Exam 1: Cont. Flashcards
Law of Laplace
Increase in tension will increase force of ventricular contraction
Larger chamber will have to generate more wall tension, consuming more energy and oxygen
Chronotropic
Affects HR
Dromotropic
Affects conduction velocity
Inotropic
Affects strength of contraction
Frank starling law of heart
Within physiologic limits, heart will pump all blood that returns without allowing excessive damming of blood in veins
Increased venous return causes …
- Increased stretch on cardiac muscle fibers
- Increased cross-bridge formation
- Increased calcium influx
- Increased stretch on SA node
Heterometric autoregulation
As cardiac fibers stretched force of contraction increased
Homeometric autoregulation
Increase strength of contraction independent of length change
Stretch on SA node will increase ___ permeability which will increase ___
Ca/Na
HR
Extrinsic influences on HR
ANS
Hormones
Ionic influences
Temperature
Sympathetics, using ____, does what?
NorEpi
Increase HR
+ strength of contraction
+ conduction velocity
Parasympathetics, using ___, does what?
ACTH
- HR
- strength of contraction
- conduction velocity
___ has dominant - influence on resting HR
Parasympathetics
SNS blocked with ___, which is a beta blocker
Propranolol
Parasympathetic effects blocked using ___, which blocks muscarinic receptors
Atropine
Under resting conditions:
____ exerts dominant - effect on HR
____ exerts dominant + effect on strength of contraction
PSNS
SNS
___ accounts for most of SNS effect
Direct innervation of cardiac cells
Indirect effects of SNS due to
Circulating catecholamines (Epi and NorEpi)
Stimulation of left stellate ganglion
Decreased ventricular fibrillation threshold
Prolonged QT interval
Stimulation of right stellate ganglion
Increased ventricular fibrillation threshold
Bainbridge reflex
Stretch on right atrial wall stimulates stretch receptors -> send signals to MO -> + SNS outflow to heart
Bainbridge reflex helps prevent
Damming of blood in heart and central veins
Benzold-Jarisch reflex
Stimulation of sensory endings mainly in ventricles -> reflex via CN X
Benzold-Jarisch reflex effects results in
Hypotension and bradycardia
Benzold-jarisch reflex stimulated by
Occlusion of circumflex Artery
Increase in LVP and LV volumes
Thyroid hormones influence
+ inotropic
+ chronotropic
Increase CO by increasing BMR
Effects of elevated K
Dilation and flaccidity of cardiac muscle
Decreases resting membrane potential
Effect of elevated Ca
Spastic contraction
HR increases about _____ for every degree F elevation in body temperature
10 beats
_____ will increase temporarily but prolonged fever can decrease contractile strength
Contractile strength
Decreased body temp decreases ___ and ___
HR
Strength
Preferred energy substrate
Fatty acids
Last resort energy substrate
Amino acids