Body Systems L13 Flashcards
What is contractility?
Contractile ability -> cardiac muscle at a given period.
Describe the effect of incr. ventricular contraction on stroke volume
Incr. ventricular contraction -> incr. stroke volume
What is an inotropic effect?
Effects which alter the contractility of the heart.
What are positive inotropic effects? Give an example.
Positive inotropic effects:
Effects which incr. contractility -> heart
Eg. Sensory Nervous System & adrenaline
->SNS also incr. conduction velocity & cardiac impulse.
What are negative inotropic effects? Give an example & incl. how this is carried out.
Negative inotropic effects:
Effects which decr. contractility -> heart
Eg. Peripheral Nervous System (ACh)
->Mainly exerted on atria
»_space;Vagal nerve doesn’t innervate ventricles.
Describe contractility & filling times of the heart when Heart rate is 70bpm
- HR -> 70bpm
Total Filling time: 0.8s
Diastole: 0.53s
Systole: 0.27s
Describe contractility & filling times of the heart when Heart rate is 150bpm and no sensory nervous system tone is present. Explain the consequences of these statistics.
- HR -> 150bpm -> No SNS tone
Total filling time: 0.4s
Diastole: 0.13s
Systole: 0.27s
–> Not enough time to refill ventricles for effect.
–> Without sympathetic nervous system intervention -> contraction of ventricles too severe & rapid for sufficient refill of ventricles for transport of adequate blood supply to tissues.
Describe contractility & filling times of the heart when Heart rate is 150bpm and sensory nervous system tone is present. Explain the consequences of such statistics.
- HR -> 150bpm -> SNS tone
Total filling time: 0.4s
Diastole: 0.22s
Systole: 0.18s--> Enables sufficient filling time by extension of diastolic phase ***
What is the afterload?
Pressure opposing ejection of blood from heart
What factor is the afterload affected by?
Influenced -> Blood vessel tone -> Vasoconstriction/dilation
What does the afterload have an affect on?
Major effect -> cardiac output.
What is the equation for blood pressure?
Include the units/eqns. for facors in the eqn.
• Blood Pressure = Cardiac Output x Total Peripheral Resistance
Cardiac Output -> ▲HR & SV
Total Peripheral Resistance -> ▲Arteriolar Radius
Describe how the blood vessel tone is controlled
• Blood vessel tone controlled -> interrelated processes Automatic / intrinsic Short term Long term Control measures.
What affect does decr. oxygen and incr. co2 have on pulmonary circulation?
• Pulmonary Circulation:
- Decr. O2 & Incr. CO2 -> constriction -> arterioles.
Describe factors which may result in altered blood pressure / volume
Physical stress
Eg. Trauma, high temp, etc.
Chemical changes
Eg. Decr. O2 / decr. pH / Incr. CO2 / Incr. vasodilatory metabolites
Increased tissue activity / Intrinsic Control