Midterm 2 (Part 2) Flashcards
Excitation Contraction Coupling (Skeletal Muscle)
Somatic motor neuron releases ____ at NMJ. Net entry of ____ through ACh receptor channel initiates muscle AP. AP alters conformation of ______________ which opens ________. Calcium enters the cytoplasm.
ACh
Na+
Dihydropyridine L-type Ca2+ channel
Ryanodine receptor channel
RyR is _______________ gated.
Mechanically
___________ are force producing myocardial cells and pump ______.
Myocytes
Blood
Pacemakers generate _____________, rhythmic AP’s which are responsible for ______________.
Spontaneous
Heartbeat
Cardiac myocytes are connected in series by intercalated disks which contain ___________ and ________________ (electrical coupling).
Desmosomes
Gap junctions
Smooth muscles have no ______________ and T-tubules.
Sarcomeres
Excitation Contraction Coupling (Cardiac Myocytes)
AP enters cell from adjacent cell causing ____ influx. Voltage-gated Ca2+ channel ______ and calcium enters the cell. Ca2+ binds to ___________ and triggers the channel to open. The local release causes a ___________ creating a calcium signal. Calcium ions bind to ___________ for contraction.
Na+ Opens SR RyR Ca2+ spark Troponin
The cardiovascular system consists of …
Blood
Heart
Blood vessels
The major blood vessels are …
1 Inferior and Superior Vena Cava
2 Pulmonary arteries
3 Pulmonary veins
4 Aorta
The heart is surrounded by ___________ to reduce fiction on the heart.
Pericardium
_______________ prevent AV valves from inverting.
Chordae tendinae
The atrioventricular valves consists of …
Tricuspid
Bicuspid (Mitral)
The semilunar valves consists of …
Pulmonary
Aortic
Ventricular CONTRACTION cause AV valves to _________, and semilunar valves to _________.
Close
Open
Ventricular RELAXATION cause AV valves to _________, and semilunar valves to _________.
Open
Close
What are the phases of Ventricular AP (Cardiomyocytes)?
0 - Rapid Upstroke (Depolarization) 1 - Notch 2 - Plateau 3 - Rapid Repolarization 4 - Rest
End-Diastolic Volume is _________.
135 mL
End-Systolic Volume is ________.
~65mL