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Electrophysiology of the Heart Flashcards

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The electrical conduction system main function?

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creates electrical impulse and transmit to the rest of the myocardium

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What do the internodal pathways do?

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Transmit the impulse from the SV node to the AV node

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What is the final component in the conduction system?

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Purkinje system, innervates myocardial cells

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What is the heart’s natural pacemaker?

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SA node

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What does the SA node do?

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Controls the beat based on the information it receive from the nervous circulatory and endocrine systems

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What does the pacemaker create?

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an organized beating of all cardiac cells in specialized sequence

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The lower the HEART RATE the ____ heart block…

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BIGGER

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PACEMAKER SETTINGS:
SA NODE
AV NODE
Bundle of HIS
BRANCHES
PURKINJE SYSTEM

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60-80 BPM
40-60 BPM
40-45 BPM
40-46 BPM
20-40 BPM

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Where is the SA node found?

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upper part of the right atrium at it’s junction with the superior vena cava

electrical impulses are generated here

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What is the main purpose of the internodal pathways?

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transmit the pacing impulse from the SA node to the AV node

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Where are the internodal pathways found?

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in the walls of the right atrium and inter- atrial

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What are the 3 internodal pathways?

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Anterior, middle and posterior

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What is the bachmann bundle?

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small tract of the specialized cells that transmit impulses through the inter-atrial septum

it is the path for electrical activity for the left atrium

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What is the function of the AV node?

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slows down the conduction from the atria to the ventricles long enough for the atrial contraction, then allows the signal to pass into the ventricles

helps maintain output of the heart at the max level

controls the HR (electrical relay station)

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What artery supplies the AV node?

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right coronary artery

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Where does the bundle of His start?

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AV node

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What is the function of the bundle of His?

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transmits impulses from the AV node to the purkinje fibres then to the ventricles

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What is the only route of communication between the atria and the ventricles??

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Bundle of His

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Where does the Left Bundle Branch begin?

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the end of the bundle of His

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Where does the Left Bundle Branch end?

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the start of the left anterior (LAF) and left posterior fascicles (LPF)

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Where does the Right Bundle Branch start and finishes?

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at the bundle of His and terminates in the purkinje fibres

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What is the purkinje system?

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Made up of individual cells just beneath endocardium

carry contraction impulses from the left and right bundle branches to the ventricles

directly innervates myocardial cells

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What do they purkinje fibres initiate?

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ventricular depolarization cycle

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In terms of electrophysiology, what does an electrical stimulus stimulate?

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Muscle tissue contraction

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What are characteristics of pacemaker cells?
Automaticity Excitability Conductivity Contractility
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Define: Automticity
generate their own electrical impulses
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Define: Excitability
Irritability (to certain drugs) Availability to respond to a charge (why we can defilbrillate)
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Define: Conductivity
Pass a charge on the to next cell
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Define: Contractility
Ability to shorten and contract!
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What are the phases of normal electrical activity of the heart?
Polarization, relaxation Depolarization, contraction Re-polarization , getting ready to contract again
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What is polarization?
State of readiness muscle is relaxed and ready to receive electrical impulses
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Where is K, Na & Ca in a polarized state?
Potassium= inside Sodium= outside Calcium= outside Polarized= equal ( + and - charge) on both sides
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Where is K, Na & Ca during a depolarized state?
Sodium= comes into the cell Potassium= moves OUT of the cell and Calcium moves IN and stays longer to maintain contraction
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Why does CALCIUM stay longer during the depolarization phase?
To maintain contraction
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Where is K, Na & Ca during a re-polarized state?
Potassium goes BACK INTO the cell Sodium= MOVES OUT of the cell Calcium= leaves the cell too
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What is phase 4?
Polarized resting membrane potential K = IN
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What is phase 0?
Depolarization Na = IN
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What is phase 1?
Early depolarization K= OUT
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What is phase 2?
Plateau phase Ca = IN to help maintain contraction K= OUT
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What is phase 3?
Rapid repolarization K= OUT
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What is the refractory period?
Brief period during which cells will resist stimulation Lasts approx. 0.5ms after the membrane reaches the threshold potential
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Absolute refractory period is...
When they will NOT RESPOND to any stimulus no matter HOW strong!
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Relative refractory period is...
a FEW milliseconds after the absolute when the membrane is repolarizing and restoring the membrane potential during this time, the membrane will ONLY Respond to VERY strong stimuli
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What is the conduction pathway of the electrical signals of the heart?
SA node Internodal and interatrial pathways AV node Bundle of His Right and left bundle branches Perkinje's fibers Ventricular muscle
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What is step one in electrical activity?
SA node activity and atrial activation begins
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What is step two in electrical activity?
Stimulus reaches the AV node
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What is step three in electrical activity?
Delay at the AV node, 100msec Atrial contraction begins
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What is step four in electrical activity?
Impulses travels along the septum wall within the AV bundle and branches to the perkinje fibers
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What is step five in electrical activity?
Impulse is distributed and relayed through ventricular myocardium atrial contraction compete ventricular contraction starts
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ECG Representation: What does atrial depolarization look like?
the P wave on the ECG
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ECG Representation: What does ventricular depolarization look like?
the QRS complex, action potential here is moving from the AV node through the bundle of His and into the purkinje fibers
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ECG Representation: What does ventricular repolarization look like?
the T wave, ventricles relax during this phase
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ECG Representation: What does repolarization of purkinje fibers look like?
U wave, not always visible, very very small

EMRG 1230- CARDIAC UNIT (11 decks)

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