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What is the main purpose of the pulmonary circuit?
What is the main purpose of the pulmonary circuit?
What is the primary function of the intercalated discs in cardiac muscle cells?
What is the primary function of the intercalated discs in cardiac muscle cells?
Which of the following is a key hemodynamic concept that describes the resistance to blood flow in blood vessels?
Which of the following is a key hemodynamic concept that describes the resistance to blood flow in blood vessels?
How do the properties of cardiac muscle cells differ from those of skeletal muscle cells?
How do the properties of cardiac muscle cells differ from those of skeletal muscle cells?
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What is the primary function of the conduction system in the heart?
What is the primary function of the conduction system in the heart?
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What is the main purpose of the systemic circuit?
What is the main purpose of the systemic circuit?
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Which type of muscle cells are responsible for generating and rapidly spreading action potentials over the entire myocardium?
Which type of muscle cells are responsible for generating and rapidly spreading action potentials over the entire myocardium?
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What is the primary function of pacemaker cells in the heart?
What is the primary function of pacemaker cells in the heart?
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Which aspect is included in cardiac electrophysiology?
Which aspect is included in cardiac electrophysiology?
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Where are conducting cells located in the heart?
Where are conducting cells located in the heart?
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What initiates the action potentials in the heart's myocardium?
What initiates the action potentials in the heart's myocardium?
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What is the primary function of cardiac muscle cells?
What is the primary function of cardiac muscle cells?
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What is the significance of the term 'functional syncytium' in relation to cardiac muscle?
What is the significance of the term 'functional syncytium' in relation to cardiac muscle?
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Which structures in the intercalated disk facilitate the rapid spread of action potentials between cardiac muscle cells?
Which structures in the intercalated disk facilitate the rapid spread of action potentials between cardiac muscle cells?
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What is the primary function of desmosomes in the intercalated disk?
What is the primary function of desmosomes in the intercalated disk?
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Which of the following statements about cardiac muscle cells is NOT true?
Which of the following statements about cardiac muscle cells is NOT true?
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What are the two different cell types present in cardiac muscle?
What are the two different cell types present in cardiac muscle?
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Which statement about systole is correct?
Which statement about systole is correct?
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What is the primary function of the cardiovascular system?
What is the primary function of the cardiovascular system?
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Which blood vessels have the highest resistance to blood flow?
Which blood vessels have the highest resistance to blood flow?
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What is hemodynamics?
What is hemodynamics?
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Which blood vessels are the sites of exchange of nutrients, gases, water, and solutes between blood and tissues?
Which blood vessels are the sites of exchange of nutrients, gases, water, and solutes between blood and tissues?
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What is the primary pacemaker of the heart responsible for initiating the action potential?
What is the primary pacemaker of the heart responsible for initiating the action potential?
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Where is the SA node located within the heart?
Where is the SA node located within the heart?
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What is the function of the AV node in the heart's conduction system?
What is the function of the AV node in the heart's conduction system?
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Which specialized conducting system in the heart ensures rapid distribution of action potential to the ventricles?
Which specialized conducting system in the heart ensures rapid distribution of action potential to the ventricles?
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Why must ventricles contract from apex to base for efficient ejection of blood?
Why must ventricles contract from apex to base for efficient ejection of blood?
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What happens if impulses are generated in the SA node but are blocked?
What happens if impulses are generated in the SA node but are blocked?
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What is the role of the AV bundle (Bundle of His) in cardiac conduction?
What is the role of the AV bundle (Bundle of His) in cardiac conduction?
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What can increased conduction velocity through the AV node lead to?
What can increased conduction velocity through the AV node lead to?
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What is the function of the Bachmann's bundle in the heart's electrical conduction system?
What is the function of the Bachmann's bundle in the heart's electrical conduction system?
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What anatomical structure separates atrial muscle from ventricular muscle to prevent abnormal conduction routes?
What anatomical structure separates atrial muscle from ventricular muscle to prevent abnormal conduction routes?
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What is the main difference in development between cardiac muscle cells and skeletal muscle cells?
What is the main difference in development between cardiac muscle cells and skeletal muscle cells?
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What is the primary function of contractile cells in cardiac muscle?
What is the primary function of contractile cells in cardiac muscle?
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Which term describes a group of cells that function as a single unit while maintaining their individual cellular roles?
Which term describes a group of cells that function as a single unit while maintaining their individual cellular roles?
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Where are conducting cells not located in the heart's conduction system?
Where are conducting cells not located in the heart's conduction system?
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What is the role of the AV bundle (Bundle of His) in the heart's conduction system?
What is the role of the AV bundle (Bundle of His) in the heart's conduction system?
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Which aspect is included in cardiac electrophysiology?
Which aspect is included in cardiac electrophysiology?
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How do pacemaker cells differ from conducting cells in the heart?
How do pacemaker cells differ from conducting cells in the heart?
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What is the primary function of cardiac muscle cells?
What is the primary function of cardiac muscle cells?
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What is the role of the Bachmann's bundle in the heart's electrical conduction system?
What is the role of the Bachmann's bundle in the heart's electrical conduction system?
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Why is the conduction of action potentials through the AV node slower compared to other cardiac conduction pathways?
Why is the conduction of action potentials through the AV node slower compared to other cardiac conduction pathways?
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What is the primary function of the Purkinje fiber system?
What is the primary function of the Purkinje fiber system?
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Which of the following statements about the sinoatrial (SA) node is correct?
Which of the following statements about the sinoatrial (SA) node is correct?
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What is the role of the Bundle of His (AV bundle) in cardiac conduction?
What is the role of the Bundle of His (AV bundle) in cardiac conduction?
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What is the significance of the term 'functional syncytium' in relation to cardiac muscle?
What is the significance of the term 'functional syncytium' in relation to cardiac muscle?
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What would happen if the impulses generated in the SA node were blocked?
What would happen if the impulses generated in the SA node were blocked?
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Which of the following statements about the Purkinje fibers is correct?
Which of the following statements about the Purkinje fibers is correct?
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What is the primary function of the atrial internodal tracts?
What is the primary function of the atrial internodal tracts?
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Study Notes
Cardiovascular Physiology Overview
- Cardiovascular physiology is the study of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
- The primary function of the cardiovascular system is to transport oxygen and nutrients to tissues and remove waste products.
Cardiovascular Terminology
- Systole: Contraction and emptying of the heart.
- Tachycardia: Increase in heart rate.
- Diastole: Relaxation and filling of the heart.
- Bradycardia: Decrease in heart rate.
- Cardiac output: The total volume of blood pumped by the heart per unit time (mL/min).
- Heart rate: Number of heartbeats per minute.
Hemodynamics
- Hemodynamics describes the principles that control blood flow in the cardiovascular system.
- Depends on the characteristics of different blood vessels, such as diameter (related to resistance) and elasticity (related to compliance).
- Blood vessels actively participate in regulating blood flow to organs.
Blood Vessels
- Arteries: deliver oxygenated blood to organs; thick-walled with elastic tissue, smooth muscle, and connective tissue; under high blood pressure.
- Arterioles: smallest branches of arteries; extensive smooth muscle; highest resistance to blood flow; highly innervated.
- Capillaries: thin-walled with single layer of endothelial cells; sites of exchange of nutrients, gases, water, and solutes between blood and tissues.
Cardiac Muscle
- Cardiac muscle is a functional syncytium, consisting of cells that function together while maintaining individual cellular roles.
- Cardiac muscle cells do not fuse into a single multinucleated fiber during embryonic development.
- Cardiac myocytes branch and bind to other myocytes, remaining separated as distinct cells with sarcolemma, connected by intercalated disks (desmosomes + GAP junctions).
Intercalated Disk
- A dark, dense cross-band found at the end of each myocardial cell.
- Part of the sarcolemma (plasma membrane).
- Contains two important cell-cell junctions: GAP junctions (allow rapid ion transport) and desmosomes (provide mechanical strength).
Cardiac Cells
- Contractile cells (cardiomyocytes/myocardium): constitute most of atrial and ventricular tissues; responsible for contraction and generation of force/pressure.
- Conducting cells: specialized muscle cells that do not contribute significantly to generation of force; function to generate and rapidly spread action potentials over the entire myocardium.
Conduction System of the Heart
- The action potential initiated in the SA node is conducted to the entire myocardium in a specific, timed sequence.
- SA node: the normal/natural/primary pacemaker of the heart; starts the action potential; located in the right atrium.
- AV node: delays impulse conduction from the atria to the ventricles; located in the posterior wall of the right atrium.
- Bundle of His or AV bundle: allows only forward electrical conduction from the atria to the ventricles; passes downward in the ventricular septum and divides into left and right bundle branches.
- Purkinje fibers system: conduction is extremely fast, rapidly distributing the action potential to the ventricles; essential for efficient contraction and ejection of blood.
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This study guide covers cardiovascular terminology, parts and functions of the cardiovascular system, hemodynamics, blood vessels and their characteristics, as well as hemodynamic concepts like blood flow, blood pressure, resistance, and compliance. It also correlates blood vessel types with hemodynamic concepts along with explanations on different types of cardiac...
