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58 Cards in this Set
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Diastole –
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relaxed chambers filling up with blood
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Systole –
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contracting chambers
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Cardiac system has three structures divided into two parts:
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(Heart, blood, and blood vessels) and (systemic and pulmonary)
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Systemic –
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Pumps blood to organs and then back to the heart.
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Pulmonary –
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Pumps blood to lungs and back
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Arteries –
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Carry blood away from the heart. Branch and decrease in size, ending in capillary beds
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Veins –
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Carry blood towards the heart. Get’s bigger and bigger.
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When ventricle contracts, it holds ________ ________ taunt
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chordea tendonae
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Ventricles are never _______
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empty
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Good hearts reaaaally ______ so they get more blood in them
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relax
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Pericarditis –
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Inflammation of the pericardium
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The ______ ventricle is a stronger pump
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left
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Left Atrioventricular valve…
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mitral valve…bicuspid valve
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Right Atrioventricular valve…
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tricuspid valve
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Heart Murmur –
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Indicative of a possible heart valve disorder
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Incompetent Valves –
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valves that do not close properly. A swishing sound can be heard and some of the blood backflows. Heart must pump harder
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Valvular stenosis –
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Stiff valves that don’t move easily, forcing the heart to pump harder
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Coronary arteries –
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Branch from the base of aorta and encircle the heart.
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The three layers of the heart:
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Endocardium
Myocardium Pericardium (visceral and parietal) |
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Epicardium –
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Visceral pericardium, upon the heart
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Myocardium –
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the heart muscle.
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Endocardium –
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Shiny epithelial tissue (endothelium) that lines the inside of the heart. Continuous with blood vessels.
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Resting membrane potential -
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-90mV
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Threshold –
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50mV..or 55?
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Absolute Refractory Period –
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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.
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End Diastolic Volume –
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(EDV) The amount of the blood at the end of ventricular filling. Healthy hearts have high EDV
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End systolic Volume –
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(ESV) The amount of blood left in the ventricle after contraction. Healthy hearts have low ESV
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Lub –
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closing of AV valves. Called “S1”
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Dub –
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closing of semilunar valves. Called “S2”
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Agina pectoris –
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chest pain caused by a inadequate oxygenation of the myocardium
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Atrial systole –
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Atrium contracting
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Myocardial infarction –
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ischemia of the myocardium that leads to death of parts of the cardiac muscle
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Some heart cells (______ cells) do not need electrical stimulation to fire
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pacemaker
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Sinoatrial node –
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Pacemaker of the heart. Damage results in a too slow heartbeat
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Atrioventricular node –
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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
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Perkinje fibers –
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myocardium of the walls of the ventricles. This final step causes the ventricles to contracts upwards.
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Steps of the heart’s contraction –
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1) Sinatrial Node ->
2) Atrioventricular Node -> 3) Bundle Fibers -> 4) Bundle branches -> 5) Purkinje fibers |
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Rapid conduction =
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contracting in unison
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One cardiac cycle =
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One heart beat
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Arrythmias –
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uncoordinated atrial and ventricular beating
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Fibrillation –
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Rapid uncoordinated shuddering of the heart. Heart is useless as a pump.
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Tachycardia –
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resting heart rate greater than 100/minute
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Bradycardia –
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Resting heart rate of lower than 60/min
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Ectopic focus –
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An excitable group of cells that causes their own contraction
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Wolff-Parkinson White Syndrom –
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Atria is making their own rhythm.
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Stroke volume –
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amount of blood ejected from each ventricle in one pump. Healthy hearts have higher SV. EDV-ESV=SV
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P wave –
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Caused by depolarization or atria. Occurs immediately before atrial contraction
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QRS Wave/complex –
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Depolarization of the ventricles. Occurs immediately before ventricular contraction. Atria are also repolarizing, but that’s masked
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T Wave –
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Repolarization of ventricles.
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Blood flows through the heart is controlled entirely by ________ changes
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pressure
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AV valves close when
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ventricle contracts
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Semilunar valves open when
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ventricle contracts
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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 |
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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) |
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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. |
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Cardiac Output –
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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)
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Heart rate increased by –
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norepinephrine, epinephrine, thyroxine
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Heart rate decreased by –
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Acetylecholine.
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