The Cardiac Pressure-Volume Cycle Flashcards
If is what type of channel?
HCN
hyperpolarisation activated, cyclic nucleotide gated channel
Some ion channels are voltage gated. Some are —- dependent.
time
open or close with a delay
Two K+ channels to know for cardiac cycle?
- inward rectifier K+ channels
- delayed rectifier K+ channels
Inward rectifier K+ channels
- open when Vm goes below -60mV
- unusual, most open when cells
are at rest
- unusual, most open when cells
- function: to clamp membrane
potential (Vm) at rest - lets K+ out of cell, repolarising it
Delayed Rectifier K+ channels
- opens when membrane
depolarises - but both opening and closing takes
place with a delay
Basic action potential:
Example of a positive feedback loop in depolarisation:
Na+ enters cell, causing more depolarisation causing more Na+ channels to open, causing more depolarisation
At rest what occurs in action potential:
- *** inward rectifier K+ channels are
open - K+ leaving cell is dominant current
Depolarisation stage of action potential
Repolarisation stage of action potential:
- *** delayed rectifier K+ channels
open - Na+ channel inactivation, decrease
in Na+ entry into cells - Delayed Rectifier K+ channels open:
increase in K+ going out
Vm less positive!!!
After hyperpolarisation stage of action potential:
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What channels are open in the stages of action potential?
- baseline/rest: inward K+ channels
open, very few Na+ - depolarisation: inward K+ close,
Na+ opens - repolarisation: Na+ channels close,
Delayed rectifier K+ open - after hyperpolarisation: Delayed
rectifer close, inward K+ open
Refractory period of an action potential
- amount of time it takes a cell membrane to be ready for a second stimulus after reaching resting state
Ventricular Myocyte action potential phases name:
- phase 0
- phase 1
- phase 2
- phase 3
- phase 4
Cardiac action potential is ——– than skeletal
broader
Ventricular myocyte action potential: phase 0:
insert diagram: where is P0?
- depolarisation
- Na+ channels open with positive
feedback
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Ventricular myocyte action potential: phase 1:
insert diagram: where is P1?
- transient outward current
- delayed rectifier K+ channels
- K+ leaves myocyte
- myocyte starts to repolarise
Ventricular myocyte action potential: phase 2:
insert diagram: where is P2?
- plateau phase
- Ca1+ channels open: time and
voltage dependent - Ca2+ enters as K+ leaves
- calcium current into cell just about
balances the K+ current leaving the
cell - very slow repolarisation in this
phase
Ventricular myocyte action potential: phase 3:
insert diagram: where is P3?
- rapid repolarisation phase
- Ca2+ channels that maintain
plateau close - delayed rectifier K+ channels open
- K+ leaves myocyte
Ventricular myocyte action potential: phase 4:
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- resting potential
- K+ leaves myocyte
- inward rectifier K+ channels
Comparison of action potentials: which action potential time always stays the same?
Nerve cells
1 millisecond
Comparison of action potentials: Middle in terms of action potential length?
- skeletal muscle
- 2-5 mins
- contraction follows action potential
- short refractory period
- tetany occurs with repeated stimuli
comparision of AP 3 diagram
label lines
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Comparision of action potentials: cardiac action potential: time:
- varies in size and duration
depending on requirements
(exercise) - can last upto 500 milliseconds
- contraction during action potential
- long refractory period - prevents
tetany of cardiac muscle!!!
Cardiac action potentials vary in time and shape depending on which part of heart. Which has lowest plateau phase?
SA node and AV node
Sinus and AV node cardiac action potentials:
- Pacemaker tissues:
- spontaneous depolarisation
- no inward K+ rectifier current
- not stable at rest
0 = depolarisation phase
1 = does not exist
2 = does not exist
3 = repolarisation phase
4 = pacemaker potential
Phase 4 is a pacemaker current: If current = funny current
depolarisation is due to Ca2+ not Na+
no plateau phase as no inward K+ rectifier
repolarisation is due to delayed rectifier K+