? (2)
Anticoagulant
Fibrinolytics
Give an example of an antiplatelet
Aspirin
What do platelets also do?
Cause vasoconstriction
What does thrombin do?
Convert fibrinogen to fibrin to then join the platelets together
What does fibrin do?
Join the platelets together
What cross links fibrin?
Calcium
What forms thrombin?
Prothrombin
What is an arterial thrombi?
Fat aggregation
What is haemophilia?
Inability to clot
What can activate anti-thrombin?
Antithrombin
What is APS?
Abnormal clotting
What vitamin is needed to make prothrombin?
K
What does NO do in thrombosis?
Inhibit platelet aggregation
What is metabolic hyperaemia?
Build up of metabolites due to exersize
How do you calculate MABP?
CO x HR