Week 2 Flashcards
What is the hemodynamic version of Ohm’s Law?
P = Q x R P = pressure, Q = blood flow, R = resistance from organ systems
How do you calculate cardiac output?
CO= (MAP - CVP)/R
CO = cardiac output, MAP = mean arterial pressure, CVP = right atrial pressure/central venous pressure, R = resistance)
What does 100% of CO travel through?
the pulmonary circulation
How do you calculate the total resistance in series?
In parallel?
- add them all
- take the reciprocal and add, then the reciprocal of the answer
If you add resistors in series, what happens to the total resistance?
increase the total resistance
If you add resistors in parallel, what happens to the total resistance?
decrease the total resistance
How many action potentials per minute does the SA node produce?
Why is resting HR lower than that?
- about 100
- normal people at rest have a parasympathetic tone on the SA node via the vagus nerve
What is the only pathway that normally connects the chambers of the heart?
the AV node
Trace the pathway of electrical conduction through the heart.
SA node –> AV node –> bundle of His –> left and right bundle branches –> purkinje fibers –> ventricular myocytes
What is the intrinsic rate of the AV node?
40-60
What is the intrinsic rate of the purkinje fibers?
30-40
Where in the heart is there a slowing of electrical signal conduction?
Why?
- at the AV node
- allows for full depolarization (and thus contraction) of the atria before stimulating the ventricles
What is the slowest conduction portion of the heart?
The fastest?
- the AV node
- His-Purkinje system
Explain the phases of the cardiac action potential in ventricular myocytes.
- Phase 0: upstroke/depolarization phase. In ventricular myocytes, due to Na influx (fast action potential)
- Phase 1: rapid repolarization, due to K flowing out
- Phase 2: plateau, Ca in, K out, little net current or voltage change
- Phase 3: repolarization, due to K out, and Ca channels closing
- Phase 4: resting/diastole, Na/Ca exchange, Na/K pump.
Explain the phases of the cardiac action potential in SA/AV node cells.
- Phase 0: upstroke/depolarization phase. In SA/AV node cells, due to Ca influx via L-type Ca channels (slow action potential)
- Phase 3: repolarization, due to K out, and Ca channels closing
- Phase 4: resting/diastole/depolarization, Na/Ca exchange, Na/K pump. In nodal cells, funny (Na) channel active, and responsible for most of this phase.
What is the difference between slow and fast action potentials in the heart, and where are they found?
- slow = in SA/AV node cells, due to Ca movement
- fast = in ventricular myocytes, due to Na movement
What is the difference in membrane potential between SA/AV node cells and ventricular myocytes?
nodal cell’s resting membrane potential is around -65mV, as opposed to ventricular myocytes whose resting potential is around -80mV
During which phase are ventricular myocytes in their relative refractory period?
What can increased amount of stimuli at this point cause?
- Phase 3
- arrhythmias
What participates in slow Na release?
the funny channels
What gives the breast its shape?
Where do they start and end?
- suspensory ligaments
- skin to the deep fascia
What are the 2 main lymphatic drainages of the breast?
the axillary nodes and the anterior mediastinal nodes
What border does the cephalic vein create?
the border between the deltoid muscle and the pectoralis major
What is the origin of the pectoralis major?
The insertion?
The function?
origin- the sternum, clavicle, and ribs
insertion- humerus
function- adduction and medial rotation of the arm
What is the origin of the pectoralis minor?
The insertion?
The function?
origin- ribs
insertion- coracoid process of the scapula
function- depressing the shoulder
What does the thoracoacromial artery do?
supplies blood to the pectoralis muscles, as well as to the shoulder and overlying skin
Where does the thoroacromial artery come from?
the axillary artery
What is the best indicator of left atrial pressure?
left capillary wedge pressure
What is pulse pressure an indicator of?
stroke volume
What are the ways you can alter the rate of the SA node?
- alter the steepness of depolarization in phase 4
- make the maximum diastolic potential more negative in phase 4 (will take longer to reach the more negative number and slow the HR)
- alter the threshold for depolarization
What factors can increase the SA node firing rate?
- sympathetic stimulation
- muscarinic receptor antagonists
- B-adrenergic receptor agonists
- circulating catecholamines
What factors can decrease the SA node firing rate?
- parasympathetic stimulation
- muscarinic receptor agonists
- B-blockers
Where does the sympathetic nervous system arise from?
What does this include?
- the thoracolumbar spinal cord
- T1-12 and the first few L’s
Where does the parasympathetic nervous system arises from?
What does this include?
- the cranial and sacral segments of the spinal cord, aka craniosacral outflow
- CN III, VII, IX, X and S2-4
How do parasympathetic stimuli travel?
either top down or bottom up to meet in the abdomen
What is the basic structure of the neural system in the somatic nervous system?
cell body in the anterior horn and lower motor neuron synapses with the target tissue
What is the basic structure of the neural system in the autonomic nervous system?
2 nerves are present before you get to the target tissue. You have the 1st order neuron (pre-ganglionic) that leaves the spinal cord, a synapse with a ganglion, and a 2nd order neuron (post-ganglionic) goes to the peripheral tissue
What is located in the lateral horn of the spinal cord?
Where do these leave the spinal cord?
- cell bodies for the para/sympathetic/cranial nerves
- the anterior root
Describe the course of the sympathetic fibers to the anterior ramus.
- cell bodies in the lateral horn
- leaves the spinal cord at the anterior root with the motor nerves
- travels through the spinal cord to the anterior ramus
- leaves the anterior ramus as a white ramus (myelinated) and goes to the sympathetic chain (ganglion)
- leaves the sympathetic chain as a gray ramus (no myelin) to travel to the target tissues
Describe the course of the sympathetic fibers to the posterior ramus.
- cell bodies in the lateral horn
- leaves the spinal cord at the anterior root with the motor nerves
- travels through the spinal cord to the anterior ramus
- leaves the anterior ramus as a white ramus (myelinated) and goes to the sympathetic chain (ganglion)
- leaves the sympathetic chain as a gray ramus and travels to the posterior ramus to innervate the intrinsic muscles of the back
What are the relative lengths of 1st and 2nd order neurons in sympathetic nerves?
Why?
- short 1st order, long 2nd order
- ganglion next to the spinal cord in the sympathetic chain
What are the relative lengths of 1st and 2nd order neurons in parasympathetic nerves?
Why?
- long 1st order, short 2nd order
- ganglion close to target tissues
What is responsible for erection of the penis?
parasympathetic S 2, 3, 4 (keeps the penis off the floor)
What neurotransmitter is present between 1st and 2nd order neurons?
acetylcholine
In a somatic nerve, what is the neurotransmitter released?
What is the receptor?
- acetylcholine
- N1, aka Nm, the muscle-type nicotinic receptor
What kinds of receptors does acetylcholine bind?
cholinergic receptors (nicotinic or muscarinic)
In sympathetic nerves, what is the neurotransmitter released by 1st order neurons?
What is the receptor on the 2nd order neuron?
- acetylcholine
- N2, aka Nn, the neuron-type nicotinic receptor
In sympathetic nerves, what is the neurotransmitter released by 2nd order neurons ?
What is the receptor on the target tissue?
What is the exception?
- norepinephrine
- a1, a2, B1, or B2 receptors
- sweat glands, where acetylcholine is released and taken up by muscarinic receptors
What is the exception to the sympathetic neurotransmitter/receptor rule?
What does it use as its neurotransmitter?
What is the receptor?
- sweat glands
- acetylcholine
- muscarinic receptors
In what process is the N1/N2 distinction very important?
anesthesia, where you want to paralyze the muscles but not the sympathetic nervous system
In parasympathetic nerves, what is the neurotransmitter released by 1st order neurons?
What is the receptor on the 2nd order neuron?
- acetylcholine
- N2, aka Nn, the neuron-type nicotinic receptor