Physiology Flashcards
Systole
Ventricular contraction
Systolic pressure
Pressure on systemic arteries when the heart contracts
Diastole
Ventricular relaxation, filling stage
Diastolic pressure
Pressure in systemic arteries when the heart is in relaxation
S1
Sound associated with the mitral valve closing and beginning of systole
S2
Sound of the aortic valve closing
Associated with the end of systole and beginning of diastole
EDV
Volume in the LV after filling during diastole, right at the end of diastole
ESV
Volume of blood in the LV right after systole
Stroke volume
Volume of blood that was ejected from the heart during systole
SV=EDV-ESV
Ejection fraction
% of blood that was pumped out from the LV during systole
EF= SV/EDVx100
Cardiac output
Volume of blood the heart pumps out per minute
CO= SV x HR
Preload
The tension put on the heart when LV is full of blood and ready to contract, end of diastole
This is the EDV or pressure
The greater the stretch of fibers the stronger the muscle contracts
If you increase preload
Increase volume of blood
Slower HR (Increase filling time), constrict veins (symp innerv)
Decrease preload
Lower volume
Increase HR
Dilate veins
Afterload
Load the heart must eject blood against, thought of as aortic pressure
Pressure the heart must overcome to eject blood during systole (use SBP or MAP to determine)
Ventricular wall tension during contraction shows how much force is needed to eject
Increase afterload
Decrease in SV
Cause of increase afterload
Raised MAP, obstruct outflow, increase TPR
Decrease afterload
Increase SV
Cause of decrease afterload
Lower MAP, relieve obstruction, decrease TPR
Phases of the cardiac cycle
Ventricular filling, atrial systole, isovolumetric contraction, ejection, isovolumetric relaxation
Isovolumetric contraction
When all of the heart valves are closed, the mitral valve closes because pressure in LV is greater than LA and the LV is pressurized and preparing to eject, building pressure to overcome aortic pressure
There is no volume change, only pressure change
Ventricular ejection
When the pressure in the LV exceeds that of the aorta so aortic valve opens and blood is pumped out of the heart
Isovolumetric relaxation
The blood has just been pumped from the heart, aorta is at higher pressure again so aortic valve closes. LV still at greater pressure than LA so all valves are closed and there is no volume change
Ventricular filling
Pressure in the LA is greater than LV so mitral valve opens and blood fills the LA
Atrial systole (contraction)
At the end of diastole the atria push a contraction to get all of the blood into the LV
Phases of the cardiac cycle that are systole
Isovolumetric contraction, ejection
Phases of the cardiac cycle that are diastole
Isovolumetric relaxation, ventricular filling, atrial systole
P-wave
Depolarization signal right before atrial contraction
QRS wave
Depolarization signal right before ventricle contraction
T wave
The repolarization of the ventricles
Label the diagram
Stroke work
Work of LV to eject a volume of blood (eject SV)
Represented by area inside the PV loop
Pacemaker cardiac muscle cell
Specialized cell that sends the electrical signal throughout the heart that allows for contractile muscle cells to contract the heart
Characteristics of pacemaker cells
Make up little muscle mass
No RMP, automaticity
AP phases are 0,3,4
Doesn’t show up on EKG
Contractile muscle cells
Cells that are responsible for making actin and myosin contract and the heart beat
Characteristics of contractile cells
Make up 99% of mass
RMP at -80mV and need an AP to activate
Phases are 0,1,2,3,4
Show up on EKG
Intercalated disks
The mechanical linkage between heart cells
Gap junction
The electrical linkage between heart cells, allows the AP to travel from one cell to the next
Sinoatrial node
The origination of the Ap traveling through the heart
Pacemaker cell that has automaticity
60-100 bpm
Atrioventricular node
Receives the signal from the SA node and slows it down, allows for atria to fully contract before ventricles contract
Rests in-between the RA and RV and is electrical link between atria and ventricles
Can take over if SA fails, 40-60bpm
Bundle of his
Receives the signal from the AV node, rapidly sends down the IV septum and then through right and left bundle branches
20-40bpm
Purkinje fibers
At the apex of the heart and receives signals from left and right bundle branches
Sends the signal back up through the rest of the heart so ventricles can contract (hits papillary muscles first so valves can contract before the ventricle does)