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system overview and the heart Flashcards

1
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what are the components of the circulatory system

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Heart
Blood vessels
Bloos

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2
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what are the rolls of arteries

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Low resistance tubes to cary blood to organs

pressure reserve

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3
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what is the roll of arterioles

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provide resistance to control where blood glows

control aterial blood pressure

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4
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what is roll of Capillaires

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Major site of nutrient, metabolic end products, fluid exchange between blood and tissue

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5
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what is the roll of venules

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Site of nutrient, metabolic, and fluid exchange betwen blood and tissues

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6
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what is the roll of veins

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low resistance for flow back to heart

capacity for blood to be adjusted to faciliate flow

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7
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what is the liquid portion of blood

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Plasma

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8
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what is found in the plasma

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dissolved nutrients, ions, waters, gases, other substances

- similar to interstitial fluid at capillaries

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9
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what does the blood constist of

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Formed elements (cells and cell fragments)
Liquid (plasma)
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10
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what cells are included in blood

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RBC
white blood cells 
 - neutrophils
 - B cells
 - T cells
 - monocytes
 - eosinophils
 - baseophils
Platelets
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11
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what s the meatocrit

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Percent of blood that is RBCs

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12
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what is the average hematocrit

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45%

  • higher for men
  • lower for women
    • no idea why
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13
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what is the roll of blood

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Nutreints and wastes
Hormones/info
thermal regulation - water caries a lot of heat

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14
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what is the total volume of blood equal to

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Plasma+ buffy coat+ erythrocytes

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15
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what is the equation for a hematocrit

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erythrocyte volume/ total volume

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16
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is fully oxygenated blood red or blue

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It is red

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17
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what does the R and L sides of the heart pump

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R: pulmonary
L: systemic

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18
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what is microcirculation

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Aterioles
Capillaries
Venules

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19
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exchange of O2, CO2, nutrients, and metabolic end products occure at what level

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Capillaries and Interstitial fluid via diffusion

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20
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do all organs receive the same amount of blood at rest

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No

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21
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what is the flow equation

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change in pressure/Resistance

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22
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how is resistnace related to radius

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Inversely to Radius^4

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23
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what is the biggest determinant of blood flow

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resistnace via change in radius

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24
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does absolute pressure control blood flow

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No, only the pressure difference

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25
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valve between the R atrium and the R ventricle

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Right AV valve

(tricupsid)

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26
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valve between the R ventricle and pulmonary circuit

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Pulmonary semilunar valve

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27
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valve between the Left atrium and the Left ventricle

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Left AV valve

bicuspid

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28
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valve betweent he Left ventricle and aorta

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aortic semilular valve

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29
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what do the valves do aside from controlling the direction of blood flow in the heart

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electrically insulate the heart

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30
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how is cardiac muscle different from skeletal muscle

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branches
Intercallated disks with gap junctions
each myocyte contracts with each heart beat

31
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what do the gap junctions of cardiac muscle do for them

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Electrically couple the heart together

32
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why does each myocyte contract together

A

because the heart is electrically coupled together ( no recruitment like in skeltal muscle)

33
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where are muscarinic receptors in the heart

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only on the atria

34
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how does the parasympathetic system act on the heart

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Via the vagus nerves to release acetylcholine on muscarinic receptors on the atria

35
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how does the sympathetic system act on the heart

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Via thoracic spinal nerves to release norepinephrine to act on beta-adrenergic receptors on the atria and the ventricles

36
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what does the parasympathetic system do for the heart

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act on the atria to decrease HR

37
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what does the sympatheic system do for the heart

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Act on the atria to increase HR

act on the ventricles to increase contractility

38
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what aside from the nervous system can act on the heart

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Epinephrine from the blood stream binds to Beta adrenergic receptors to increase HR and contractility

39
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how does electricity flow through the heart

A 
SA node
AV node
Bundle of His
R and L bundle branches
Purkinji fibers
40
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where is the SA node found

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in the right atrium

41
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where does sinus rhythm begin

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in the SA node

42
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what is the roll of all other aspects of the hearts conduction system

A

bring electricity to the apex to do ventricular contraction upward

43
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what happens if the cells of the SA node go away

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heart continues to depolarize, but lacks sinus rhythm

44
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how much of the conducting system must be gone for the heart to no longer pump

A

all of it must be gone

45
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what causes the rapid depolarization phase of myocardium

A

rapid opening of voltage gated sodium channels

46
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what causes the plateau phase of myocardial cells

A

slow but prolonged opening of voltage gated calcium channels

Closure of potassium channels

47
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what is needed for the atrium and ventricles to coordinate their contractions

A

The AV node

48
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what is the P wave

A

atrial depolarization

49
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what is the qRS wave

A

ventricular depolarization

50
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what is the T wave

A

repolarization of the ventricles

51
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where is the SA node in the EKG

A

not present, too small to ilicit a response

52
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why don’t we see atrial repolarization

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occures during ventricular contraction, so it is not seen

53
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what are the characteristics of ventricles contraction

A

contract together and efficienctly

54
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what fibers are responsible for ventricular contraction

A

R and L bundle branches

purkinji fibers

55
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what is the slowest part of atrial contraction

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AV node(1.2seconds) to allow for atria to contract completelyq

56
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what causes the repolarization phase of myocardial contraction

A

Opening of potassium channels

57
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what causes the resting membrane potential of myo

A

Potassium

58
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can a myocyte depolarize alone

A

No, b/c it has a true resting membrane potential

59
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what is the resting membrane potential of myocytes

A

-80mV

60
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what kind of potential does the SA node have

A

Pacemaker potential

61
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what leads to the pacemaker potential of nodal cells

A

Na ions leaking through F-type channe

62
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what is responsible for the rising phase of nodal cells

A

rapid opening of voltage gated Ca channels

63
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what is responsible for the repolarization phase of nodal cells

A

Reopening of potassium channels

closing of ca channels

64
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what channels are needed for the pacemaker potential

A

F type Channels

65
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what does an EKG that is mising every other QRS and T mean

A

AV node could not be repolarized due to refractory period

66
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what does it mean when an EKG has QRS randomly associated with P at different times

A

Atria and ventricles could not be coupled

67
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what does excitation contraction coupling link

A

cardiac muscle cell AP to contraction via control of Ca within myocardium

68
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what is trigger calcium

A

Calcium from outside the cell that causes the sarcroplasmic reticulum to release Ca

69
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what does trigger calcium bind to

A

ryanodine receptors on the external surface of the sarcoplasmic reticulum

70
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what channels allow trigger calcium to enter the cell

A

L-type Ca channels in T-tubules

71
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what is needed for excitation contraction coupling in Myocardium

A

needs extracellular ca to depolarize and release Ca from the SR

72
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how is skeletal ca different from cardiac

A

skeletal needs voltage gated Ca release

73
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why do ventricular cells have such a long Ap compared to skeletal muscles

A

Plateu phase from trigger calcium

74
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what is the importance of the plateau phase for myocardial cells

A

makes long refractory period to ensure no heart teatanus

- allow blood to fill ventricles

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