FINAL Flashcards
Systole
Contraction of atriums
Eject blood
Diastole
relaxation of heart
what happens in systole
ventricles contract
tricuspid/mitral valves close
what happens in diastole
ventricle relax and fill with blood
av valves open
ECG
electrocardiogram
P phase of EKG
atrial depolarization
SA node
sinoatrial node
- pacemaker of heart
- sets heartbeat
- located in right atrium
- causes atria to contract
QRS phase of ECG
ventricular depolarization and arterial repolarization
T phase of EKG
ventricular repolarization
AV node
atrioventricular node
- b/w right atrium + ventricle
- electrical impulses spread to ventricles during heartbeat
bundle branches
messages travel through these to septums of heart
perjunke fibers
on outer walls of ventricles
- allow for depolarization of ventricular tissues
graph HR , SV, CO in response to incremental exercise
HR : increases linearly toward max
SV : increases and then plateus
40-60% VO2 max (no plateu in trained ppl)
CO: increases linearly
how do parasympathetic factors regulate HR during exercise
decreases HR by inhibiting SA + AV nodes
- vagus nerve
how do sympathetic factors regulate HR during exercise
increases HR by stimulating SA and AV nodes
- cardiac accelerator nerve
what factors affect SV during exercise
end diastolic volume, strength of contraction
end diastolic volume
volume of blood in each ventricle at end of diastole
how does exercise influence venous return
- venoconstriction
- muscle pump : rhythmic skeletel muscle contractions force blood in extremities toward heart
- respiratory pump : changes in thoracic pressure pull blood toward heart
- change in pressure : difference b/w MAP and right atrial pressure
Venoconstriction
under sympathetic control pushes blood toward heart
what factos determine blood flow during exercise
- skeletal muscle vasodilation
- increases artery resistance
- decreased blood flow to tissues
changes that occur to HR in a hot environment
increase
changes that occur to SV in a hot environment
decrease
changes that occur to CO in a hot environment
increase
HR during prolonged exercise
gradual increase toward max
SV during prolonged exercise
gradual decrease due to dehydration
reduced plasma volume
CO during prolonged exercise
maintained at high level
Compare heart rate and blood pressure responses to arm and leg work at the same oxygen uptake. What factors might explain the observed differences?
both HR and blood pressure increase higher during an arm workout compared to leg
- HR Due to higher sympathetic stimulation
-BP Due to vasoconstriction of large inactive muscle mass
Capillaries
Microscopic vessel through which exchanges take place between the blood and cells of the body
deoxygenated blood flow
- From the body
- Superior & inferior vena cava
- Right atrium
- Tricuspid valve
- Right ventricle
- Pulmonary artery (to lungs for O2/CO2 exchange)
oxygenated blood flow
- Pulmonary vein (from lungs to get O2)
- Left atrium
- Bicuspid (mitral) valve
- Left ventricle
- Aorta
- To body
Myocardium
muscular, middle layer of the heart
myocardial infarction (MI)
Heart Attack; due to blockage in coronary blood flow preventing the O2 supply resulting in cell damage
Cardiac Output
The volume of blood ejected from the left side of the heart in one minute
Cardiac Output equation
HR x SV
What happens to CO during exercise
increases
Qmax determined by
body size and aerobic fitness
What happens to HR during exercise
increases
Maximum HR
highest HR achieved in all-out effort to volitional fatigue
Maximum HR equation
220-age
Stroke Volume (SV)
The volume of blood pumped forward with each ventricular contraction
What happens to SV during exercise
increase until about 40-60% then plateaus
During Max exercise how does a trained individual differ
A trained individual will have a higher CO, SV, and lower HR
Pulse Pressure
the difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressure
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)
time averaged pressure in arteries
MAP equation
DBP+0.33(SBP-DBP)
Hypertension
higher than normal blood pressure
Short term BP regulation
sympathetic nervous system and baroreceptors
increase in BP=
decreased SNS activity
decrease in BP=
increased SNS activity
long term BP regulation
Mostly controlled by kidneys via control of blood volume by hormones