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Diastole –
relaxed chambers filling up with blood
Systole –
contracting chambers
Cardiac system has three structures divided into two parts:
(Heart, blood, and blood vessels) and (systemic and pulmonary)
Systemic –
Pumps blood to organs and then back to the heart.
Pulmonary –
Pumps blood to lungs and back
Arteries –
Carry blood away from the heart. Branch and decrease in size, ending in capillary beds
Veins –
Carry blood towards the heart. Get’s bigger and bigger.
When ventricle contracts, it holds ________ ________ taunt
chordea tendonae
Ventricles are never _______
empty
Good hearts reaaaally ______ so they get more blood in them
relax
Pericarditis –
Inflammation of the pericardium
The ______ ventricle is a stronger pump
left
Left Atrioventricular valve…
mitral valve…bicuspid valve
Right Atrioventricular valve…
tricuspid valve
Heart Murmur –
Indicative of a possible heart valve disorder
Incompetent Valves –
valves that do not close properly. A swishing sound can be heard and some of the blood backflows. Heart must pump harder
Valvular stenosis –
Stiff valves that don’t move easily, forcing the heart to pump harder
Coronary arteries –
Branch from the base of aorta and encircle the heart.
The three layers of the heart:
Endocardium
Myocardium
Pericardium (visceral and parietal)
Epicardium –
Visceral pericardium, upon the heart
Myocardium –
the heart muscle.
Endocardium –
Shiny epithelial tissue (endothelium) that lines the inside of the heart. Continuous with blood vessels.
Resting membrane potential -
-90mV
Threshold –
50mV..or 55?
Absolute Refractory Period –
The time in the action potential when there can simply NOT be another muscle contraction. Also called the plateau. Calcium flowing in at this time.
End Diastolic Volume –
(EDV) The amount of the blood at the end of ventricular filling. Healthy hearts have high EDV
End systolic Volume –
(ESV) The amount of blood left in the ventricle after contraction. Healthy hearts have low ESV
Lub –
closing of AV valves. Called “S1”
Dub –
closing of semilunar valves. Called “S2”
Agina pectoris –
chest pain caused by a inadequate oxygenation of the myocardium
Atrial systole –
Atrium contracting
Myocardial infarction –
ischemia of the myocardium that leads to death of parts of the cardiac muscle
Some heart cells (______ cells) do not need electrical stimulation to fire
pacemaker
Sinoatrial node –
Pacemaker of the heart. Damage results in a too slow heartbeat
Atrioventricular node –
Accepts the impulse from the sinoatrial node. Fires the action potential that makes atria and ventricles contract. Damage to the AV node is called a “heart block”. The heart beats at a steady 40-60 b/min
Perkinje fibers –
myocardium of the walls of the ventricles. This final step causes the ventricles to contracts upwards.
Steps of the heart’s contraction –
1) Sinatrial Node ->
2) Atrioventricular Node ->
3) Bundle Fibers ->
4) Bundle branches ->
5) Purkinje fibers
Rapid conduction =
contracting in unison
One cardiac cycle =
One heart beat
Arrythmias –
uncoordinated atrial and ventricular beating
Fibrillation –
Rapid uncoordinated shuddering of the heart. Heart is useless as a pump.
Tachycardia –
resting heart rate greater than 100/minute
Bradycardia –
Resting heart rate of lower than 60/min
Ectopic focus –
An excitable group of cells that causes their own contraction
Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrom –
Atria is making their own rhythm.
Stroke volume –
amount of blood ejected from each ventricle in one pump. Healthy hearts have higher SV. EDV-ESV=SV
P wave –
Caused by depolarization or atria. Occurs immediately before atrial contraction
QRS Wave/complex –
Depolarization of the ventricles. Occurs immediately before ventricular contraction. Atria are also repolarizing, but that’s masked
T Wave –
Repolarization of ventricles.
Blood flows through the heart is controlled entirely by ________ changes
pressure
AV valves close when
ventricle contracts
Semilunar valves open when
ventricle contracts
1) Ventricular filling
(mid-to-late diastole)
Opening of AV valve starts this phase
- Blood flowing from the atria into the ventricle. Usually fills up to about ~130 mL
- Atrial systole occurs during this phase. Contributing a small amount of blood to the ventricle
- Valve status:
AV valves: open
SL valves: closed
2) Ventricular Systole
Closing of AV valves marks beginning of this phase. (heard as “lub”)
- Isovolumetric contraction (“same volume” because both valves are closed) then ventricular ejection phase
- When pressure in ventricle overcomes pressure in the aorta, SL valve opens and blood ejection occurs
- Average pressure needed = 120mm Hg
- Usually about 70ml of blood ejected
- Leaves about 60 ml in the ventricle (ESV)
3)Isovolumetric Relaxation
Closing of semilunar valves mark the beginning of this phase. Heard as “dub”)
- Semilunar valve close when ventricular pressure is less than aorta
- AV valve closed because ventricular pressure hasn’t dropped enough
- Pressure drops rapidly until AV valve opens and we have ventricular filling again.
Cardiac Output –
Amount of blood pumped in one minute. CO= SV x HR (5250 mL/min=70beats/min x 75 beats/minute. About 4-6L of blood in the body)
Heart rate increased by –
norepinephrine, epinephrine, thyroxine
Heart rate decreased by –
Acetylecholine.