ch 19 pt 4 Flashcards
Beats per minute
60-100
What is coronary circulation?
Delivers blood to hearts thick wall
Coronary arteries transport what?
Oxygenated blood to heart wall
Coronary veins transport what?
Deoxygenated blood away from heart wall toward right atrium
What is circumflex artery?
Wrap arounds and supplies left atrium and ventricle
What is anastomoses?
Connection between blood vessels
What do coronary sinus do?
Receives blood from cardiac veins and drains into right atrium
What is conduction system?
Conducts electrical event ensuring contraction
What does the Nodal cell in SA node do?
Initiates heartbeat
What is parasympathetic innervation?
Decreases heart rate, cardioinhibitory center, vagus nerve
What is sympathetic innervation?
Increases heart rate and force of contraction, cardioacceleratory center, T-1,T-5
What is the conduction system?
Initiates and propagates an action potential
What is cardiac muscle cells?
Fire action potentials and contract after conduction system
RMP is
-60mV
Threshold value is
-40mV and Na+ flows
Depolarization is
0mV and Ca2+ flows
Repolarization is
-60mV and K+ flows