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How many heart chambers do fish have?

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Two

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How many heart chambers do reptiles and amphibians have?

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Three

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How do valves open and close?

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forwards flow opens them and backwards flow closes them

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How is eversion of the hart valves prevented?

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chordae tendinae, attached to papillary muscles of the ventricles

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Describe the characteristics of Myocardial cells

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  • excitable, striated, branches, mononucleated with abundant mitochondria.
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How are myocardial cells joined together?

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gap junctions (allows passage of ions)

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How are action potentials able to spread quickly between cells?

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intercalated discs allow myocardium to contract as a coordinated unit

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What are the two types of cardiac muscle cells?

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  1. Contractile cells (99%)

2. Autorhythmic cells/ pacemaker cells

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Why are Autorhythmic cells important in the heart?

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heart does not rely on nervous input to generate an action potential.

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Where are Autorhythmic cells found in the heart?

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found in SA and AV nodes, as well as conduction pathways

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What happens in Phase 4 (Pre-potential) of the action potential at the SA Node?

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  1. i(f) channels open
  2. inward Na current
  3. Depolarisation
  4. Opening of transient Ca++ channels (i(Ca))
  5. more depolarisation
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What happens in Phase 0 (Rapid depolarisation)

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opening of long lasting voltage gated Ca channels at threshold potential (-40mV)

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What happens at Phase 3 (Repolarisation)

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  1. Opening of K+ channels and closure of Ca channels

2. as membrane reaches -65mV, i(f)Na channels start to open again for Phase 4

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In what order are the conducting centres (in order of speed)

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  1. SA node
  2. AV node
  3. AV bundle
  4. Purkinje fibres
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What affect does Acetylcholine have on the SA node?

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  • released from parasympathetic nerves
  • Causes slow rate of rise of pacemaker potential (prolongs Phase 4).
  • decreases HR
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What affect does Catecholamine have on the SA node?

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  • released from sympathetic nerves and adrenal medulla
  • act via beta-1 receptors on heart muscle to increase rate of polarisation in phase 4
  • increase HR
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What is the significance of the AV node?

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delays the signal from the SA node and allows time for ventricular filling

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What are the 5 phases of Contractile Cell action Potential

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  • Phase 0 (Rapid Depolarisation)
  • Phase 1 (initial rapid repolarisation)
  • Phase 2 (Plateau phase)
  • Phase 3 (rapid repolarisation)
  • Phase 4 (rest phase)
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What happens in Phase 0 of Contractile Cell action Potential?

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opening of voltage gated Na channels (i(f))

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What happens in Phase 1 of Contractile Cell action Potential?

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opening of transient K+ channels (i(k)(t))

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What happens in Phase 2 of Contractile Cell action Potential?

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Opening of long lasting Ca channels (L-Type) (iCaL)

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What happens in Phase 3 of Contractile Cell action Potential?

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K+ efflux due to opening of voltage gated K+ channels (i(k)

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What is a refractory period?

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occurs after initiation of action potential in an excited membrane and lasts until the action potential ends

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What is the significance of the length of a refractory period?

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a shorter period allows the muscle to maintain sustained contraction (e.g. skeletal muscle)

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What is the sequence of events in contraction coupling in cardiac muscle?
1. action potential enters from adjacent cell 2. voltage gated Ca++ channels open, letting Ca++ in. 3. Ca++ causes release of CA++ from SR via ryanodine receptor channels 4. local release of Ca++ causes Ca++ spark 5. Ca++ sparks create Ca++ signal 6. Ca++ binds to troponin causing contraction of muscle 7. relaxation when Ca++ unbinds from troponin 8. Ca++ pumped back into SR for storage 9. Ca++ exchanged for Na in ECF 10. Na+ gradient is maintained by Na+-K+-ATPase
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What physiological process is interrupted by foxglove poisoning?
Contraction of cardiac muscle
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What affect does sympathetic activity have on the heart?
increases activity by increasing Ca++ influx
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What is represented by the P wave?
Atrial depolarisation
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What is represented by the QRS complex?
ventricular depolarisation
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What is represented by the T wave?
ventricular repolarisation
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Why is atrial repolarisation not seen on an ECG?
1. slow process 2. obscured by the QRS complex 3. a much smaller muscle, so only makes a very small wave
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What is shown by the PR interval?
duration of impulse from SA node to ventricles
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What is shown by the QT interval?
ventricular depolarisation and repolarisation
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What is shown by the RR interval?
one full cardiac cycle
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List the main types of Arrhythmias
- sinus arrest - sinus brady - sinus tachy - conduction block (1st, 2nd, 3rd degree block)
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What is 1st degree AV block?
longer PR interval
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What are the two types of 2nd degree AV Block?
Mobitz Type 1 and Mobitz Type 2
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What is Mobitz Type 1?
PR intervals increase until AV node fails and no QRS wave is seen
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What is Mobitz Type 2?
No QRS complex. requires a pacemaker
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What is 3rd degree AV Block?
- complete conduction block | - no impulse goes through AV node, atrium and ventricle are in complete isolation and beat at their own intrinsic rate
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What factors can cause ectopic pacemaker activity?
- toxins - electrolyte imbalance - ischemia
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What is ectopic pacemaker activity?
frequency of action potentials is too high and coordinated contraction of myocardial cells isnt possible
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What is Atrial Fibrilation?
- continuous random passage of action potentials through the atria - irregular RR, no P wave -
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What is a complication of Atrial Fibrillation?
blood pools in atrium, causing clots
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What is Ventricular Fibrillation?
- continuous random passage of action potentials through the ventricles (electrical chaos) - emergency, requires CPR and defibrillation
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What is Systole?
period of contraction/ ejection
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What is Diastole?
period of relaxation/ filling
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What can be seen on a Wigger's diagram?
ECG, Heart sounds, pressure lines, ventricular volume, positions of valves, phase of cardiac cycle

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