lab 8 cardiovascular physiology Flashcards
Cardiovascular Physiology
Steps of baroreceptors
- detect the degree of stretch in arteries and transmit signals to the vasomotor center
- vasomotor center integrates input
- outgoing signals are carried by sympathetic nerves in blood vessels
- blood vessels constrict or dilate to adjust blood pressure.
SA Node is what and located where
is the pacemaker (stimulus)
located at the top of the right atrium.
AV node (atrioventricular node) is located where
the left side of the right atrium
Bundle of HIS is what and where in the heart
Atriovascular bundle and located in the septum of the heart
What does bundle of HIS lead to?
Rgt and lft bundles and to the Prkinje fibers
What is the condition pathway
SA node (pacemaker)
AV node
Bundle of HIS
rgt and lft bundle branches
enter ventricles
what is the pacemaker and how does it contract the heart.
Sinoatrial node = pacemaker
superior vena cava and right atrium
regulates the heart beat
ECG” what waves are included and what happens (general)
P-wave: atria contract (arteries)
QRS wave : ventricles contract
T-wave: all 4 chambers relax
ECG: complex process
P-wave: depolarization of the atria
QRS: depolarization of the ventricles, atria repolarization
T-wave: Repolarization of ventricles
What does an ECG do?
is records the electrical changes during the respiratory cycle.
Define Depolatization (ECG)
loss of an electrical charge
Define Repolarization (ECG)
Return of resting potential
Define Blood Pressure
The pressure exerted by blood against the walls of vessels (pressure waves that travel through the blood – pulse)
What pressure is this?
Created by contraction of ventricles and measured in brachial atery and reported as systolic/dialstolic
Creates blood pressure