Lecture 3: CV & R Anatomy & Physiology Flashcards
arteries
carry blood away from the heart
veins
carry blood to the heart
capillaries
site of exchange of substances
blood
contains hemoglobin
Pathway
arteries to arterioles to capillaries to venules to medium veins to large veins
Electrical Conduction System of the Heart
-SA node- heart’s pacemaker, works on auto-rhythmicity, initiates impulses spread
Inernodal pathways
AV Node- continues electrical impulses at the AV bundle to the bundle branches
AV bundle-
Purkinje fibres
Right bundle branch
Left bundle branch
Slight delay between atrial and ventricle contraction comes from
AV node
SA node to
atrial contraction
AV node to
ventricular contraction
ECG
Electrocardiogram
-graphic representation of the electrical activity in the heart
Normal Heartbeat
range=60 to 100bpm
Fast Heartbeat
tachycardia
-over 100bpm
Slow Heartbeat
bradycardia
-less than 60bpm
Irregular heartbeat
Arrhythmia
-number of different causes
P-wave
activation/depolarization of the atria= contraction o the atria that pushes blood into the ventricles
QRS comples
ventricular contraction/depolarization
T-wave
Re-polarization of the ventricles
Difference between P-wave and QRS complex
- ventricular contraction is much more forceful a contraction
- QRS complex hides the re-polarization of the atria
- re-polarize atria at the same time
BP is higher..
in systemic circulation
-aorta, large arteries, small arteries arterioles