H E A R T Flashcards
blood flow through the heart
- right atrium
- right AV valve
- right ventricle
- pulmonary SL valve
- pulmonary artery
- lungs
- pulmonary veins
- left atrium
- left AV valve
- left ventricle
- aortic SL valve
- aorta
what are the 3 layers of the heart wall?
- epicardium
- myocardium
- endocardium
epicardium
(visceral pericardium) - often infiltrated with fat
myocardium
mainly cardiac muscle (contractile layer)
endometrium
thin layer of endothelium
what are the 4 heart valves?
prevents back flow
- tricuspid (AV) valve
- pulmonary (SL) valve
- bicuspid (mitral/AV) valve
- aortic (SL) valve
tricuspid (AV) valve
connects right atrium to right vetricle
pulmonary (SL) valve
connects right ventricle to pulmonary trunk
bicuspid (mitral/AV) valve
connects left atrium to left ventricle
aortic (SL) valve
connects left ventricle to aorta
cardiac muscle action potential
upstroke: Na+ influx
plateau: Ca2+ influx
depolarization: K+ efflux
what anatomical structure is the primary pacemaker of the heart?
sinoatrial (SA) node
what are the purposes of intercalated discs in heart muscle?
communication to coordinate contractions
ECG: P-wave
atrial depolarization (SA node)
ECG: PQ
signal delay at AV node
ECG: QRS
ventricles: depolarize
atrium: repolarize
ECG: ST
ventricles: depolarization complete
ECG: T-wave
ventricles repolarize
what would happen in pacemaker cells became more permeable to potassium ions?
K+ slows depolarization, so decreased heart rate (HR)
what would happen in pacemaker cells became more permeable to sodium ions?
Na+ speeds up depolarization, so increased heart rate (HR)
tachycardia
fast heart rate
bradycardia
slow heart rate
what physiological events are represented by the 1st and 2nd heart sounds?
S1: “lubb”: closing AV valves
S2: “dupp”: closing SL valves
relate AV and SL valves closing to ventricular systole and diastole
systole: AV close, SL open
diastole: AV open, SL close