Cardiovascular System II Flashcards
Events in a cardiac cycle.
- Atrial Diastole (Ventricular Filling)
- Atrial Systole
- Isovolumetric Contraction
- Ventricular Systole (Ejection Phase)
- Isovolumetric Relaxation
Atrial Diastole
1. Heart is completely ____.
2. Pressure in the heart is ____.
3. AV valves are ____.
4. Blood is flowing passively through the ____ into the ____.
5. Semilunar valves are ____.
- Relaxed
- Low
- Open
- Atria > Ventricles
- Closed
Atrial Systole
1. Ventricles remain in ____ as the atria ____.
2. Force blood into the ventricles to complete ____.
- Diastole, Contract
- Ventricular Filling
Isovolumetric Contraction
1. Atrial systole ____, ventricular systole ____.
2. Initial rise in intraventricular pressure ____ the AV valves = prevent backflow of blood into the atria.
3. ____ are completely closed chambers for a moment.
- Ends, Begins
- Closes
- Ventricles
Ventricular Systole (Ejection Phase)
1. Ventricles continue to ____.
2. Intraventricular pressure surpass the pressure in the ____.
3. Causes the ____ valves to open and blood to be ejected from the ventricles.
4. ____ are relaxed and filling with blood.
- Contract
- Major arteries leaving the heart
- Semilunar Valves
- Atria
Isovolumetric Relaxation
1. Ventricular diastole ____, pressure in the ventricle ____ below in the major arteries.
2. Semilunar valves ____ to prevent backflow in the ____.
3. ____ are completely closed chambers and intraventricular pressure continues to ____.
4. Atria have been in ____, filling with blood.
- Begins, Falls
- Close, Ventricles
- Ventricles, Decrease
- Diastole
Two syllables that describe the heart sound.
Lub and Dup
- Caused by the closing of AV valves.
- Longer and louder.
First Heart Sound (Lub)
- Caused by the closing of semilunar valves at the end of ventricular systole.
- Short and sharp.
Second Heart Sound (Dup)
- Abnormal or unusual heart sounds.
- Fairly common in young children with perfectly healthy heart because their heart walls are relatively thin and vibrate with rushing blood.
Heart Murmurs
- Amount of blood pumped out by each side of the heart in 1 minute.
- Product of the heart rate (HR) and stroke volume (SV).
Cardiac Output (CO)
- Volume of blood pumped out by a ventricle with each heartbeat.
- Increases as the force of ventricular contraction increases.
Stroke Volume
Normal resting values for heart rate.
75 beats per minute
Normal resting values for stroke volume.
70 ml per beat
Average adult cardiac output: CO = HR x SV
5250 ml/min or 5.25 L/min
Normal adult blood volume.
6000 ml
- Cardiac output rises when the stroke volume ____ or the heart beats ____ or both.
- Drops when either both of these factors decrease.
Increased, Faster
Healthy hearts pumps out about ____ percent of the blood present in its ventricles.
60% approximately 70 ml or 2 ounces
Three factors that influence stroke volume.
- Preload
- Contractility
- Afterload
Law of the heart that states critical factor for controlling stroke volume is how much the cardiac muscle is stretched by the filling of the chambers just before they contact.
Frank-Starling Law = Preload
The more the muscle cells are stretched = the stronger the contraction, and ____ the stroke volume.
Higher
Two things that influence preload.
- Amount of venous return (blood returning to the heart)
- Length of time the ventricles are relaxed and filling (determined by heart rate)
Anything that increases the volume or speed of venous return = ____ stroke volume and forces of contraction.
Increases
____ heartbeat allows more time for the ventricles to fill.
Slow
____ speeds venous return = increased heart rate and force.
Exercise
Enhanced ____ action of active skeletal muscles on the veins help return blood to the heart.
Squeezing
Plays a major role in increasing the venous return.
Muscular Pump
- Might result from severe blood loss or an abnormally rapid heart rate.
- Decreases stroke volume.
Low Venous Return
- Ability of cardiac muscle to generate tension.
- Influenced by factors: stretch, amount of calcium ions present, sympathetic nervous stimulation, hormones.
- As ____ increases, stroke volume increases.
Contractility
- Amount of pressure the ventricles must overcome to eject blood.
- Determined by the blood pressure in the pulmonary trunk and aorta pressing back on the semilunar valves.
- To pump blood, ventricles must generate a force greater than the ____.
- If ____ increases, stroke volume will decrease as it will be difficult for the ventricles to pump blood.
Afterload
Stroke volume tends to be relatively ____ in healthy people.
Constant
When blood volume drops suddenly or when heart has been seriously weakened, stoke volume ____ and cardiac output is maintained by a ____ heartbeat.
Declines, Faster
Rate of heart contraction can be changed temporarily.
Autonomic Nerves
Most important external influence on heart rate.
Activity of the Autonomic Nervous System
Modify heart rate.
- Chemicals
- Hormones
- Ions
- During times of physical or emotional stress, the nerves of the sympathetic division strongly stimulate the SA and AV nodes and cardiac muscle itself.
- Heart beats more rapidly.
Neural (ANS) Controls
- A faster blood flow increases the rate at which fresh blood flow reaches body cells, more ____ and ____ are made available to them during periods of stress.
- When demand declines, the heart ____.
- Oxygen and Glucose
- Adjusts