Cardiac Flashcards
Hyperplasia
Increase in number of cells
Hypertrophy
Increase in cell mass - cell number stays the same
Dysplasia
Abnormal organization of cells; change in number, mass or location of cells; often related to cancer
G-protein messenger system
Second messenger system; allows for dramatic magnification of signal
Crenation
When cells lose water and become shriveled
Hemolysis
Death/destruction of RBCs
Oncotic/Colloid osmotic pressure
Osmotic pressure across a semi-permeable membrane; capillary dynamics
Diffusion potential
Potential difference created by an ion crossing a membrane while moving down its concentration gradient
Equilibrium potential
Charge at which ions stop crossing a membrane
Resting membrane potential
Equilibrium potential for a cell membrane; ~-70 mV
Diffusion coefficient
Part of what determines membrane solubility; based on solute’s shape and size
Flow
(pressure)/(resistance)
Resistance
(viscosity)(length)/(radius^4)
Systolic pressure
Pressure when heart is contracting
Diastolic pressure
Pressure when heart is at rest
Pulse pressure
(Systolic) - (Diastolic)
Mean arterial pressure
Diastolic + 1/3(Pulse pressure)
Stroke volume
Blood ejected in one cardiac cycle
Cardiac output
(Stroke volume)(Heart rate)
Normal = 5 to 5.5 l/min
Anomsia
Inability to smell
Chorea
Jerky, arrhythmic movements
Sign of extrapyramidal pathology
Akinesia
Inability to easily perform voluntary movements; hesitation and jerkiness
Sign of extrapyramidal pathology