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the heart pt2 Flashcards

1
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cardiac cycle is what

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one complete contraction and relaxation of all four chambers of the heart

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2
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what two variable govern fluid movement

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pressure causes flow
resistance opposes it

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3
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fluid will only flow if there is a what?

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pressure gradient(difference)

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4
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pressure is measure in what?

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mmHg

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5
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opening and closing of valves are governed by these pressure changes:

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AV valves limp when ventricles are relaxed

semilunar valves under pressure from blood in vessels when ventricles relaxed

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6
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valvular insufficiency(incompetence) is what

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any failure of a valve to prevent the backward flow of blood

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7
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valvular stenosis is what?

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cusps are stiffened and opening is constricted by scar tissue

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8
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valvular stenosis is a result of what?

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rheumatic fever, an autoimmune attack on the mitral and aortic valves

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9
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heart murmur is what

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an abnormal heart sound produced by regurgitation of blood thru incompetent valves

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10
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mitral valve prolapse is what

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insufficiency in which one or both mitral valve cusps bulge into atria during ventricular contraction

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auscultation is what

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listening to sounds made by body

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12
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first heart sound is what

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louder and longer because of closure of AV valves

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13
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second heart sound is what

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softer and sharper because of closure of semilunar valves

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14
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phases of cardiac cycle

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ventricular filling
isovolumetric contraction
ventricular ejection
isovolumetric relaxation

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15
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how long is the cardiac cycle

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less than 1 second

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16
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ventricular filling is what

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ventricles expand their pressure drops below that of the atria

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17
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second step of ventricular filling

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AV valves open and blood flows into ventricles

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18
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filling of ventricular filling happens in three phases

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rapid ventricular filling- first
diastasis- second- slower
atrial systole- final- atria contract

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19
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isovolumetric contraction is what

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atria repolarize,
ventricles depolarize
AV valves close
Heart sound S1 occurs

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20
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ventricular ejection

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semilunar valves open
pressure peaks in left ventricle at 120 mmHg and 25 mmHg in right
T wave occurs in this phase

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21
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ventricular ejection lasts about how long

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200 to 250 ms

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22
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stroke volume is about

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70 mL

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23
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isovolumetric relaxation

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ventricles begin to expand
semilunar valves close
S2 heart sounds happen

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24
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in a resting person atrial systole last about

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0.1 second

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25
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in a resting person ventricular systole lasts about

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0.3 second

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26
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quiescent period is what

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when all four chambers are in diastole
lasts about 0.4 second

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27
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in a resting person the cardiac cycle’s resting heart rate is what

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75 bpm

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28
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end-systolic volume is what

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60 mL

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29
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systolic volume is added to ventricle during atrial diastole is

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+30 mL

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30
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added by atrial systole

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+40 mL

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31
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total end diastolic volume is what

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130 MI

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32
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stoke volume ejected by ventricular systole is what

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-70 mL

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33
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congestive heart failure is what

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failure of either ventricle to eject blood effectively

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34
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left ventricular failure is what

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blood backs up into the lungs causing pulmonary edema(shortness of breath)

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35
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right ventricular failure is what

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blood backs up in the vena cava causing systemic adema

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36
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cardioacceleratory center sends sympathetic innervation through?

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cardiac nerves

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37
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cardioinhibitory center sends parasympathetic innervation through?

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vagus nerve

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38
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postganglionic fibers pass through? and continue as what?

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cardiac plexus and continue as cardiac nerves

39
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fibers terminate in what?

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SA and AV nodes

40
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sympathetic nerves increase what

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heart rate and contraction strength

41
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parasympathetic nerves slow what

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heart rate

42
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fibers of the right vagus nerve lead to what

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SA node

43
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fibers of the left vagus nerve lead to what

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AV node

44
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cardiac output is what

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the amount ejected by each ventricle in 1 minute

45
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cardiac output is what at rest?

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4 to 6 L/min

46
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Cardiac reserve is what

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the difference between a person’s max and resting CO

47
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pulse is what

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a surge of pressure produced by heart

48
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infants have a heart rate of

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120 bpm or more

49
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young adult females have a heart rate of

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72 to 80 bpm

50
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young adult males have a heart rate of

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64 to 72 bpm

51
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tachycardia is what

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resting adult heart rate above 100 bpm

52
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bradycardia is what

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resting adult heart rate of less than 60bpm

53
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positive chrontropic agents are factors that what

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raise the heart rate

54
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negative chrontropic agents are factors that what

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lower the heart rate

55
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cardiac centers in the reticular formation of the medulla oblongata initiate what

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autonomic output to the heart

56
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cardiostimulatory effect is what

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neurons of cardiac center transmit signals to the heart by sympathetic pathways

57
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cardioinhibitory effect is what

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others transmit parasympathetic signals by way of the vagus nerve

58
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sympathetic postganglionic fibers are

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adrenergic

59
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sympathetic postganglionic fibers release

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norepinephrine and increase heart rate to as high as 230 bpm

60
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sympathetic postganglionic fibers bind to

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b-adrenergic fibers in the heart

61
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sympathetic postganglionic fibers activate

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cAMP( second messenger system) and accelerates uptake of Calcium by sarcoplasmic reticulum

62
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sympathetic postganglionic fibers lead to opening

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calcium channels in plasma membrane, and accelerates depolarization

63
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parasympathetic vagus nerves opens

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potassium gates in nodal cells

64
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without influence from cardiac centers, the heart has an intrinsic firing rate of

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100 bpm

65
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vagal tone holds down the heart rate to

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70 to 80 bpm at rest

66
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medulla also receives input from what

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muscles, joints, arteries, and brainstem

67
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baroreceptors signal what

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cardiac center

68
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in cardiac center, if blood pressure decreases…

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signal rate drops, cardiac center increases heart rate

69
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in cardiac center, if blood pressure increases…

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signal rate rises, cardiac center decreases heart rate

70
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chemoreceptors are in what

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aortic arch, carotid arteries, and medulla oblongata

71
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chemoreceptors are sensitive to what

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blood pH and CO2 and O2 levels

72
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chemoreceptors will trigger an increase in heart rate when

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high CO2 levels lead to acidosis

73
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chemoreceptors respond to hypoxemia (oxygen deficiency) by

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slowing down the heart

74
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baroreflexes and chemoreflexes are responses to fluctuation in

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blood and chemistry
both negative

75
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autonomic neurotransmitters affect

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heart rate

76
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blood-borne adrenal catecholamines are

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potent cardiac stimulants

77
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what electrolyte has the greatest chrontropic effect

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potassium

78
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hyperkalemia is excess

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potassium that diffuses into cardiomyocytes, and lowers heart rate irregularly

79
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hypokalemia is deficiency in

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Potassium where cells are hyperpolarized and required increased stimulation

80
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hypercalcemia is excess

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Calcium that decreases heart rate and contraction strength

81
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hypocalcemia is deficiency of

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Calcium that increases heart rate and contraction strength

82
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three variables govern stroke volume

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preload
contractility
afterload

83
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preload is the amount oof tension in the

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ventricular myocardium before it begins to contract

84
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stroke volume is proportion to the

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end diastolic volume

85
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contractility refers to how hard the…

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myocardium contracts for a given preload

86
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hypercalcemia can cause strong

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contractions and even cardiac arrest

87
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catecholamines increase

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calcium levels

88
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glucagon stimulates

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cAMP production

89
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hypocalcemia can cause a weak

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heartbeat and cardiac arrest

90
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hyperkalemia reduces strength of… and the release of…

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myocardial action potentials and the release of calcium into the sarcoplasm

91
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afterload is the sum of

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all forces opposing ejection of blood from ventricle

92
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hypertension increases… and opposes…

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afterload and ventricular ejection

93
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cor pulmonale is right ventricle failure due to…

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obstructed pulmonary circulation

Chapter 19: the heart (4 decks)

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