Heart deck Flashcards
Intraventrical
wall in heart
Stage 1 of impulse
SA node to R&L Atria
Stage 2 of Impulse
AV delays impulses
Stage 3 of Impulse
AV bundle
split into 2 lines
Stage 4 of Impulse
Purkinje Fiber carry impulse to bundles
Why does the heart contract in twisting motion?
Bc of unbalanced papillary muscle (Left ventricle has more)
Intrinsic
SA node
Many influences
Extrinsic
Hormones (adrenaline)
Drugs
Nervous System
Exercise
Standard Deviation
Consistency around mean (5 trials min)
Coefficient of variation
Turn SD into a %
EKC or ECG is for what?
record change in myocardium
Depolarization
loss electricity
Repolarization
Charge Electricity
Heart Conduction in order:
P Wave (Atrias lose electricity)
QRS Complex (Ventricles lose electricity & Atrias charge)
T Wave (Ventricles charge)
Types of blood vessels
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Types of artery
Elastic: Largest most elastic
Muscular: Thickest Tunics
Arterioles: smallest (exchange w/ capillaries)
Artery structure
Tunica International
Tunica Media
Tunica externa
+ Lumen
Vein function
Blood to heart
Join, merge and converge
Holds most blood (65%)
Types of vein
Venules:
N/A
Venous Valves:
Stop blood going back
Folds of tunica interna
Found most in limbs
Condition when valves fail
Varicose veins
Vein structure
Tunica interna
Tunica media
Tunica externa
Lumen = Opening
Veins Vs Arteries
Veins: Big Lumen, Has Valves, Low Pressure
Artery: Thick layers, no valves, more pressure
Vein Appearance
Blue
Why: Thinner tunics and skin refracts light
capillaries
Place for exchange of artery nutrients for vein waste
(occurs bc of diffusion)
diffusion = high concentrate to low