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119 Cards in this Set
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The Heart pumps blood through ____ Circuits in series.
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- 2
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Pulmanary Circuit
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- Right side
- To and from lungs |
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Systemic Circuit
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- Left side
- To and from the body |
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3 Type of blood vessels
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- Arteries
- Veins - Capillaries |
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Arteries
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- Carry blood away from the heart and to the capillaries
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Capillaries
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- Microscopic vessels where exchange between blood and cells occurs
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Veins
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- Recieve blood from the capillaries and carry it toward the heart.
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Right Atrium
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- Recieves ssytemic blood
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Right Ventricle
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- Pumps blood to the lungs (pulmanary)
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Left Atrium
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- Recieves blood from the lungs
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Left Ventricle
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- Pumps blood to organs (Systemic)
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Mediastinum
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- Heart located here
- Space between two pleural cavities |
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Apex of the heart
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- Pointed tip of the heart
- Points down and to the left |
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Pericardial Sac
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- surrounds the heart
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Pericardial Cavity
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- Lined by pericardium
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Visceral Pericardium (epicardium)
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- Covers the heart surface
- Inner wall of the pericardium |
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Parietal Pericardium
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- Lines the pericardial sac that surrounds the heart
- Outer wall of the pericardial sac |
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Pericardial cavity
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- Space between the layers of the pericardial sac
- Small amount of lubricating fluid located here |
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Coronary Sulcus
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- Deep groove that marks boundary of atria and ventricles
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Anterior and Posterior interventricular sulci
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- Mark boundary between left and right ventricles
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The Heart pumps blood through ____ Circuits in series.
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- 2
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Pulmanary Circuit
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- Right side
- To and from lungs |
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Systemic Circuit
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- Left side
- To and from the body |
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3 Type of blood vessels
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- Arteries
- Veins - Capillaries |
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Arteries
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- Carry blood away from the heart and to the capillaries
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Capillaries
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- Microscopic vessels where exchange between blood and cells occurs
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Veins
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- Recieve blood from the capillaries and carry it toward the heart.
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Right Atrium
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- Recieves ssytemic blood
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Right Ventricle
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- Pumps blood to the lungs (pulmanary)
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Left Atrium
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- Recieves blood from the lungs
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Great Veins and arteries are located at _____?
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- The base of the heart.
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Apex
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- Pointed tip of the heart
- Points down and to the left |
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The heart is surrounded by
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- The pericardial sac
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Mediastinum
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- Heart located here
- Space between two pleural cavities |
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Pericardial Cavity is lined by
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- the Pericardium
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Visceral Pericardium (epicardium)
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- Covers the hearts surface
- Inner wall of the pericardium |
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Parietal Pericardium
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- Lines the pericardial sac that surrounds the heart
- Outer wall of the pericardium |
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Paricardial Cavity
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- Space between layers of the pericardial sac
- Small amount of lubricating fluid located here |
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Coronary Sulcus
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- Deep groove that marks the boundary of atria and ventricles
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Anterior and posterior interventricular sulci
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- Mark boundary between left and right ventricles
- Contain major coronary vessels - Filled with protective fat |
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Heart Wall Layers
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- Epicardium
-Myocardium - Endocardium |
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Epicardium
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- AKA visceral pericardium
- Outermost layer - Serous membrane |
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Myocardium
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- Middle Layer
- Thick muscle layer - Most important layer - This muscle dies during heart attack |
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Endocardium
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- Forms the heart valves
- Simple squamous lining of chambers - Continuous with endothelium - Blood vessels - Blood will not clot on the endocardium |
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Characteristics of Cardiac Muscle Cells
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- Connected by intercalated discs
- Contain Mitochondria - Have Myofibrils - Nucleus - Sectioned - Shorter than skeletal muscle fibers - Striations (Sarcomere organization) - Depend on aerobic metabolism - Heart acts as a single unit |
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Funct. of Intercalated Discs
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- Serve as gap junctions that rapidly transmit action potential
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Interatrial Septum
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- Separates the right and left atria
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Interventricular Septum
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- Separates the right and left ventricles
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Two types of Atrioventricular valves
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- Bicuspid (aka Mitral Valve)
- Tricuspid Valve |
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Bicuspid Valve
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- Aka: Mitral Valve
- Located between the left atrium and left ventricle - Allows blood to flow from the atrium to the ventricle - Closes when ventricles contract to prevent back flow of blood from ventricle to atrium |
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Tricuspid Valve
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- Located between the right atrium and right ventricle
- Opens to allow blood to flow from atrium to ventricle when atrium contacts - Closes when ventricle contracts to prevent back flow of blood from ventricle to atrium |
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Path of blood flow
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RA >Tricuspid Valve > RV > Pulm Valve > Pulm. Artery > Lungs > Pulm. Vein > LA > Bicuspid Valve > LV > Aortic Valve > Aorta > Arteries > Arterioles > Capillaries > Veinules > Veins > Venae cavae > RA
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Superior and Inferior Venae Cavae
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- Carry deoxygenated systemic blood (blood from the body) to the Right Atrium of the heart
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Chordae Tendinae
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- Anchor the valve cusps to papillary muscles which open and close the valves
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Blood pressure in the arteries is _____ compared to veins because _____?
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- Higher; because veins have thinner walls and larger lumen then arteries
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Left ventricular myocardium is ______ in comparison to right ventricular myocardium.
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- Thicker
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Two pairs of one- way valves prevent ________ of blood during contraction.
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- Backflow of blood
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Heart sound S1 is caused by?
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- The closing of the atrioventricular valves
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Heart sound S2 is caused by?
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- The closing of the pulmanary and aortic valves
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Heart murmurs are caused by?
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- Abnormal valves
* too loose or tight |
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Stenotic Heart murmurs are caused by______?
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- Heart Valves that are too tight.
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______ Heart murmurs are caused by valves that are too loose.
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- Incompetent
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Heart murmurs are can be heard because they cause ______ blood flow.
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- Turbulent
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Atrioventricular Valves
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- Aka (AV) Valves
- Located between atria and ventricles - Blood pressure closes valave cusps during ventricular contraction - Papillary muscles tense chordae tendinaea to prevent valves from swinging into the atria |
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Semilunar Valves
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- Prevent backflow of blood from the pulmanary trunk and aorta into the ventricles
- Have no muscular support |
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Two type of Semilunar valves
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- Pulmanary Valve
- Aortic valve |
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_____ supplies the heart with blood?
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- Coronary Arteries
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Coronary Arteries originate from _________?
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- The base of the aorta
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Most blood supply to the heart occurs between ______ during _____phase?
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- Ventricular contraction; Relaxation
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Blood from the coronary circulation empties into ______ through the _______?
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- Right Ventricle; coronary sinus
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About _____% of people are left Coronary Dominant?
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- 10%
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Two types of Cardiac Cells
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- Contractile Cells
- Conduction Cells |
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Heartbeat requires ______?
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- Two types of Cardiac Cells
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Func. Contractile Cells
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- Responsible for pumping action of the heart
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Func. of Conduction Cells
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- Generate and spread stimulus (action potential)
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The heart contracts in series; first the ______ contract then the ______ contract.
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- Atria; ventricles
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______ is responsible for setting the pace of the heartbeats?
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- Sinoatrial Node (SA Node)
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______ is considered to be the speed bump in the heart beat?
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- Atrioventricular Node (AV Node)
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Differences in cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle contraction.
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- Cardiac action potential has a long plataeu phase.
- Cardiac muscle has a long refractory period and can not be tetanized. |
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Func. of The conduction system of the heart.
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- Initiates and spreads electrical impulses through the heart
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Two types of cells in the conduction sysytem of the heart
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- Pacemaker cells
- Conducting cells |
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Func. of Pacemaker cells
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- Set the heart rate
* automaticity * Normal Pacemaker is SA node (Fastest car theory) |
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Function of Conducting cells
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- Distributes stimuli to myocardium
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Path of the conduction system.
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- SA node > across atria > AV node > Bundle of His > Right and Left Branch Bundles > Purkinje fibers to the ventricles
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SA Node generates ___ to ___ action potentials per minute.
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- 70 to 80
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AV Node generates ___ to ___ action potentials per minute.
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- 40 to 60
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Purkinje fibers generate ___ to ___ action potentials per minute.
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- 20 to 40
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The _____ pacemaker paces the heart.
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- Fastest.
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Bradycardia
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- Abnormally slow heart rate
(below 60 beats/min) |
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Tachycardia
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- Abnormally high heart rate
(above 100 beats per/min) |
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Ectopic Pacemaker
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- Abnormal cells generate high rate of action potentials bypassing the conduction system and disrupts ventricular contractions.
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Electrocardiogram
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- Aka (ECG or EKG)
- Recording of the electrical activity of the heart |
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Three main components of EKG.
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- P-wave
- QRS complex - T-wave |
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P-Wave represents?
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- Atrial depolarization
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QRS Complex represents?
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- Ventricular depolarization
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T-Wave represents?
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- Ventricular Repolarization
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Atrial Repolarization gets lost in which component of the EKG?
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- QRS complex
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Systole
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- Contraction phase
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Diastole
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- Relaxation phase
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Blood pressure in any chamber rises during _____ and falls during ______?
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- Systole; diastole
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Blood flows from _______ pressure to _______ pressure.
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- high; low
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Blood flow is controlled by____?
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- Timing of contractions
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Blood flow is directed by ____?
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-One-way valves
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Start and stop of Systole phase is marked by?
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- Closing of the aortic and pulmanary valves
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Stroke Volume
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- The amount of blood pumped by the ventricle per beat
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Cardiac Output
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- The amount of blood pumped by the ventricle per minute
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3 Determinants of Stroke Volume
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- Preload
- Afterload - Contractility |
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Preload
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- Most important
- In general more venous blood return the more forceful the Contraction - Frank-Starling Principle |
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Afterload
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- Inverse relation to Stroke Volume
- Smaller diameter vessels higher the resistance |
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Contractility
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- Force of contraction
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Factors controlling Cardiac Output
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- Blood volume
- Autonomic innervation - Hormones - Persons Health |
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A healthy person can increase cardiac output by _____?
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- three to five-fold
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Autonomic innervation effects?
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- Heart rate and Stroke volume
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Blood volume Reflexes
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- Stimulated by changes in venous return
- Atrial Reflex ( Bainbridge Reflex) * Speeds heart rate by stretching the right atrium - Frank-Starling priciple * Increases stroke volume by streching the ventricles |
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CNS control is where?
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- Medulla Oblongata
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Medulla Oblongata
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- Cardioaccelatory center
- Cardioinhibitory center - Other inputs |
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Cardioacceleratory center
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- Activation of sympathetic neurons
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Cardioinhibitory Center
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- Governing of parasympathetic neurons
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Other functions of medulla oblongata.
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- Blood pressure sensors
- Oxygen, carbon dioxide sensors |