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Week 8- Control of Heart Function Flashcards

1
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What is the medical term for increased heart rate?

A

Chronotrophy

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2
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What is the medical term for increased force of contraction?

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Inotrophy

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3
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What nervous system affects the kidneys?

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Sympathetic

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4
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What happens when theres reduced baroreceptor firing?

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Increases sympathetic nerve activity

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5
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What happens when theres increased baroreceptor firing?

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Reduced SNS activity

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6
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What makes up the arterial circuit

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Aortic arch
Carotid sinus
Afferent arterioles of the kidneys

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7
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What receptors are associated with changes in sympathetic nervous system activity?

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Baroreceptors

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8
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What 2 locations does parasympathetic stimulation arise from?

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Cranial part of spinal chord

Sacral part of spinal chord

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9
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What 2 locations does sympathetic stimulation arise from?

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Thoracic vertebra

Lumbar vertebra

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10
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What pre and post ganglionic neurotransmitters does the parasympathetic nervous system use?

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Pre: Ach
Post: Ach

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11
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What pre and post ganglionic neurotransmitters does the sympathetic nervous system use?

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Pre: Ach
Post: NA

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12
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In controlling the heart function, what role does the parasympathetic nervous system play?

A

Controlling the heart rate

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13
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In controlling the heart function, what role does the sympathetic nervous system play?

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Controlling circulation

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14
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What receptors does the sympathetic nervous system activate?

A

Beta 1

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15
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What does the activation of beta 1 receptors in the heart do?

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Activates cyclic AMP which increases heart rate

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16
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Where does nervous stimulation go to in the heart?

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SAN

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17
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Under tonic (restful) conditions which branch of the nervous system is more active?

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Parasympathetic

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18
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How do sympathetic nerves increase blood volume in the kidney?

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They decrease glomerular filtration, decreasing sodium secretion increasing blood vol

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19
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In the renal system what do sympathetic nerve fibers innervate?

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Afferent and efferent arterioles of the glomerulus

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20
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What is the primary sight of sympathetic activity in the kidneys?

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Afferent arterioles

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21
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What receptors do sympathetic nerves act on in the kidneys? What effect does this have?

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Alpha 1 receptors, causes vasoconstriction, reduces glomerular filtration rate and reduces sodium filtered

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22
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What cells are the site of synthesis, storage and release of renin?

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Juxtaglomerular cells

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23
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What receptor allows renin secretion?

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Beta 1 adrenoreceptor

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24
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What local mediators cause vasodilation?

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Nitric oxide

Prostacyclin

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25
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What local mediators cause vasoconstriction?

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Thromboxane A2

Endothelins

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26
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What systemic mediators cause vasoconstriction?

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Vasopressin
Noradrenaline/adrenaline
Angiotensin II

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27
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What systemic mediators cause vasodilation?

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Kinin

Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANPs)

28
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What 4 factors affect venous pressure?

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Blood vol
SNS activation of veins
Skeletal muscle pumping
Respiratory movement

29
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What affects atrial pressure?

A

Venous return

30
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What effects venous return?

A

Venous pressure

31
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Whats the main pacemaker of the heart?

32
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What is the nerve involved with the parasympathetic control of the heart?

33
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What does the parasympathetic nervous system do to the heart? What phase does it specifically affect and how?

A

Slows down the heart rate and decreases the slope of phase 4

34
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What does the sympathetic nervous system do to the heart? What phase does it specifically affect and how?

A

Increases the heart rate and increases the slope of phase 4

35
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What receptors detect blood volume?

A

Venous volume receptors

36
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How do venous volume receptors increase blood pressure?

A

They increases renin secretion, which increases angiotensin II production, leading to vasoconstriction and increased blood pressure

37
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What sensors are present in the cardiopulmonary circuit?

A

Volume sensors

38
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What sensors are present in the arterial circuit?

A

Pressure sensors

39
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Where is the vasomotor centre located?

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Bilaterally in the reticular substance of the medulla and lower third of the pons

40
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What comprises the vasomotor centre?

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Vasoconstrictor area (pressor)
Vasodilator area (depressor)
Cardio-regulatory inhibitory area
41
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What does the lateral portion of the VMC do to heart activity?

A

Influences heart rate and contractility

42
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What does the medial portion of the VMC do to heart activity?

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Signals via vagus nerve to decrease heart rate

43
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How is the VMC influenced?

A

By higher centres in the brain which have excitatory or inhibitory effects on it

44
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How does the VMC transmit impulses and to where?

A

Distally through the spinal chord to almost all blood vessels

45
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How is blood pressure detected in the kidneys?

A

By arterial baroreceptors

46
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What is venous volume distribution affected by?

A

Peripheral venous tone, gravity, skeletal muscle pump and breathing

47
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What determines the amount of blood flowing back to the heart?

A

Central venous pressure (mean pressure in the right atrium)

48
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How does venous constriction affect compliance and venous return?

A

Decreases compliance

Reduces venous return

49
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In arterioles what does constriction determine?

A

Bloodflow to downstream organs
Mean arterial blood pressure
The pattern of blood flow to organs

50
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How do local and systemic mechanisms of regulating blood flow differ in terms of their relation to smooth muscle?

A

Local mechanisms are intrinsic to smooth muscle

Systemic mechanisms are extrinsic to smooth muscle

51
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How do local and systemic mechanisms of regulating blood flow differ in terms of their mediators?

A

Local mechanisms use endothelium derived mediators

Systemic mechanisms use non endothelium derived mediators

52
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What are local mechanisms important for in the regulation of blood flow?

A

Reflex local blood flow regulation

53
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Describe action potentials of the AVN

A

They are slow and calcium mediated

54
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What is found at the base of the right atrium?

A

Triangle of Koch

55
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How long is the cardiac action potential compared to normal action potentials?

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200-300 ms compared to the usual 2-3ms

56
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What are the 5 phases of the cardiac action potential?

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Phase 0: upstroke
Phase 1: early repolarisation
Phase 2: plateau
Phase 3: repolarisation
Phase 4: resting membrane potential
57
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What is the absolute refractory period?

A

The time period where no action potential can be initiated

58
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What is the relative refractory period?

A

The time period where an action potential can be generated but only with strong stimulus

59
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What is the resting membrane potential determined by?

60
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What is the upstroke determined by?

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A large increase in the membrane permeability to sodium

61
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Why do different parts of the heart have different action potential shapes?

A

They have different ion currents flowing and different ion channel expression

62
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What phases are missed out of the SAN action potential?

A

Phase 1 and 2 (early repolarisation and plateau)

63
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What type of calcium channels does the SAN have?

A

T type (T= transient aka faster)

64
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What does the L in L type channels stand for?

A

Latent (slow)

65
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What is the funny current of the SAN?

A

Flow of sodium current that causes phase 4

66
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What activates phase 4 of the SAN?

A

Cyclic AMP

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