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Body Systems L11 Notes Flashcards

1
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What are the functions of the cardiovascular system?

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 Maintain adaptable supply of blood -> tissues.
» Supply nutrients & signalling molecules
»Remove waste products
 Establish pressure differentials across tissues -> capillary exchange.

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What are the two factors which determine blood flow?

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 Blood flow determined:

  • Resistance -> R
  • Pressure difference -> P
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What is the equation representing blood flow?

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 F = ▲P / ▲R

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What is vascular resistance determined by?

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Determined by:
->> L = length of vessel 
->> r = radius of vessel
->> ꞃ = fluid viscosity 
       >>(protein conc.)
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What determines the fluid viscosity of blood?

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-» ꞃ = fluid viscosity

|&raquo_space;(protein conc.)

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What is the equation for calculation of vascular resistance?

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 R = (8Lꞃ) / (πr4)

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What is the equation for calculation of blood flow using pressure & viscosity?

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 F = ▲P((πr4) / (8Lꞃ))

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What are the two equations for calculation of blood flow & what values do both equations require?

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 F = ▲P / ▲R
Pressure difference & resistance difference

 F = ▲P((πr4) / (8Lꞃ))
Pressure difference, radius, length & fluid viscosity.

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What does the Poiseuille-Hagen Eqn state?

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 Poiseuille-Hagen Eqn:
Flow -> proportional -> r4
Small changes in arteriole diameter
&raquo_space;Drastically alter tissue blood flow

Rate of flow -> blood through vessels
-» Proportional -> Vessel diameter

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What causes cardiovascular pressure gradient formation?

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Contraction -> Heart muscles -> Generates CVS pressure gradient.

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State the intra-cardiac pressures of each component of heart during systole & diastole.

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Left Ventricle:
Contraction (systole) -> 100-140mmHg
Relaxation (diastole) -> 3-12mmHg
Left Atrium:
Contraction (systole) -> 6-12mmHg
Right Ventricle:
Contraction (systole) -> 15-30mmHg
Relaxation (diastole) -> 3-8mmHg
Right Atrial:
Contraction (systole) -> 2-6mmHg
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State the intra-cardiac pressures of the left ventricle of heart during systole & diastole.

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Left Ventricle:
Contraction (systole) -> 100-140mmHg
Relaxation (diastole) -> 3-12mmHg

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State the intra-cardiac pressures of the right ventricle of heart during systole & diastole.

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Right Ventricle:
Contraction (systole) -> 15-30mmHg
Relaxation (diastole) -> 3-8mmHg

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State the intra-cardiac pressures of the left atrium of heart during systole.

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Left Atrium:

Contraction (systole) -> 6-12mmHg

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State the intra-cardiac pressures of the right atrium of heart during systole.

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Right Atrial:

Contraction (systole) -> 2-6mmHg

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State the intra-cardiac pressures of the right ventricle of heart during systole

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Contraction (systole) -> 15-30mmHg

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State the intra-cardiac pressures of the left ventricle of heart during systole

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Contraction (systole) -> 100-140mmHg

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State the intra-cardiac pressures of the right ventricle of heart during diastole.

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Relaxation (diastole) -> 3-8mmHg

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State the intra-cardiac pressures of the left ventricle of heart during diastole.

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Relaxation (diastole) -> 3-12mmHg

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What is classed as a high blood pressure gradient in systole & diastole?

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High:
Systolic: >140mmHg
Diastolic: >90mmHg

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What is classed as a high blood pressure gradient in systole?

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Systolic: >140mmHg

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What is classed as a high blood pressure gradient in diastole?

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Diastolic: >90mmHg

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What is classed as a pre-high blood pressure gradient in systole & diastole?

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Pre-high:
Systolic: 120-140mmHg
Diastolic: 80-90mmHg

24
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What is classed as a pre-high blood pressure gradient in systole?

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Systolic: 120-140mmHg

25
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What is classed as a pre-high blood pressure gradient in diastole?

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Diastolic: 80-90mmHg

26
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What is classed as an ideal blood pressure gradient in systole & diastole?

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Ideal:
Systolic: 90-120mmHg
Diastolic: 60-80mmHg

27
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What is classed as an ideal blood pressure gradient in systole?

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Systolic: 90-120mmHg

28
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What is classed as an ideal blood pressure gradient in diastole?

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Diastolic: 60-80mmHg

29
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What is classed as an ideal blood pressure gradient in systole & diastole?

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Low:
Systolic: <90mmHg
Diastolic: <60mmHg

30
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What is classed as an ideal blood pressure gradient in systole?

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Systolic: <90mmHg

31
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What is classed as an ideal blood pressure gradient diastole?

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Diastolic: <60mmHg

32
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What is pulse pressure?

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Pulse pressure:

|&raquo_space; Difference between Systolic & Diastolic Pressure

33
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What is the equation for pulse pressure?

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> > Pulse pressure = (Systolic pressure) – (Diastolic pressure)

     - >> Systolic -> Higher
     - >> Diastolic -> Lower
34
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What is the equation for calculation of mean arterial pressure?

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Mean arterial pressure:

|&raquo_space; Mean Arterial pressure = Diastolic pressure + 1/3 Pulse pressure

35
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State Darcy’s Law

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 Darcy’s Law:

The flow of a fluid through -> porous medium.

36
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What does the cardiac cycle determine?

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• Cardiac cycle determines force of blood upon ejection -> heart.

37
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Describe the electrical events of the cardiac cycle

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  • Electrical events:
     Initaited by pacemaker -> Sinoatrial node.
     Sinotarial node -> Atria
     Atria -> Atrioventricular node
    »Cell-to-cell conduction
     Atrioventricular node -> Bundles of His
    »Delays cycle -> 0.1s
    >Enabling atrial contraction
     Bundles of His -> Ventricular myocardium
    »Rapid signal -> enables simultaneous contraction -> ventricular cells
38
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How is the cardiac cycle initiated?

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 Initaited by pacemaker -> Sinoatrial node.

39
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Describe the pathway of electrical conduction in cardiac cycle

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  • Electrical events:
     Initaited by pacemaker -> Sinoatrial node.
     Sinotarial node -> Atria
     Atria -> Atrioventricular node
     Atrioventricular node -> Bundles of His
     Bundles of His -> Ventricular myocardium
    ventricular cells
40
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How are electrical currents conducted from the atria to the atrioventricular node?

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> > Cell-to-cell conduction

41
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What happens on conduction of electrical signals from AV node to Bundles of his and why does this occur?

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> > Delays cycle -> 0.1s

>Enabling atrial contraction

42
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Why is there a rapid signal from bundles of his to ventricular myocardium in cardiac cycle?

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> > Rapid signal -> enables simultaneous contraction -> ventricular cells

43
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Describe the mechanical events of the cardiac cycle

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 Atrial systole
Atrial contraction -> forces blood -> relaxed ventricles
 Atrial diastole
 Ventricular systole I
Ventricular contraction -> AV valves close
»Insufficient pressure -> Open semilunar valves
 Ventricular systole II
Incr. ventricular pressure forces semilunar valves -> open
»Blood ejected
 Ventricular Diastole -> Early
Ventricular relaxation -> decr. pressure -> backflow of blood against cusp of valves
»Closes semilunar valves
»Blood flow -> relaxed atria.
 Ventricular Diastole -> Late
Relaxation of all chambers
»Passive filling of ventricles

44
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Outline the stages in the mechanical events of the cardiac cycle

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	Atrial systole 
	Atrial diastole 
	Ventricular systole I
	Ventricular systole II
Ventricular Diastole -> Early
Ventricular Diastole -> Late
45
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What happens during atrial systole of cardiac cycle?

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Atrial contraction -> forces blood -> relaxed ventricles

46
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What happens during ventricular systole I of cardiac cycle?

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Ventricular contraction -> AV valves close

|&raquo_space;Insufficient pressure -> Open semilunar valves

47
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What happens during ventricular systole II of cardiac cycle?

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Incr. ventricular pressure forces semilunar valves -> open

|&raquo_space;Blood ejected

48
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What happens during early Ventricular Diastole of cardiac cycle?

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Ventricular relaxation -> decr. pressure -> backflow of blood against cusp of valves
»Closes semilunar valves
»Blood flow -> relaxed atria.

49
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What happens during late Ventricular Diastole of cardiac cycle?

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Relaxation of all chambers

|&raquo_space;Passive filling of ventricles

50
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What is the role of the ECG?

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 ECG detects electrical responses -> heart
» Profile -> accumulative representation -> action potentials across heart.
» Reflects stages of cardiac cycle:
i.) Atrial contraction / relaxation
ii.) Ventricular contraction / relaxation
iii.) Conduction velocities -> electrical signals

51
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What is the P-wave?

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> > Atrial depolarization & contraction

52
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What is the QRS complex?

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 »Spread -> electrical signal
>Causes ventricular myocyte depolarisation
& contraction
-»Arterial relaxation event masked -> larger ventricular event.

53
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What is the T-wave?

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> > Ventricle repolarisation & relaxation

54
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What is the QT interval?

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> > Time from initiation -> ventricular contraction -> end -> ventricular relaxation.

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