lab exam 2 Flashcards
describe the path of the RBC through the heart
Body - Vena Cava - right atrium - tricuspid av valve - right ventricle - pulmonary SL valve - pulmonary trunk and arteries - lungs pulmonary veins - left atrium - bicuspid av valve - left ventricle - aortic SL valve - aorta - body
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The three heart sounds are a), b), c)
a) lub
b) dup
c) pause
what are the heart sounds caused by
turbulence heard when valves close, which disrupts the blood flow
the heart
the lub sound is due to a) and marks b)
a) closing of the AV valves
b) the end of ventricular diastole and the beginning of systole
the dup sound is due to a) and marks b)
a) closing of the SL valve
b) the end of ventricular systole and the beginning of diastole
what are the 2 functions of the atria
- receive blood returning to the heart
- facilitate circulation by allowing uninterrupted venous flow to the heart during ventricular systole
the atrias have a) walls and b) chambers
a) thin walls
b) expandable chambers
what is the function of the ventricles
pump blood into the circuits
ventricles wall are a) with more b)
a) thick
b) cardia muscle
why is the wall of the heart of the left side thicker than the right?
the left ventricles requires more force because it needs to pump blood through the systemic circuit (which is longer)
how much longer is the systemic circuit than the pulmonary
5x
define the coronary circulation
- coronary arteries carrying oxygenated blood branch off from the aorta
- returns to the heart with deoxugenated blood at the posterior right atrium through the coronary sinus
which circuit is the shortest
coronary
what are anastomoses
alternative route in circulation that blood can take if a vessel becomes blocked
describe the position of the heart in the thoracic cavity
- in the mediastinum
- directly behind the sternum
- off the midline
- rotated to the left
- tilted onti its side
when blood flow a), then sound b)
when blood flow c), then sound d)
a) inc
b) inc
c) dec
d) dec
during slow deep inhalation, blood flow a) and sound b)
a) slows
b) dec
during slow exhalation, flow a) and sound b)
a) inc
b) dec
Heart rate a) with deep breathing. this happens because b). Don’t forget that slow deep inhalation causes blood flow to c).
a) increases
b) it’s trying to compensate for less blood being delivered to the left atrium
c) slow
with deep expiration, heart rate a), compensating for b). don’t forget that slow exhalation causes a c) in blood flow.
a) dec
b) inc blood flow to Left atrium
c) inc
what is an ecg
graphic representation of the electrical events of the cardiac cycle
how can the electrical activity of the heart muscles be detected for an ecg
by placing electrodes on the skin
how can electrical activity of the cardiac muscles pass through the body
because the body fluids contain high concentrations of electrolyte
list the components (in order) of depolarization
sa node - av node - bundle of his - bundle branches - purkinje fibers
what is the pacemaker of the heart
cells of the sa node
why are the pacemaker cells known as the pace maker?
the sa node
- the cells depolarize and repolarize more rapidly b/c they have a lower threshold
- determine the rhythm of the repeating cycle
if the sa node is damaged, what other cells perform the function of pacemaker
- av node: 60 bpm
- bundle: 35 bpm
the conducting system ensure that…
the atria and ventricle contract as a coordinated unit and independent of the NS
what does the p wave represent
depolarization of the atria
what does the pr segment represent
depolarization of the av node and bundle of his