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Contains cranial nerves, spinal cord, and cardiac units.

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cranial nerve 1

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olfactory

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cranial nerve 2

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optic

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cranial nerve 3

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oculomotor: eye muscles, ciliary muscles, iris muscles

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cranial nerve 4

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trochlear: superior oblique, extrinsic eye muscle

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cranial nerve 5

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trigeminal: sensory, face and head

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cranial nerve 6

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abducens: lateral rectus, extrinsic eye muscle

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cranial nerve 7

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facial: motor muscles of the face, salivary glands, tear glands, sensory like taste buds on anterior of the tongue

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cranial nerve 8

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vestibulocochlear: cochlea vestibule and semicircular canals of the inner ear

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cranial nerve 9

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glossopharyngeal: motor muscles of the pharynx, taste buds on the posterior of tongue

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cranial nerve 10

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vagas: muscles of pharynx, larynx, thoracic, and abdominal organs, sensory taste buds on tongue and pharynx, thoracic and abdominal organs

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cranial nerve 11

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accessory: muscles of the larynx, pharynx, soft palate, shoulder and neck

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cranial nerve 11:

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hypoglossal: tongue muscles

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white matter

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transmission of information from brain to body

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grey matter

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integrating reflex activity between afferent input and efferent output

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polysynaptic

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more than two neurons connected

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monosynaptic

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only two neurons, cannot be infringed on by the brain

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17
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What are the components of the reflex arc?

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sensory receptor -(sensory neuron)-> spinal cord –> interneuron -(motor neuron)-> spinal cord –> skeletal muscle cell

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18
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How are muscles the contractile specialists of the body?

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It allows for so many bodily functions including allowing bones to move, swallowing food, breathing, cardiac movements, movement of blood, shivering/heat production, etc.

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whole muscle is called

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organ

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a muscle cell is called

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a fiber

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intracellular structures of muscle cells are called

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myofibrils

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cytoskeletal elements of muscle cells are called

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thick and thin filaments

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thin filament

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actin

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thick filament

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myosin

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smallest functional unit of muscle cells

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sarcomere

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Z line

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the rungs of the actin latter

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M line

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holds myosin in place

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H band

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distance between two actin filaments across a sarcomere

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I band

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light band, isotropic, actin

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A band

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dark band, anisotropic, myosin

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2:1

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actin:myosin

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during a contraction..
_____ remain unchanged
_____ shorten

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A band and M line remain unchanged
Z lines, H band, and the whole sarcomere shorten

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sliding filament theory

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thick and thin filaments for a cross-bridge, and together with ATP, create a power stroke to move Z bands together

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excitation contraction coupling

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the series of events that link the action potential (excitation) of the muscle cell membrane to muscular contraction

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actin structure

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double stranded, globular protein
also contains tropomyosin and troponin

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tropomyosin

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regulatory protein that prevents myosin from binding to actin

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troponin

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regulatory, Ca2+ dependent protein attached to tropomyosin on an actin filament
in the presence of Ca2+, moves tropomyosin out of the way to allow for myosin to bind

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myosin structure

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six polypeptide subunits
90deg at rest, 45deg when ‘loaded’
hinge region for movement
insoluble tail region
head region containing an actin binding domain and a myosin ATPase binding domain

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39
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How is the role of Ca2+ different in skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle?

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40
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Describe the steps of the cross-bridge cycle in skeletal muscle.

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  1. energized - no Ca2+, no cross-bridge, 90 deg angle
  2. binding - Ca2+ is present, cross-bridge can form, tropomyosin slides out of regulatory position
  3. power stroke - lowest free energy is 45deg, myosin bends taking actin with it, ADP and Pi fall off, if no more ATP = rigor
  4. detachment - ATP binding to myosin breaks the bridge, lowest free energy is 90deg,
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41
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components of a twitch

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latency, contraction, relaxation

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42
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latency

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period of excitation-contraction coupling

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contraction

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period during which cross-bridge formation and filaments sliding

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44
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relaxation

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SR (sarcoplasmic reticulum) and lateral sacs take up Ca2+, myosin returns to 90deg rest

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45
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one action potential =

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one twitch

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46
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twitch explaination

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not useful for work
response to single AP
subthreshold muscle response

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tetany

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smooth, sustained contraction
3-4x stronger than a twitch
increased frequency of cross-bridge cycles
steady [Ca2+] assists in smooth movement

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summation

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from multiple AP
similar to temporal summation of EPSP
increasing tension

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three types of fatigue

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cellular
neuromuscular
central/psychological

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50
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recovery

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increased blood flow to increase O2 uptake
match O2 dept to ATP consumption

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51
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O2 debt equation

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(energy consumed during activity) - (energy supplied by body)

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52
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small motor unit

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refined, precision movements
1-12 fibers

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53
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large motor unit

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coarse, powerful movements
increased tension
>2,000 fibers

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54
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muscle atrophy - exercise

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increase glycogen stores
increases number of mitochondria
increases number of capillaries
hypertrophy of muscles

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hypertrophy

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building sarcomeres in parallel

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56
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muscle atrophy - immobility

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terminal sarcomeres can die
hyperplasia
scar formation with death of sarcomeres

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hyperplasia

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development of new sarcomeres from stem cells (limited)

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58
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muscle atrophy - denervation

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frequency of AP during development will drive formation of muscle type
electrical stimulation may slow atrophy

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muscle atrophy - aging

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30% of myofibrils become fat by age 80
automatic decrease in motor unit size, less tension
Ach synthesis

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smooth muscle characteristics

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single nucleus
spindle arrangement does not extend the length of muscle fibers, sheets
thin filaments are not actin, no troponin
third contractile protein = intermediate filaments
lacks myofibrils
not striated
no Z lines, bu modified dense bodies made of actinin
lacks T tubules

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collagen fibers

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rigid, limit organ volume

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elastin fibers

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allows distension of organs/blood

63
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law of La Place

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sigma (stress) = [P (wall pressure)* r (vessel radius)]/ w (width of smooth muscle)

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if width goes up…

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stress goes down

65
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if radius gets smaller…

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the stress also goes down

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two pools of Ca2+

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  1. sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) - small
  2. voltage gated channels on the sarcolemma - large
67
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the Ca2+ gates can be opened by

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  1. voltage
  2. neurotransmitter
  3. hormones
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IP3

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a second messenger of smooth muscle

69
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calmodulin

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structurally similar to troponin, Ca2+ binds to form a complex
inactive myosin protein complex is converted to its active form

70
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calmodulin phosphorylates…

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myosin at a serine residue in the tail portion
only in the myosin of the smooth muscle

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in smooth muscle tropomyosin acts as…

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a structural protein

72
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only in a ___________ state can smooth muscle achieve a cross-bridge

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phosphorylated

73
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four locations/actions that require ATP

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  1. pump Ca2+ back into the SR
  2. pump Ca2+ out of the cell into the ECF
  3. phosphorylate myosin tail
  4. bind to head of myosin during step 4
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smooth muscle is __________, slow when completing the cross bridge cycle

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economically favorable

75
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latch phenomena

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actin/myosin covalent linkage

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skeletal muscle cycle

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2 ATP
100 ms

77
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smooth muscle cycle

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4 ATP
3 sec

78
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self-generated electrical signals in two categories

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multiunit and signal unit

79
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multiunit

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multiple discrete units
each fiber contracts independently
not very much of it
neurogenic
involuntary
usually in large blood vessels

80
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single unit

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excited and contact as a unit
single sheet
myogenic
found in hollow organs

81
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two types of single unit smooth muscle

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  1. pacemaker activity
  2. slow wave potential
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pacemaker activity

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membrane potential gradually reaches threshold
w/o nervous system
can be modulated

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slow wave activity

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oscillating + drifting membrane potential
self induced
produces a train of AP
basal electrical rhythm

84
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three roles of a multicellular organism

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  1. deliver glucose
  2. deliver O2
  3. remove waste
85
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three primary roles of human circulatory system

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  1. transportation
  2. regulation
  3. protection
86
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tricuspid

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right atria/right ventricle valve
open when ventricle is contracting

87
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pulmonary semilunar

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right ventricle/pulmonary artery
open when ventricle is contracting

88
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mitral

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left atrium/left ventricle
open when ventricle is relaxing

89
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aortic semilunar

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left ventricle/aortic arch
open when ventricle is contracting

90
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stroke volume

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volume of blood dispelled from the heart every beat

91
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cardiac output equation

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cardiac output = (stroke volume)(cardiac rate)

92
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valves provide two main things

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  1. one way blood flow
  2. regulated/control blood flow
93
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fetal circulation is achieved via…

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  1. Faraman ovale
  2. ductus arteriosis
94
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faraman ovale

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between two atrium, also observed between two ventricles

95
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ductus arteriosis

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connection between the pulmonary artery and the aortic arch

96
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cyanosis

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septum defect between chambers

97
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_____ to _____ shunt

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right, left

98
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neurogenic

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driven by nerves in the ANS

99
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myogenic

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produced from the muscle itself, self excitable

100
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two types of nerves innervate the heart

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parasympathetic, sympathetic

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parasympathetic nerve

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vegas, conserves the energy of the body system, lowers bpm

102
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sympathetic nerve

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sympathetic ganglion, prepares body for an emergency , fight/flight response, accelerates bpm

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systole

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orderly contraction of the heart

104
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diastole

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relaxation phase of the cycle

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important implications of AP in the heart

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maintenance of AP plateau is driven by Ca2+
absolute refractory period is extended
different channels that underlay the different AP in the myocardium in order to regulate

106
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two principles of action potentials

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fast and slow response

107
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fast response

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atria, ventricles, purkinje fibers
steep upsweep and large amplitude
L type Ca2+ channel, long lasting
cannot spontaneously depolarize

108
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slow response

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SA and AV nodes
T type Ca2+ channel, transient but responsible for the upsweep
resting membrane potential is not stable
spontaneous depolarization
activated first !

109
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1-2 in heart beat graph

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atria contracting

110
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2-3 heart beat graph

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atria relaxes

111
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3-4 heart beat graph

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ventricle is contracting

112
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4-5 heart beat graph

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pressure is falling, ventricles relaxing

113
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S1

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in line with 3, closure of tricuspid and mirtal

114
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S2

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in line with 5, closure of pulmonary semilunar and aortic semilunar

115
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S3

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ventricle vibrating in a child, heart disease in adults

116
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S4

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normal, atria contract

117
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P wave

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atria depolarization

118
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Q, R, S

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two events
- ventricle depolarization
- repolarization of atria

119
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T wave

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repolarization of ventricles

120
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what is a heart murmur?

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blood regurgitates back through valves

121
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bradycardia

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less than 60 bpm

122
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normal heart beat

123
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tachycardia

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greater than 100 bpm

124
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ectopic pacemakers

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cells outside of the SA node assume pacemaker activity

125
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ventricular tachycardia

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ectopic pacemaker activity explicitly in the ventricles causing them to beat separately from the atria

126
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flutter

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200-300 bpm, regular rhythm but usually leads to fibrillation

127
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atrial fibrillation

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the pumping action of atria steps; ventricles still pump 80% of the blood, can live for years w/o knowing

128
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ventricular fibrillation

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the pumping action of ventricles stops; only 20% of blood, only lives minutes

129
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how to fix atrial fibrillation

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reestablish proper atria rhythm via drug therapy, increases refractory period

130
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how to fix ventricular fibrillation

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reestablished via large shock to the heart causing complete refraction and hope the heart restarts

131
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normal P, Q, R, S time

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0.12 to 0.2 seconds

132
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atrioventricular (AV) block

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diagnosed by changes in the PQRS period

133
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1st degree AV block

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> 0.2 seconds, too long

134
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2nd degree AV block

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AV node damaged, and only 2/3 of the AP make it to the ventricle
multiple P waves w/o and associated QRS

135
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3rd degree AV block

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no AP reach the ventricles, atria beat via SA node and ventricles beat via ectopic pacemakers; ventricle beat os irregular

136
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myocardial infarction (MI)

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heart attack, suppressed or irregular QRS, accompanied by reduced O2

137
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ischemia

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low O2 environment, ST depression

138
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away from the heart

A

arteries, arterioles

139
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true gas exchange occurs in

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capillaries

140
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back to the heart

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veins, venuoles

141
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“metarteriole”

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only in some vessels, provides pressure balance following the path of least resistance from artery to vein

142
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artery characteristics

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very muscular, thick
have stretch receptors
100-110 mmHg pressure

143
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three tunics of arteries

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  1. tunica externa (adventida)
  2. tunica media
  3. tunica interna
144
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capillary characteristics

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ring muscles control precapillary sphincters
- hormonally and neurally controlled
relax = open bed (exercise)
close = contraction (thermoregulate)
gas exchange

145
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vein characteristics

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not as muscular
30 mmHg pressure
assisted blood flow by skeletal muscle
has backwash valve

146
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LDL

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low density lipoprotein, carries cholesterol to all cells

147
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HDL

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high density lipoprotein, carries cholesterol to liver, bile, or degrade it

148
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thrombosis

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accumulation of a lipid plaque

149
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embolism

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moving thrombosis

150
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treatments for thrombosis

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replace vessel with a bypass
angioplasty
blood thinners
stints
intravessel cementation

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