The cardiac cycle Flashcards
What are 4 distinct phases of cardiac cycle?
1) Ventricular filling
2) isovolumetric ventricular contraction
3) ventricular ejection
4) isovolumetric ventricular relaxation
What is Mid/late diastole
ventricular filling
What is Systole?
isovolumetric ventricular contraction
ventricular ejection
What is early diastole?
isovolumetric ventricular relaxation
What happens in ventricular filling?
atrial depolarisation so contracts
What is isovolumetric ventricular contraction ?
pressure in ventricles rise
isovolumetric= same volume
What is ventricular ejection ?
increased Aortic pressure
What is isovolumetric ventricular relaxation?
atrial filling
What does isovolumetric contraction mean?
Ventr. contract but not pressure not enough to open Semi lunar valves so volume is the same
What does isovolumetric relaxation mean?
Ventr. relax and all valves are shut and same vol.
What is aortic diastole pressure?
SL valves closed and pressure drops
what is aortic systolic pressure?
Max pressure increase
what is mean arterial pressure?
average cardiac pressure
What causes dicrotic notch on aortic pressure graph?
Aortic valve shutting
What is pulse pressure? PP
Systolic pressure minus diastolic pressure