cardio-physio-Cardiac electrophysiology Flashcards
The conduction system of the heart is mainly made up of nerves/ specialized cardiac myocytes.
specialized cardiac myocytes
(SA node, AV node, Bundle of His, right and left branch bundles, left aortic fascicle, left posterior fascicle, Purkinje fibers
Which specialized cardiomyocytes are associated with the right atrium?
The SA node and AV node
Which specialized cardiomyocytes are associated with the left atrium?
Bachmann bundle
What is the intrinsic firing rate of the SA node?
70-80 BPM
What is the intrinsic firing rate of AV node?
40-60 BPM
What is the heart’s natural pacemaker?
SA node, I f (funny) Na+ channels
What is the intrinsic firing rate of the Bundle of His?
40
What is the intrinsic firing rate of Purkinje fibers?
15-20
Which 2 phases of the action potential do not exist in the SA node?
1 and 2
Explain how the SA node membrane potential works in phase 4?
Phase 4 contains a drift in depolarizing membrane potential (Na+ and K+)
-the Na+ channels are funny in that they open up during phase 3, as the cells are repolarizing
What happens at the threshold point and Phase 0 of the SA node action potential?
Mainly the Ca2+ channels are opened up
What happens at the threshold point and Phase 3 of the SA node action potential?
K+ is the driving force of the repolarization phase (phase 3).
There are/are not fast Na+ channels in the SA node?
are not
What are the 2 types of calcium channels in the SA node cells?
T-type (transient- Ca2+ slowly trickles in during phase 4)
and L-type (Ca2+ drives membrane potential to depolarize)
What is the name of the Na+ “funny” channels?
HCN channels - cause slight depolarizing drift in phase 4 of SA node
Does the parasympathetic system have any effect on the contractility of the heart?
No, the vagus nerve does not reach branches that go down to the ventricles
Which specialized cardiomyocytes are innervated by the sympathetic as well as parasympathetic nervous system?
The SA and AV nodes
What three things are needed to determine stroke volume?
What does ionotropic mean?
any effect on the contractility of the heart
positive ionotropic = increase contractility
negative ionotropic = decreased contractililty
What is a dromotropic effect?
Affecting the conduction velocity of the heart, positive or negative
What are chronotropic effects?
Affects the HR
positive = speed up HR
negative = slow down HR
What effect does the sympathetic system have on the chronotropic, dromotropic, and ionotropic effects on the heart?
increase action of all three, acts on the B1 receptor, activates Ca2+ current channels, and phosphorylates phospholamban
What effec does the parasympathetic system have on HR, what receptor does it act upon, and what ions are invovled?
Decreased HR, M2 receptor, and decrease or close Na+ funny channels (current), enhance Ach-K+ current, and decrease movement of Ca2+ into cells
What effect does the parasympathetic system have on conduction velocity (dromotropic effect), what receptor does it act upon, and what ions are invovled?
Decrease conduction velocity, M2 receptor, decrease action of Ca2+ current and increase K+ current
What effec does the parasympathetic system have on heart contractility, what receptor does it act upon, and what ions are invovled?
Decrease contractility (in atria only), M2 receptor, decrease Ca2+ current and increase K+ current
What are the effects of Ach, adenosine, and B-blockers on the HR?
Decrease HR
What effect do catecholomines have on HR?
increases it
Which ANS component causes the following effects on the SA node:
steeper phase 4 - reach membrane potential faster
sympathetic ANS
What happens to the phase 4 curve of the SA node action potential when stimulated parasympathetically?
the slope becomes less steep
What happens to the membrane potential during parasympathetic stimulation?
becomes more negative, hyperpolarization
What causes the hyperpolarazation of the action potential during parasympathetic stimulation (by Ach)?
The stimulation of K-Ach channels on the cell membrane (enhance efflux of K+ from cell)
What is a dipole?
separation of charge, it is also a vector- with direction and magnitude
The ECG shows the electrical activity of what?
the atria and ventricles (mainly the ventricles)
What corresponds to the time it takes for the electrical impulse to travel from SA node, through AV node, to the start of ventricular depolarizaton?
The PR interval
What is the normal range for the PR interval?
0.12-0.20 seconds (3 to 5 small boxes)
What is an example of a pathology with abnormal PR intervals (
First-degree AV block
Which part of the ECG corresponds with venticular depolarization and what is the normal range?
The QRS complex, < or equal to 0.10 sec (around 2.5 sec)
A QRS complex longer than 0.10 sec could indicate what?
Delayed condcution within bundle branches or later branches or delayed conductin outside conduction pathways - ventricular tachycardia
What part of the ECG corresponds to the mechanical contracton of the ventricles?
The QT interval
What pathology is associated with an abnormal QT interval?
Long QT syndrome -inherited or acquired
Which type of pathology is indicated in the following:
progressive prolongation of the PR interval and eventual failure of P wave to conduct to ventricle
What is the pathology? Several P waves for every QRS
What is the pathology? QRS complexes unrelated to P waves
Which ECG leads are bipolar?
I,II,III
Which leads are precordial unipolar?
V1-V6
Which bipolar lead is described below?
• left arm (+) to right arm (−) = (angle of view 0°);
Lead I
Which bipolar lead is described below?
left leg (+) to right arm (−) = (angle of view +60°);
Lead II
Which lead is described below?
• left leg (+) to left arm (−) = angle of view +120°
lead III
What are the uniploar limb leads?
aVL, aVF, aVR
Study the diagram
What is the direction of the QRS complex in lead I?
Up
What does the T wave represent on the ECG?
ventricular repolarization
Study this diagram
What are the heart rate intervals with the 300 rule?
3 types of capillaries?
- Continuous
- Fenestrated
- Discontinuos
This is the most common form of capillary, with interendothelial junctions 10 to 15 nm wide (e.g., skeletal muscle). However, these clefts are absent in the bloodbrain barrier, whose capillaries have narrow tight junctions
Continuous capillary
In these capillaries, the endothelial cells are thin and perforated with fenestrations. These capillaries most often surround epithelia (e.g., small intestine, exocrine glands).
Fenestrated
In addition to fenestrae, these capillaries have large gaps. Discontinuous capillaries are found in sinusoids (e.g., liver)
. Discontinuous capillary.