week 5 cardiac Flashcards
what do these three tissues compose- epicardium - outer
myocardium- middle muscle - endo cardium - inner
the heart wall
damage to the heart muscle caused by loss of blood means a block in what
arteries
blockages result in what
damaged cells
exercise training protects the heart against what
MI - heart attack - myocardial infarction
blood comes from where
superior vena cava
myocardium helps with muscle contraction of
the heart
which is the first valve before on right side
tricuspid
myocardium has what type of tissue
connective
what does the myocardium do
provides muscular contractions that eject blood from the chamber
what does the epicardium do
serves as lubricates outer covering
what does the endocardium do
serves as a protective inner lining of chambers and valves
disks in the heart allows what
cardiac muscle together
heart muscle has what kind of nuclei
single
heart muscle fibres are shorter and branched why
smoother movement for heart beat
what type of energy does the heart use
aerobic
where does the calcium come from
sarcoplasmic reticulum and extracellular
electrical contraction depend on what
stimulation of the myocardium
Sa node initiates what
depolarization