Cardiovascular 1 Flashcards
Resistance (or back-pressure) for blood ejecting from the heart is called…
Afterload
The force against which the ventricle contracts to eject blood is called…
Afterload
The volume of blood ejected from the ventricle with each contraction is called…
Stroke volume
Explain preload
Preload is the pressure generated in the ventricle (or the volume of blood in the ventricle) at the end of diastole resulting in stretch of cardiac muscle
Explain contractility
Contractility refers to the increased strength of contraction due to an increase in calcium available for the muscle
Total blood ejected by the heart each minute is called…
Cardiac output
Increased sympathetic output is activated in response to haemorrhage… True or false
True… A loss in blood volume will result in a decrease in systemic blood pressure, causing activation of the baroreceptor reflex, which triggers sympathetic nervous system responses.
Blood flow to an organ is called…
Perfusion
The degree of myocardial stretch prior to contraction is called…
Preload
Dyslipidaemia is a major risk factor for atherosclerosis….true or false
True
High levels of LDL and triglycerides increase the risk of …
Atherosclerosis
Modifiable risk factors for atherosclerosis include…
Obesity
Hypertension and
Smoking
Receptors that respond to adrenaline and noradrenaline are called…
Adrenergic receptors
The systemic circuit supplies blood to and from…
All body tissue
The Pulmonary circuit supplies blood to and from…
The lungs for oxygenation
Right heart chambers propel deoxygenated blood through which circuit
The pulmonary circuit
Left heart chambers propel oxygenated blood through which circuit
Systemic circuit
Coronary veins drain into the ————–which empties into the right atrium
Coronary sinus
The main coronary arteries branch off the ——-and lead into ——–which supply blood to cardiac tissue
Aorta
Capillaries
List the coronary arteries
Left main coronary artery
Left anterior descending artery (LAD)
Circumflex artery and
Right coronary artery
What does the cardiac conduction system comprise of?
The SA node (pacemaker)
AV node
Atrioventricular bundle Right and left bundle branches
and purkinje fibres
The parasympathetic nervous system increases heart rate. true or false
False. It slows the heart rate down.
The sympathetic nervous system increases heart rate
In an ECG what does the P represent
P = atrial depolarisation
In an ECG what does QRS represent
QRS =ventricular depolarisation and atrial repolarisation
In an ECG what does the T represent
T= ventricular repolarisation
Cardiac control centres are in the
Brainstem (medulla)
Cardio inhibitory centre _______the heart rate via _________system
Decreases parasympathetic
Cardio excitatory centre increases heart rate and _________ via the _________nervous system (B1 receptors in heart)
Vasoconstriction
sympathetic
Cardiac output =
Heart rate x stroke volume
CO = HR x SV
List the factors that can affect cardiac output stroke volume
Preload
Afterload and
contractility
Long-term control of Blood pressure is handled by the ______________system
Renin- angiotensin-aldosterone system
Which organ detects a decrease in blood pressure
The kidneys
What converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin 1
Renin (which is released by the kidneys)
Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) converts ___________
Angiotensin l to angiotensin II (lungs)
Angiotensin II causes _________secretion from _______gland
Aldosterone
adrenal
Aldosterone secretion from adrenal gland results in
•Reabsorption of sodium and water by kidney •increased blood volume •increased blood pressure
_________inhibits thrombus formation and inhibits coagulation (prevent fibrin mesh)
Anticoagulants such as heparin and warfarin
________inhibit platelet aggregation and thrombus formation
Antiplatelet such as aspirin and Cartia
_______Inhibit conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, so less aldosterone.
ACE inhibitors such as captopril and enalapril
______blocks the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II
Angiotensin II blockers such as Irbesartan and Losartan