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what is the function of the CVS (5) - what is the main theme?

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transportation of : gas
nutrients, metabolites, hormones, heat

transportation

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how many times dose the heart beat in 70 years - what does this show

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2.5 billion times

the heart is amazingly reliable

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what shows the heart is remarkably flexible (3)

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pump can vary output
vessels can redirect blood
vessels can store blood

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why do we need a Vascular system

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because we are not single celled and diffusion only takes part over 1mm

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the left and right ‘‘pumps’’ are said to be in what

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series with one another

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why in terms of the CVS is series so important

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it means the output of both must be equal for function

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what are the 2 main examples of vascular beds in series

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gut to liver

hypothalamus to anterior pituitary

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what are most vascular beds - what does this mean (2)

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in parallel

all tissues get oxygenated blood

allows regional redirection of blood

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what is special about the gut being in series with the liver (2)

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the liver still has its own blood supply

the nutrients absorbed from the gut go directly to the liver for storage

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what is a problem with the evolution of the coronary blood supply

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every time it contracts it cuts of its own blood supply

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why is the hypothalamus in series with the anterior pituitary

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as the hypothalamus diffuses releasing factors into the blood supply for the anterior pituitary to pickup down stream and release hormones

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what are the 3 biggest O2 consumers

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the abdominal organs

skeletal muscle

heart

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why doses the cardiac output of the biggest O2 consumers vary

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because it shows weather the system is effective

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why is the kidneys CO so much greater than its O2 consumption

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due to the kidneys job of cleaning the blood

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what is the equation for flow

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change in pressure /resistance

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why does the skin have a similar CO vs O2 consumption as the kidneys

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as the skin is the thermoregulatory

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how does resistance changed

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diameter changes of the blood vessels mainly arterioles

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what is the pressure difference

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mean arterial pressure - central venous pressure

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where is the mean arterial pressure measured

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in the arteries

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where is the central venous pressure measured

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in the vena cava

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what do arterioles act as

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the taps - controlling resistance to the vascular bed

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what vessels does blood pass through from first to last

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arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venules, veins

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what is the aorta an example of

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elastic arteries

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what are the features of elastic arteries

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wide lumen, elastic wall

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what is the function of the elastic arteries
to dampen pressure fluctuations but absorbing and smoothing out
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what are all other arteries other than the aorta
muscular arteries
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what is the function of muscular arteries
to be low resistance conduits and get the blood to the arterioles features, narrow lumen , thick contractile wall
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what are arterioles examples of
resistant vessels
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what is the function of resistant vessels
control resistance which in turn controls flow allow regional redirection of blood
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what are the features/ from of arterioles
narrow lumen, thin wall
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what are capillaries examples of
exchange vessels
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what features do exchange vessels have
narrow lumen and thin walls
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what are venules examples of
capacitance vessels
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what are veins examples of
capacitance vessels
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what are the features of capacitance vessels
wide lumen, distensible wall (allows the vessel to swell and expand )
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what is the job of the capacitance vessels
like a capacitor it is to allow fractional distribution of blood (allows for some storage) between veins and heart
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how much blood is in the venous system
2/3
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what is the pulmonary trunk
the initial ARTERY that comes out of the right ventricle
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what is the septum (s) in relation to CVS
the interventricular and interatrial septum's job is to separate the right and left ventricles and atrium to stop mixing/ shunting of blood.
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what is the mitral valve
mitral = bicuspid 2 cusps stops blood being regurgitated into the left atrium from the left ventricle during contraction
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what is the tricuspid valve
a valve with 3 cusps stops blood regurgitation from the right ventricle to atrium
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what is fractional distribution
what the venous system dose to store a bit of blood by distending - keeping the series correct
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what is the T-tubule
deep holes in cell
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what is the sarcolemma
the membrane that surrounds the whole of the muscle cell
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where is the Z line
in the middle of the T-tubule
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what do the GAP junctions form
protein channels that let electrical current through them - the electrical connection between them - mass contraction
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what are the thin filaments in muscle
actin
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what is the sarcoplasmic reticulum
a big calcium cell storage
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what are desmosomes
the stiches between the cell - leading to a p
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how long is a cardiac action potential - compared to skeletal
250ms of cardiac vs 2ms of skeletal
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why is a cardia action potential so long - why is this
a cardiac action potential is long so Ca2+ and Na+ can enter the cell the entry of more Ca2+ leads to a greater contraction so contraction strength can be regulated by how much Ca2+ is let in (length of action potential) - unlike skeletal muscle
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can cardiac muscle exhibit tetanus
no
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what is tetanus (tetanic contraction)
when skeletal muscles add multiple contractions on top of one another - i.e. holding something for long)
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what is the name of how the gap junctions and desmosomes are arranged (alternatively)
intercalated disk
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what do the cells that act as pacemakers have
unstable resting membrane potentials that lie a lot closer to threshold and spontaneously reach threshold
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what dose the defibrillator do
top the hear to resent the pacemakers
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what are the 4 stages of a non-pacemaker action potential
resting membrane potential - high resting permibalitiy ofK+ initial depolarisation - more Na+ Na+ permeability shoots up plateau - decrease in K+ and more Ca2+ (L type) repolaisation - decrease Ca2+, increase in K+
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what happens in a pacemaker action potential
K+ gradually decreases a weird Na+ increases then a late increase in Ca2+ (T type) (initial booster to get into orbit) leads to the firing of the action potential which leads onto Ca2+ (L type) (main thruster to cause the action potential)
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what are the drugs that modulate electrical activity in the heart
Ca2+ channel blockers - decrease force of contraction cardiac glycosides - increase force of contraction
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what factors other than drugs have an effect on electrical activity (7)
sympathetic and parasympathetic temperature 10bpm per 1oC hyperkalaemia (high K+)- fibrillation and heart block hypokalaemia (low plasma K+) - fibrillation and hear block hypercalcemia (high plasma Ca2+) -increased HR & force of contraction hypocalcaemia (low plasma Ca2+) - decreased HR & force of contraction
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what is the annulus fibrosis - what happens during conduction
its a ring connective tissue (WITHOUT GAP JUNCTIONS) around the tri/bicuspid valves that stops the conduction of a action potential from the atrium to the ventricle
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how dose the wave of excitation get past the annulus fibrosus
by passing through the atrioventricular node(like a gateway) and trough the bundle of His (like a tunnel)
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how fact dose the action potential travel in the atrium
0.5 m/sec
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how fat does the action potential travel through the atrioventricular node - why?
0,05m/sec - to act as a delay box - time for atrium to get the last bit of blood into the ventricles
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what are myocardial cells (myocytes)
the cardiac muscle cells
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what are the purkinje fibres and what is there function
the fibres that make up the rapid conduction system at 5m/sec its fast so the contraction is powerful enough for the blood can be pushed and circulated
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what happens as ventricular depolarisation begins
atrial repolarisation
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how do electrocardiograms work (ECG)
due to the wave of depolarisation/repolarisation leading to the formation of extracellular waves
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can a ecg record a single cell
no due to the fact that the extracellular wave is so small
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what is the order of the hear cycle
atrium depolarisation ventricle depolarisation(atrium repolarisation) atrium repolarisation
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what are the waves of a ECG
P, QRS, T
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what does the P was correspond to
atria depolarisation
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what does the QRS was correspond to
ventricular depolarisation
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what does the T was correspond to
ventricular repolarisation
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what is the excitiation contration coupleing system
musculoskeletal system is intricately intertwined with the nervous system, allowing muscle contraction and movement
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why is the cardiac depolarisation so long
both Na and Ca enter Ca entry, excite controls contraction.
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how long is cardiac muscles refectory period
250ms same length as the action potential
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where does skeletal and some of your cardiac muscle sit normally
-90mV

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