Cardiovascular Flashcards
___ in the cardiac myocyte transfer force between cells
desmosomes
____ _____ in the cardiac myocyte transfer current via calcium between cells
gap junctions
what ion is transferred between gap junctions?
calcium
cardiac cells are ____ than skeletal cells
smaller
how many nucleus are in a cardiac myocyte?
1
the ____ is the cardiac contractile unit
sarcomere
what two zones on the sarcomere disappear during contraction?
H zone, I band
where is calcium stored in the sarcomere?
sarcoplasmic reticulum
what act occurring in the sarcomere causes contraction?
calcium binds to troponin
what filament is the outer layer of the sarcomere?
actin/thin
what filament is the inner layer of the sarcomere?
myosin/thick
there are ____ mitochondria in cardiac cells than skeletal cells
more
mitochondria are ____ in cardiac cells than skeletal cells
larger (in volume)
calcium enters the sarcolema through what?
dihydrogen pyrimidine receptor
where in the cell does excitation-contraction coupling take place?
sarcolema (plasma membrane of the cardiac cell)
how do the stores of calcium leave the sarcoplasmic reticulum?
through the ryanadine receptor
where is the DHPR located in the sarcolema?
T-tubule
what triggers the release of calcium from the stores in the SR?
calcium entering the cell through DHRP
describe calcium induced calcium release
calcium entering the sarcolema through DHRP triggers calcium to be released from the SR through the RYR
what does calcium bind to once it is in the sarcolema?
troponin on the sarcomere
what is the name for contraction of the sarcomere?
systole
what is the name for relaxation of the sarcomere?
diastole
what causes diastole of the sarcomere?
calcium releasing from troponin
how does calcium re-enter the SR during diastole/relaxation?
Ca ATP-ase pump
how does calcium leave the sarcolema altogether during relaxation/diastole?
Na/Ca exchanger
when calcium leaves the sarcolema, what molecule enters?
3 molecules of sodium
when sodium enters the sarcolema during relaxation, how does it leave?
through Na/K ATP-ase
what enters the cell as sodium leaves during relaxation?
2 molecules of potassium
how does potassium leave the cell during relaxation?
voltage-gated sodium channels
what percent of calcium enters the sarcolema through DHRP from the ECF?
20%
what percent of calcium enters the sarcolema through RYR from the SR?
80%
force generation in the myocyte is directly proportional to what?
number of actin crossbridges (binds of calcium and troponin)
_____ is a word that describes how the length of sarcomeres affects force of contraction
contractility
what causes the cardiac cell action potential to plateau?
voltage-gated calcium channels open
what mV is the cardiac cell at while in rest?
-90 mv
what mV causes an action potential in the cardiac cell?
+20 mV
how long does it take to complete one cardiac action potential?
.8 seconds
can cardiac muscle undergo tetany?
no
what node of the heart beats 70 bpm?
sinoatrial (SA)
what node of the heart beats 50-60 bpm?
atrioventricular (AV)
why does the AV node beat slower than the SA node?
fever gap junctions to relay currents
where is the heart does it beat 40 bpm?
purkinje fibers
why do purkinje fibers have a high electrical current even though they have 40 bpm?
high nodule cells, high level of gap junctions
___ ____ transfer current from the SA to cardiac myocytes
gap junctions
what is the general flow of current through the heart?
SA node, AV node, bundle of his, bundle branches, purkinje fibers
what is the reference value for electrical activity?
ground
what is the name of the shape/layout of leads on the heart?
Beethoven’s triangle
how many leads does it take to detect heart rhythm?
3
if a positive lead depolarizes, what direction is the deflection?
up
if a negative lead depolarizes, what direction is the deflection?
down
if a positive lead repolarizes, what direction is the deflection?
down
if a negative lead repolarizes, what direction is the deflection?
up
what is it called when the deflection is a flat line?
isoelectric/perpendicular
what lead produces a wave most similar to that of an ECG?
lead 2
what lead produces a wave most perpendicular to an ECG?
lead 3
all four valves can be ___ at the same time but not ____ at the same time
closed, open
valves are shaped in a way that ensures what?
one-way flow
how many heart valves are able to be open at the same time?
2
___ ____ is the filling of the ventricles with blood
ventricular diastole
what valves are closed during ventricular diastole?
aortic, pulmonary
what valves are open during ventricular diastole?
both AV valves
____ _____ is the ventricles ejection blood
ventricular systole
what valves are open during ventricular systole?
aortic, pulmonary
what valves are closed during ventricular systole?
both AV valves
what is the name of the valve between RA and RV?
tricuspid (Right AV valve)
what is the name of the valve between LA and LV?
mitral (Left AV valve)
what type of blood enters the RA?
deoxygenated
what type of blood leaves the pulmonary artery?
deoxygenated
what type of blood enters the LA?
oxygenated
what type of blood leaves the aortic valve?
oxygenated
what valves closing makes the LUB sound?
AV valves
what valves closing makes the DUB sound?
aortic and pulmonary
what is the S1 heart sound?
LUB
what is the S2 heart sound?
DUB
cardiac cells have an ____ resting membrane potential
unstable
why do cardiac cells have an unstable resting membrane potential?
funny channels are permeable to both sodium and potassium
a ____ is two connected electrodes
lead
what electrical activity occurs at the P wave?
atrial depolarization
what mechanical activity occurs at the P wave?
contraction/systole of the atria
what is occurring during the PR segment?
AV nodal delay, allows for ventricles to fill and for all of the blood to exit the atria
what two electrical activities occur during the QRS complex?
ventricular depolarization, atrial repolarization
what two mechanical events occur during the QRS complex?
ventricular contraction/systole, atrial relaxation/diastole
what occurs during the ST segment?
ventricles are fully depolarized/contracted
what electrical event occurs during the T wave?
ventricular repolarization
what mechanical event occurs during the T wave?
ventricular relaxation/diastole
ventricles are _____ with blood between T wave and the next P wave?
filling