The Normal Heart Flashcards
1
Q
What does laminar mean?
A
Steamlined flow.
When blood flows in parallel layers with no disruption between the layers.
2
Q
What does an inotrope do?
A
Alters the force of contractions
3
Q
What does a chronotrope do?
A
Alters the heart rate
4
Q
What does a dromotrope do?
A
Alters conduction speed
5
Q
What is filtration?
A
The net movement of fluid from capillaries into the interstitial spaces
6
Q
What is absorption?
A
The net movement of fluid from interstitial spaces into the capillaries.
7
Q
What is hydrostatic pressure?
A
The pressure that pushes fluid from fluid from the capillaries into the interstitial spaces (ie Filtration).
8
Q
What is colloidal osmotic pressure?
A
Osmotic pressure from plasma proteins pulling fluid from interstitial spaces into the capillaries (ie Absorption).
