CVS: excitability Flashcards

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what are non pacemaker cells and what is their role? where are they found >

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what are pacemaker cells, what is their role, and where are they found

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what are funny current channels? what is their role

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describe the action of pacemakers and funny channels during an ap

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what is the role of na in non pacemaker cells

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what is the role of na in pacemaker cells

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what is the role of ca in non pacemaker cells

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what is the role of ca in pacemaker cells

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9
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how do autorhythmic signals reach muscle cells

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10
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where is the intrinsic conduction system? what can these cells do wrt aps

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11
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describe the structures in order the the intrinsic conduction system

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12
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describe the passage of electrical signals through the heart

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13
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describe the steps of electrical conduction in the heart and how it relates to contraction

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what is the sa node and what does it do

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what is the av node and what does it do

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16
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why are conductive fibers sheathed

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17
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why are atrial and ventricular myocyte syncitia separated

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18
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where do symp nerves act on the heart? where do parasymp nerves act on the heart?

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19
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describe symp action of epi and NE on the heart

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20
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scribe parasymp action of ach on the heart

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21
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how does parasymp activity lower heart rate

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22
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what does atropine do

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23
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what proteins get activated and inactvated under parasymp signalling in the heart

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24
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what is the role of the symp system on the heart

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25
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how is the symp system stimulated

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26
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describe protein signalling in symp system on heart

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27
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what happens wrt depol in parasymp activation of heart? why?

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28
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what happens wrt depol during symp action on heart? why?

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29
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which nerves can decrease heart rate?

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30
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why cant parasymp change force of contraction>

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31
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how can symp fibers increase rate and force of contraction

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32
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how does the ecg

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33
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what are the three waves of an ecg

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34
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what does the p wave represent

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35
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what does the pq or pr segment line up with

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36
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what happens during q wave

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37
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what happens during the r wave

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38
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what happens during s wave

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39
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what happens during the t wave

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40
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why is the ecg and myocardial ap different

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41
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what does a normal ecg look like

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42
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how could you identify complete block on an ecg

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43
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how could you idenity artial fibrulation on an ecg

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44
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how could you identify ventricular fibrulation on ecg

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45
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how can you identify second degree heart block on ecg

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