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What is the primary purpose of valves in the cardiovascular system?
What is the primary purpose of valves in the cardiovascular system?
Which artery is most proximal to the aorta at the heart?
Which artery is most proximal to the aorta at the heart?
What happens to blood flow if vessel diameter decreases?
What happens to blood flow if vessel diameter decreases?
What is the main effect of stretching a myocardial cell?
What is the main effect of stretching a myocardial cell?
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What ion is primarily responsible for the rapid depolarization phase of cardiac contractile cells?
What ion is primarily responsible for the rapid depolarization phase of cardiac contractile cells?
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During which phase of action potentials in cardiac contractile cells do both Ca2+ and K+ cross the membrane?
During which phase of action potentials in cardiac contractile cells do both Ca2+ and K+ cross the membrane?
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In cardiac muscle, what unique feature allows communication between two muscle cells?
In cardiac muscle, what unique feature allows communication between two muscle cells?
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What is the function of the pericardial fluid?
What is the function of the pericardial fluid?
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What is the primary consequence of increased blood vessel length on resistance and flow?
What is the primary consequence of increased blood vessel length on resistance and flow?
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What characteristic does the term 'myogenic' refer to regarding the heart muscle?
What characteristic does the term 'myogenic' refer to regarding the heart muscle?
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What is the primary purpose of the plateau phase of myocardial action potentials?
What is the primary purpose of the plateau phase of myocardial action potentials?
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What initiates the electrical impulses in the heart?
What initiates the electrical impulses in the heart?
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Which correctly describes the flow of blood returning to the heart from the body?
Which correctly describes the flow of blood returning to the heart from the body?
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How does sympathetic stimulation affect heart rate?
How does sympathetic stimulation affect heart rate?
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What happens during a complete heart block?
What happens during a complete heart block?
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What does a higher end-diastolic volume (EDV) indicate?
What does a higher end-diastolic volume (EDV) indicate?
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What effect would manganese ions have on cardiac muscle contraction?
What effect would manganese ions have on cardiac muscle contraction?
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Which electrical event corresponds to the completion of ventricular depolarization?
Which electrical event corresponds to the completion of ventricular depolarization?
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What is the normal result when blood pressure doubles and peripheral resistance also doubles?
What is the normal result when blood pressure doubles and peripheral resistance also doubles?
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Which phase of the cardiac cycle follows atrial contraction?
Which phase of the cardiac cycle follows atrial contraction?
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Study Notes
Cardiovascular System Summary
- Capillaries: Microscopic vessels facilitating material exchange between blood and interstitial fluid.
- Arteries: Vessels carrying blood away from the heart. The coronary arteries branch most proximally from the aorta.
- Heart Valves: Ensure unidirectional blood flow.
- Hepatic Portal Vein: Carries blood from the digestive tract.
- Blood Flow Driving Force: Pressure gradient.
- Factors Affecting Blood Flow (excluding one): Factors increasing blood flow to tissues include increased blood pressure, relaxation of precapillary sphincters, increased blood volume, and decreased peripheral resistance. Decreased vessel diameter decreases blood flow.
- Resistance and Flow: Increased resistance leads to decreased flow. Increased vessel length increases resistance; decreases flow.
- Increasing Vessel Flow: Increasing vessel radius by one unit has the most significant effect on increasing flow.
- Pericardium: The sac surrounding the heart.
- Pericardial Fluid: Reduces friction between the heart and pericardium.
- Intercalated Discs: Cardiac muscle cells are connected by gap junctions.
- Heart Valve Locations: Located between atria and ventricles, and between ventricles and arteries.
- Bicuspid/Tricuspid Valves: Have chordae tendineae.
- Myogenic Heart: Heart muscle initiates its own electrical signals for contraction.
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Cardiac Contractile Cell Action Potential:
- Rapid depolarization: Sodium (Na+) ions.
- Plateau phase: Calcium (Ca2+) and Potassium (K+) ions.
- Flattening of the plateau: Decreasing K+ permeability, increasing Ca2+ permeability.
- End of plateau: Closing of Ca2+ channels and opening of K+ channels.
- Pacemaker Action Potential: Increasing Na2+ influx and decreasing K+ efflux.
- Action Potential Duration: At least 200 milliseconds.
- Plateau Phase Importance: Prevents tetanus (sustained contraction).
- Myocardial Cell's Action Potential Potential: Unstable ion channels allow spontaneous action potentials.
- Pacemaker Action Potential Spread: Spreads to adjacent cells through gap junctions.
- Fibrous Skeleton Function: Forces electrical activity through the AV node.
- AV Node Function: Delays electrical impulses to allow atria to finish contracting.
- Heart Attack: Myocardial infarction.
- Complete Heart Block Symptoms: SA node signals don't reach ventricles; atria and ventricles contract independently.
- Heart Fibrillation: Myocardial cells fail to work together, preventing effective ventricle pumping.
- Treating Ventricular Fibrillation: Electrical shock.
- Electrocardiogram (ECG): Shows summed electrical potentials in the heart.
- P Wave: Atrial depolarization.
- QRS Complex: Ventricular depolarization.
- Tachycardia: Heart rate of 124 beats per minute.
- Ventricular Contraction Timing: Begins after the Q wave.
- Atrial Contraction Timing: During the latter part of the P wave.
- Cardiac Cycle Start: SA node firing.
- Blood Entering Heart: Atrial pressure must be lower than venous pressure for entry.
- First Heart Sound: AV valves closing.
- Isovolumic Ventricular Systole: Both AV and semilunar valves are closed.
- ECG QRS precedes: Increase in ventricular pressure.
- AV Valves During Ventricular Systole: Closed.
- Ventricular Ejection: Ventricles in systole.
- End-Diastolic Volume (EDV): Blood in ventricle to be pumped out.
- Stroke Volume: Volume ejected from each ventricle during contraction.
- Cardiac Output Calculation: Heart rate x stroke volume.
- Cardiac Output Definition: Blood volume circulated by the heart per minute.
- Epinephrine/Norepinephrine Effect: Increase ion flow through If and Ca2+ channels.
- Starling's Law: Cardiac output is directly related to venous return.
- Heart Rate Increase Factors: Sympathetic stimulation and epinephrine on SA node.
- Beta Receptor Stimulation: cAMP formation
- Beta Blockers Effect: Decrease heart rate.
- Blood Flow Through Heart Structures: Right atrium, right ventricle, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, left atrium, left ventricle.
- Blood Pressure and Resistance on Flow: Doubling both would have no net change in flow. Doubling diameter decreases resistance most.
- Potassium Ion Permeability Effect on Heart Rate: Increased permeability reduces heart rate.
- Cardiac Muscle Refractory Period: Prevents tetany.
Autorhythmic Cells Order:
- Sinoatrial nodes
- Internodal pathway
- Atrioventricular node
- Bundle of His
- Left and Right Bundle Branches
- Purkinje fibers
ECG in Complete Heart Block:
- More P waves than QRS complexes.
- AV node-Bundle of His block: More P waves than QRS complexes.
Cardiac Cycle Order:
- Beginning of atrial systole
- Completion of ventricular filling
- Beginning of ventricular systole
- Closure of AV valves
- Isovolumic contraction
- Opening of semilunar valves
- Ventricular ejection
- Ventricular relaxation.
Acetylcholine Effect on Heart Rate:
- Increases K+ permeability, decreases Ca2+ permeability, slowing heart rate.
Sympathetic Stimulation Effect on Heart Rate:
- Increases ion influx, accelerating depolarization, increasing heart rate.
Manganese Ions on Heart Muscle Contraction:
- Blocking calcium channels reduces contraction force.
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This quiz covers essential aspects of the cardiovascular system, including the roles of arteries, capillaries, and heart valves. Understand critical concepts such as blood flow, pressure gradients, and factors that affect vascular resistance. Test your knowledge of how various components work together to maintain effective circulation.
