cardiac contractile elements Flashcards

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primary role of the cardiovascular system

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distribution of dissolved gases and other molecules for nutrition growth and repair

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secondary roles of the cardiovascular system

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fast signaling to cells through hormones or NTs

delivers heat from core of body to surface (dissipation)

mediation of inflammation and host defence responses against invading microorganisms

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arteries

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away from heart

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veins

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to the heart

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what kind of pump is the heart

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4 chamber pump
dual pum
left is main
right is boost

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what are the two circulations

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pulmonary and systematic

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systemic circulation

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left side (aorta)

aorta is high pressure, vena cava is low

oxygenated aterial blood

multiple parallel paths

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pulmonary circulation

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de-oxygenated arterial blood

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3 functional parts of the heart

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heart
blood
vessels

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what is blood flow driven by

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constant pressure across variable resistance

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left side of the heart

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constant pressure generator

maintains steady mean arterial pressure at its exits (aorta)

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parallel circuits in heart

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parallel blood flow

less resistance in the blood, same amount of O2 to all organs

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valves

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movement is passive

orientation is responsible for unidirectional flow

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what are the atrioventricular valves

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tricuspid and mitral/bicuspid

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what are the semilunar valves

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pulmonic and aortic

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pulmonic valve

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located between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

consists of 3 cusps (anterior, right and left)

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aortic valve

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located between right ventricle and aorta

consists of 3 cusps (left, right, anterior)

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mitral (bicuspid) valve

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two cusps (anterior and posterior)

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chordae tendineae cordis

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attached to free edges of the valves

strong ligaments

prevent valves from becoming everted during ventricular systole

heart strings

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papillary muscles

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provide tension for chordae tendinae

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left ventricle

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more muscular

pumping blood against more resistance

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endocardium

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layers of epithelial and purkinji fibers

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myocardium

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95 percent cardiomyocytes by mass
- most of weight

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epicardium

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outside, outer

sympathetic nerves

fat, ready supply

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pressure overload in cardiacmyocytes
ie/ hypertension or weightlifting increased cell width 2-3 fold - high blood pressure - heart is working hard (not really good) - heart gets big - more parallel contractile units - stronger contractions
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volume overload
ie/ valve failure or aerobic exercise - increased cell length up to 10-20% - stretching contractile units - longer power strokes
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z-line
connections tether each myofibril to its neighbour and align the sarcomere forms sarcomere boundary thin actin filaments run through (project from both faces) contains a-actinin perpendicular to the axis of myofibrils - and has its diameter in center of I band
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I band
decreases (shortens) with contraction increases with relaxation contains actin filaments regions of thin filaments that do not overlap with the thick filament isotropic to polarized light
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A band
contains thick myosin filaments does not change with contraction defined by length of myosin anisotropic to polarized light
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H-zone/ band
center of A band (myosin) no overlapping thin filaments changes size during contraction
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M line
attachment for myosin
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intercalated disk
combination of mechanical junctions and electrical junctions communicating force and sharing electrical signals
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sarcoplasmic reticulum
where calcium is stores and lots of mitochondria internal network of membranes
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fasicles
a bundle of this forms a muscle like the bicep
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myofibrils
smallest unit of skeletal muscle bundle of myofilaments - run along axis of the cell a bundle of aligned muscle fibers forms a fasicles
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what are the cardiomyocytes structural elements
contractile elements t-tubules mitochondria SR nucleus golgi ribosomes
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contractile elements
50 percent of cell volume
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t-tubules
invaginations align with z-lines
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mitochondria
30-45 percent of cell volume subsarcolemmal intermyofibrillar
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nucleus
mono or binucleated
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myocyte branching
provides longitudinal and diagonal coupling coupled at intercalated disks
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macula adherens
also called desmosomes holds adjacent cells together cytoskeleton proteins physical coupling share force from one cell to another
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gap junction
also called nexus connexins (2 connexins/gap junction) links cells electrically cells that communicated through this are electrically coupled interconnect cytosols of neighbouring cells allow some small molecules to diffuse freely between cells electrical coupling create a functional syncytium (electrically coupled tissue) regulated permeability almost touching parallel to myofilaments
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connexon
central pores hexamers 6 connexins/connexon
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no coupling
do their own thing, contract randomly, tissue will not contract cells cannot communicate and coordinate with each other occurs if their is a disruption in gap junctions if cells are physically seperated could cause less effeciency - arrhythmias, ineffective pumping used in: localized contractions, maintain rhythm (preventing overactivity, differentiations, pathologically a protective mechanism
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coupling
= functional syncytium occurs when cells within syncytium are connected allowing for coordinated electrical signals and mechanical contractions usually in gap junctions leads to synchronized contraction - essential for efficient heart function - ensures heart beats in a single unit
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titin
protein that tethers to the z-line extends from the z-line to center of sarcomere the largest known protein: around 30,000 a.a from m line to z line acts like a spring (elastic) stabilizes position of contractile elements returns stretched muscle to resting length important for alignment of thick filament in the sarcomere some forms of muscular dystrophy have been attributed to defects in titin
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nebulin
extends along length of thin filament from z line to thin filament ends aligns thin filament regulates thin filament length
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actin
thin filament helical 13 molecules (monomers) per turn
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tropomyosin
lies near actin groove interferes with myosin binding length = around 1/2 helical turn of actin 2 filaments/actin dimers of tropomyosin extend over entire actin filament and cover myosin binding sites on actin molecules each dimer extends over the entire actin actin molecule dimers arranged in head-tail formation
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what are the different types of troponin
TnT TnC Tnl
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troponin
present on each tropomyosin dimer influences position of tropomyosin molecule on the actin filament 3 subunits
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TnT
tropomyosin binding pushes tropomyosin away from the myosin binding site on actin and into the actin groove
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TnC
calcium binding promotes movement of tropomyosin on the actin filament that exposes tropomyosin binding sites on actin facilitates actin-myosin interaction and therefore contraction
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TnI
inhibitatory moves away from actin/tropomyosin filament - allowing tropomyosin filament to move binds actin
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increase in calcium in cross-bridge cycling
allows for it to continue triggers contraction by removing inhibition of cross-bridge cycling
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decrease of calcium in cross bridge cycling
is the signal to decrease/relax cross-bridge cycling achieved by removing a transporting calcium from sarcoplasm
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what does calcium bind to in cross bridge cycling
binds to regulatory proteins in absense of calcium they will inhibit actin-myosin interactions = no contraction conformational change occurs when calcium binds to one or more of these proteins - releases inhibition
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rigor mortis
no more ATP - therefore crossbridges remained locked in rigid conformation of ADP-bound actomyosin
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steps of cross-bridge cycling
1. ATP (initiates another cycle) binds to myosin head, causes the dissociation of the actin-myosin complex - reduces affinity of myosin to actin - in this state muscles are relaxed - myosin head is attached to actin filament after the power stroke from the previous cycle - released state 2. ATP is hydrolyzed (to ADP + Pi) causing myosin heads to return to their resting conformation - rate limiting step - gives us a different form of myosin - myosin head pivots into cocked position - muscle is completely relaxed 3. a cross-bridge forms and the myosin head binds to a new position on actin - the binding increases the affinity of the myosins - ADP - Pi complex for actin 4. Pi is released. Myosin heads change conformation, resulting in the power stroke. The filaments slide past each other. Pulls actin filament toward myosin tail 5. ADP is released - last step of cycle and then it is repeated again - actin-myosin complex is left in rigid state
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ATP in cross bridge cycling
gives NRG for cycling if unregulated this cycling would continue until myocytes is depleted of ATP
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troponin C calcium binding sites
site 1: dysfunctional in cardiac muscle site 2: binds calcium - initiated contraction site 3 and 4: high affinity, always occupied
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explain the steps after calcium binding to TnC
Tnl and tropomyosin move exposed myosin binding site crossbridge cycling contraction
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calcium tension relationship
occupancy of site 2 on Tn C change in troponin complex conformation myosin binding site on actin is exposed cross- bridge formation tension or force
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myosin
thick filament intertwined complex or proteins like thin filaments
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heavy chains
2 chains form coiled helix tail and 2 heads (1 rod, 1 hinge and a head) - cross bridges between thin and thick filaments heads= S1 - each possess a site for binding actin and a site for binding and hydrolyzing ATP binding sites: actin and ATP alpha or beta isoforms - different rates of ATP breakdown - different rates of contraction isoform expression can change physiologically - thyroxine (hyperthyroid) - increase alpha expression
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light chains
two pairs 1. regulatory or phosphorylatable - regulates ATPase activity or myosin 2. essential or alkali - stabalize structure (myosin head stability - no point of regulation
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alpha to alpha contractions
V1 fastest
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alpha beta contractions
V2 medium
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beta beta contractions
V3 slowest