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Hypocalcemia _________ the heart
depresses
Hypercalcemia: _________ heart rate
increases
Hyperkalemia does what?
Alters electrical activity—leads to cardiac arrest
Hypokalemia does what?
Causes a feeble heart rate–arrhythmias
What is the normal, average cardiac output?
5.25 L/min
What is cardiac output?
Volume of blood pumped by each ventricle in one minute
What is stroke volume?
Volume of blood pumped by one ventricle with each beat
What is the maximal cardiac out put?
20-25 L/min (4-5 times the resting)
70mL/beat describes what?
average stroke volume
What is cardiac reserve?
Difference between resting and maximal CO
Heart rate can be increased via the sympathetic nervous system. How is this done?
Norepinephrine is released and binds to B1-adrenergic receptors. This causes pacemaker cells to fire rapidly.
Heart rate can be decreased via the autonomic nervous system. How is this done?
The parasympathetic nervous system opposes the sympathetic effects by using acetylcholine to hyperpolarize the pacemaker cells, slowing down the heart rate
When does the heart exhibit vagal tone?
At rest
Is the parasympathetic nervous system the dominant influence on heart rate?
Yes
Does cutting the vagal nerve increase or decrease the HR? What does it go up to?
Increase; around ~100
Is Tachycardia an abnormally fast or slow heart beat?
Fast ( > 100 beats/min)
Is Bradycardia an abnormally fast or slow heart rate?
Slow 60 beats/min
What layer of the tunica intima is found only in vessels larger than 1mm?
The subendothelial (connective tissue basement membrane)
Which layer is the bulkiest and responsible for maintaining blood flow and pressure?
Tunica media
The tunica _____ is innervated with sympathetic nerve fibers that control vasoconstriction and dilation
media
The tunica adventitia (externa) is made up of _____ fibers to protect and reinforce the wall and anchor it to surrounding structures
collagen
The tunica ______, like the tunica media, is also infiltrated with nerve fibers but also has _____ vessels on its surface
externa has lymphatic vessels
Are elastic arteries thick walled?
Yes
Are elastic aortas called distributing arteries?
No, they’re called conducting
Within elastic arteries, elastin is found in all three tunica but more is found in the tunica _____
media
Are elastic arteries inactive or active in vasoconstriction?
Inactive
Do the diameters of muscular arteries range from pinky-finger size to pencil-lead size?
Yes
Which type of arteries account for most of the named arteries?
Muscular
Which type of arteries have the thickest tunica media with more smooth muscle, but less elastic tissue?
Muscular
Even though muscular arteries have less of this, the tunica media is sandwiched between two _______ membranes
Elastic membranes
Are muscular arteries active or inactive in vasoconstriction?
Active
Arterioles are mostly a single layer of smooth muscle surrounding _________ cells
endothelial
Which arteries control flow into capillary beds via vasodilation and constriction of smooth muscle?
Arterioles
Arterioles are also called _______ arteries
resistance
Do pericytes control permeability and play a role in vessel repair?
Yes
Do pericytes supply almost every cell except for cartilage, capillaries, cornea, epithelia, and lens of the eye?
True except pericytes do supply capillaries
Which capillaries are abundant in muscles, lungs, and the CNS?
Continuous
Which type of capillaries are found in the kidneys and intestines?
Fenestrated
Are fenestrated capillaries found in areas that are active in endocrine hormone secretion?
Yes
Why are continuous capillaries of the brain unique?
They form the blood brain barrier and are totally enclosed via tight junctions and NO cellular clefts
Which type of capillaries are found in the liver, bone marrow, spleen, and adrenal medulla?
Sinusoidal
Do sinusoidal capillaries have complete basement membranes?
No, they’re incomplete
Which type of blood capillaries contain macrophages in the lining to capture and destroy foreign invaders?
Sinusoidal
Are vascular shunts channels that connect the arteriole directly with the venule?
Yes
What are true capillaries?
Actual vessels involved in exchange
True capillaries contain 10-1,000 vessels per capillary bed. T or F
False, 10-100
Capillaries don’t just unite into veins. What do capillaries unite to form before forming into veins?
Post capillary venules
Are post capillary very porous or impermeable?
Very porous
Veins have a thinner tunica _____ and a thicker tunica _____
thinner media; thicker externa
Veins are also called _______ vessels
capacitance vessels
65% of the body’s blood supply is found in the _____
veins
Are venous sinuses flattened veins with extremely thin walls?
Yes
Are venous sinuses composed of only loose reticular connective tissue?
No, they are composed of only endothelium
