CARDIO 2 Flashcards
where are atrial ventricular valves found
bw atria and ventricles
what is bicuspid / mitral valve
AV valve bw L atrium and L ventricle
what is tricuspid valve
AV valve bw R atrium and R ventricle
where are SL valves found
bw ventricles and arteries which ventricles pump their blood to
what is aortic valve
SL valve bw L ventrice and aorta
what is pulmonary valve
SL valve bw R ventricle and pulmonary trunk / pulmonary artery
what do valves contain
flaps
what is base of valve attached to
valve rings
what do valves allow for
unidirectional flow
what causes valves to open
differences in pressure (passive)
why is opening and closing of valve passive
does not require energy to open / close
what kind of pressure gradient opens valves
- forward pressure gradient
- pressure greater behind valve
what kind of pressure gradient closes valves
- backward pressure gradient
- pressure greater infront of valve
what causes AV valves to open
pressure in atria greater than pressure in ventricles
what causes AV valves to close
pressure in ventricles greater than pressure in atria
what makes up AV valve apparatus (3)
- flaps
- chordae tendinae
- papillary
what is function of papillary muscle
pull on chordae tendinae causing them to become tight
when do papillary muscles contract
when ventricle contracts
why do papillary muscles contract when ventricles contract
- pressure increases in ventricles
- AV valve closes
- chordae tendinae keeps AV valve closed
what makes AV valves diff from SL valves
- AV valves have valve apparatus
- SL valves do not have valve apparatus
what is cardiac skeleton made of
dense CT separating atria and ventricles
what does cardiac skeleton include
- valve rings
2. dense CT bw valve rings
what is result of cardiac skeleton being made of dense CT
not electrically active
what does cardiac skeleton block
direct spread of impulse from atria to ventricles
what is cardiac muscle considered
syncytium
why is cardiac muscle considered syncytium
myocytes act together
what allows for myocytes to act together
- physical coupling (desmosomes)
- electrical coupling (gap junctions
- chemical coupling (gap junctions)
what are 2 functional syncytia in heart
- L and R atrium =1
- L and R ventricle = 1
what kind of property does heart have
all or none
- all myocytes respond + are excited
- no myocytes respond + are excited
how does heart contact in series
- L and R atria depolarize and contract
2. L and R ventricles depolarize and contract
what does and does not generate AP s in hearr
does ==> heart
does not ==> neural stimulation + hormonal stimulation
what is AP origin
myogenic / muscular
what are 2 types of myocytes
- contractile cells
2. conducting cells