Cardiac Cycle (FINAL) Flashcards
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What is happening to the heart when the P-Wave is being recorded?

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P-Wave
- Depolarization of atria in response to SA node triggering
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What is happening to the heart when the PR-Wave is being recorded?

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PR Interval
- Delay of AV node to allow filling of ventricles
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What is happening to the heart when the QRS-Wave is being recorded?

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QRS Complex
- Depolarization of ventricles, triggers main pumping contractions
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What is happening to the heart when the T-Wave is being recorded?

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T-Wave
- Ventricular repolarization
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What is happening to the heart when the ST-Wave is being recorded?

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ST Segment
- Beginning of ventricle repolarization
- Should be flat
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Aortic valve opens
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A-V valve closes
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Systole
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Diastole
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Systole
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Ventricular Volume
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Ventricular Pressure
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Atrial Pressure
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Aortic Pressure
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A-V valve opens
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Aortic valve closes
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Atrial systole
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Diastasis
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Rapid inflow
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Isovolumic relaxation
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Aortic valve opens
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Ejection
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Isovolumic contraction
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Superior vena cava
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Sinoatrial (SA) node
"Pacemaker"
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Internodal pathway
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Atrioventricular (AV) node
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Atrioventricular (AV) bundle
| (Bundle of His)
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Bundle branches
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Purkinje fibers
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Right atrium
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Left atrium
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Purkinje fibers
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Interventricular septum
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SA Node
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Atrial muscle
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AV node
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Ventricular muscle
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Ventricular muscle
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Ventricular muscle
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Purkinje fibers
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Bundle branches
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Common bundle
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AV node
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Atrial muscle
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Sinus node
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What is the purpose of the cardiac cycle?
Purpose of the Cardiac Cycle
* To fill the ventricles with blood
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What is meant by "ventricular filling"
Ventricular Filling
* Blood enters/flows into the ventricles by gravity
* Fills up the bottom chambers through the **open** tricuspid and bicuspid (mitral) values
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What is meant by systole of the atria?
Systole of Atria
* Atria (left & right) contract and squeeze
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What is the purpose of atrial systole
Purpose of atrial systole
* Pushes more blood into the ventricles
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What is meant by the "LOAD" phase of the cardiac cycle?
LOAD
1. Blood enters the ventricles via gravity from the open tricuspid and bicuspid valves
2. Left and right atria contract (atrial systole)
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What is meant by systemic circulation?
Systemic Circulation= body circulation
* Both sides (left and right) are pumping together at the same time
* The valves are alternating
* Pulmonary and aortic valves open and close together
* Tricuspid and bicuspid valves open and close together
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What type of blood does pulmonary veins have?
Pulmonary veins have **oxygenated blood** unlike systemic/body veins
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What type of blood does the pulmonary artery carry?
Pulmonary artery carries **deoxygenated** blood unlike the systemic/body arteries
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What is happening when the ventricles are contracting?
Ventricles contract (right and left)
* Both the left and right ventricles squeeze
* Systole
* Causes the tricuspid and bicuspid valves to close
* "Lub" = isovolmetric contraction
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When are the tricuspid and bicuspid valves closing?
Tricuspid and bicuspid valves close during ventricular contraction
\*Both ventricles are forcing the valves to close
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What is meant by "LUB"?
Lub = isovolumetic contraction
* Both the right and left ventricles are forcing the tricuspide and bicuspid valves to close
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When the tricuspid and bicuspid valves contract what is happening to the semilunar valves
Semilunar valves open when tricuspid and bicuspid valves close
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Where does the blood flow once the semilunar valves are open?
Semilunar valves (pulmonary and aortic valves) open
1. Blood enters the pulmonary and aortic arteries
1. Pulmonary artery blood goes to lungs
2. Aortic artery blood goes to the body's organs
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What is happening during the SHOOT/Ejecting phase of the cardiac cycle?
Shoot/ Ejecting Phase
1. Left and right ventricles contract (systole)
2. Tricuspid and bicuspid valves close
1. LUB
3. Pulmonary & aortic valves are forced open
4. Blood enters pulmonary and aortic arteries
1. Pulmonary artery blood goes to lungs
2. Aortic artery blood goes to body's organs
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What is meant by diastole?
Diastole
* Relaxation and expandation of left and right ventricles
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What is happening to the semilunar valves during diastole
* Semilunar valves (pulmonary and aortic) close to keep blood out
* DUB
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Differentiate between lub and dub
* Lub
* Closing of the tricuspid and bicuspid valves due to ventricular contraction
* Systole
* Dub
* Closing of the pulmonary and aortic valves due to ventricular relaxation
* Diastole
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What is the SCORE phase of the cardiac cycle?
Score Phase
* The right and left ventricles expand and relax
* Diastole
* Pulmonary and aortic valves close
* Dub
* Tricuspid and bicuspid vavles open
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Atrial pressure increase when the atria does what?

Atrial pressure increase when the atria **contracts/squeezes**
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Ventricle Pressure
The ventricle's graph is larger than the atria due to what two factors?

Ventricular Pressure
1. Ventricles have more force
2. Ventricles are going against gravity
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What is the order the the pressurization of the atria and venticles?

The atria pressurizes **first** then the venticles
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What is happening during aortic pressure?

Aortic Pressure
1. The ventricles are squeezing before the valves are open
1. Pressure
2. When the valves are open, this means the pressure is released
3. The arteries get the full pressure of the blood
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Explain ventricular volume

Ventricular Volume
* The size of the ventricles
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Explain the relationship of ventricular volume in terms of systole and diastole.
Ventricular Volume = **Inverse relationship**
* Systole = contraction of ventricles
* Ventricular volume goes down
* Diastole = relaxation of ventricles
* Ventricular volume goes up
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What is the relationship between the aorta and ventricle?
When the aorta **contracts** the ventricle **expands**
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What is Starling's Law of the Heart?
Starling's Law of the Heart
* "If you strech the heart muscle, the heart contracts harder."
* Rubberband effect
* Pre-loading/atrial kick
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If you stretch the heart with more blood what will happen?
Stretch the heart with more blood
* The ventricles stretches/atrial kicks
* Atrial kicks = the atria is squeezing to make the ventricles stretch more
* Kicks the heart with extra blood
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What is atrial kick?
Atrial Kick
* The atria is squeezing/contracting to make the ventricles stretch more
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The P Wave correlates to what?
P wave correlates to atrial depolarization
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During the P wave that is the condition of the SA node?
P Wave = atrial depolarization
SA node is depolarized
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What is the purpose of the SA node?
SA node = pacemaker
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The QRS wave correlates to what node?
QRS wave correlates to AV node
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The T wave correlates to phase during the cardiac cycle?
T wave correlates to diastole/relaxation
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