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S2) Control of Cardiac Output Flashcards

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What are the 7 phases of the cardiac cycle?

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  • Atrial contraction
  • Isovolumetric contraction
  • Rapid ejection
  • Reduced ejection
  • Isovolumetric relaxation
  • Rapid filling
  • Reduced filling
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How can the cardiac cycle be split into 2 phases?

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  • Systole: isovolumetric contraction, rapid ejection, reduced ejection
  • Diastole: isovolumetric relaxation, rapid filling, reduced filling, atrial contraction
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What happens to systole and diastole when the HR increases?

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When the heart rate increases, systole stays the same but diastole gets shorter

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In terms of left atrial pressure, left ventricular volume, and the ECG, explain the changes occuring in Phase 1: Atrial Contraction

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At the end of Phase 1, ventricular volumes are maximal: termed the End-Diastolic Volume (EDV) typically ~120 ml

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What is End Diastolic volume?

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End-Diastolic Volume is the maximal ventricular volume and occurs at the end of atrial contraction (~120 ml)

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In terms of left ventricular pressure, left atrial pressure, left ventricular volume, the ECG and the phonocardiogram, explain the changes occuring in Phase 2: Isovolumetric Contraction

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In terms of aortic pressure, left atrial pressure and left ventricular volume, explain the changes occuring in Phase 3: Rapid Ejection

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In terms of left ventricular pressure, left atrial pressure and the ECG, explain the changes occuring in Phase 4: Reduced Ejection

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In terms of aortic pressure, left ventricular pressure, left ventricular volume and the phonocardiogram, explain the changes occuring in Phase 5: Isovolumetric Relaxation

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In terms of left atrial pressure and left ventricular pressure, explain the changes occuring in Phase 6: Rapid Filling

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In terms of left ventricular volume, explain the changes occuring in Phase 7: Reduced Filling

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What is cardiac output?

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Cardiac output is the volume of blood pumped per minute by the left side of the heart

CO = HR x SV

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Explain how end diastolic volume is determined by the filling of the heart

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  • During diastole, the ventricles fill as the venous pressure drives blood into them
  • The passive stretch of the ventricular wall causes intra ventricular pressure to rise, until it matches venous pressure, when no more filling will occur
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14
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How is stroke volume determined?

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  • Stroke volume is determined by how much the ventricle contracts during systole
  • All myocardial cells normally contract, so active tension is changed by factors which act directly upon individual myocardial cells
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Define the terms preload and afterload

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  • Afterload is the load the heart must eject blood against (~equivalent to aortic pressure)
  • Preload is the amount the ventricles are stretched in diastole (related to the EDV or cVP)
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Define the term total peripheral resistance

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Total peripheral resistance (aka systemic vascular resistance) is the resistance to blood flow offered by all the systemic vasculature

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What are the effects of changing total peripheral resistance?

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- If TPR decreases and CO is unchanged:

I. Arterial pressure will decreases

II. Venous pressure will increase (will still be lower than arterial)

- If TPR increases and CO is unchanged:

I. Arterial pressure will increase

II. Venous pressure will decrease

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18
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What are the effects of changing cardiac output?

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- If CO increases and TPR is unchanged:

I. Arterial pressure will increase

II. Venous pressure will decrease

- If CO decreases and TPR is unchanged:

I. Arterial pressure will decrease

II. Venous pressure will increase

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Explain how the heart responds to an increased demand for blood

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  • Arterioles and precapillary sphincters dilate
  • Total peripheral resistance falls
  • Heart pumps more blood so aBP does not fall and cVP doesn’t rise
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20
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Referring to the profile of pressure changes in the internal jugular vein, identify the following component areas:

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21
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What is the Frank-Starling Law of the Heart?

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Frank – Starling law of the heart: the more the heart fills, the harder it contracts (up to a limit) the bigger the stroke volume

22
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How does the Frank Starling Law of the heart explain the relationship between the stroke volume and central venous pressure?

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  • Increased venous pressure causes the heart to fill more
  • Increased force of contractions increases the stroke volume
23
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Explain how the Starling Law of the heart ensures that both sides are balanced

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The increased stroke volume with increased filling of the heart ensures that both sides of the heart maintain the same output as the pulmonary and systemic circulations operate in series

24
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The relationship between left ventricular pressure and volume is illustrated in the Ventricular Compliance Curve.

Outline this

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  • In diastole, ventricle fills until the walls stretch enough to produce an intraventricular pressure equal to the venous pressure.
  • The higher the venous pressure, the more the heart fills
25
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What is contractility?

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Contractility (inotropy) is the force of contraction for a given fibre length and is stimulated by the sympathetic nervous system and circulating adrenaline

26
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Explain how the CVS responds to eating a meal

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Local vasodilation in the gut

need a good blood supply to increase absorption

reduce in TPR, reduce in arterial pressure, increase in venous pressure, increase HR, increase SV, increase cardiac output

27
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Explain how the CVS responds to standing up

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  • Standing up causes ‘pooling’ of blood in legs due to gravity as both arterial and venous pressures have changed in the same direction
  • Baroreceptor reflex and autonomic nervous system increase HR and TPR
28
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Explain how the CVS responds to exercise

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  • Muscle pumping and venoconstriction returns more blood to the heart
  • increased venous pressure, increased heart rate and increased contractility
  • Later, decreased TPR also increases venous return
29
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afterload

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load the heart must eject blood against

30
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preload

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amount the ventricles are stretched/filled in diastole

31
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central venous pressure

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pressure in the large veins draining into the heart

32
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arterial pressure

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pressure in the large arteries

33
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total prtipheral resistance

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resistance to the blood flow offered by all the systemic vasculture

34
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relationship between pressure and resistance

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pressure increases as resistance increases to maintain flow

35
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which vessel has the greatest resistance

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arterioles, they have a very narrow lumen and can constrict so increases the resistance

36
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order of pressure in vessels

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highest to lowest

arteries, arterioles, capillaries, venule, veins

37
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explain this

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in B, the middle vessel is much smaller so increased resistance so pressure on arteriole end increases, the pressure on the venule end decreases to maintain flow

38
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describe what happens if there is a fall in peripheral resistance

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39
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descrive ventricular filling

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  • 70% of the blood flowing into the ventricle from the atria is passivly due to pressure gradient
  • ventricle fills until the intraventricular pressure = venous pressure
  • higher the venous pressure the more the heart fills
40
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describe decreased compliance

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as you fill the heart the pressure increases

  • occurs in a heart that is hypertrophied
41
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factors that determine cardiac output

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  1. how hard ventricle contracts which depends on the end diastolic volume (how much the heart fills) and contractility

2. how hard it is to eject blood (arterial pressure)

  1. CO = SV x HR
42
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effects of TPR (occurs when lumen is smaller)

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  • make it harder for the blood to pump blood out
  • reduces the venous pressure so reduces the filling of the heart
43
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roles of the TPR (occurs when the vessel lumen is smaller)

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  • harder for blood to pump out
  • reduces the venous pressure so less blood can fill the heart
44
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Which pressure is important for the filling of the heart

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venous pressure (blood comws from the vena cave)

45
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relationship between venous and arterial pressure

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as one increases the other decreases to maintain the flow of the blood

46
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demand led pumping

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if metabolism of body drops

TPR reduces to increase blood supply

arterial pressure drops

venous pressure increases

so heart pumps more

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48
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conditions that increase jugular venous pressure

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  • right side of heart doesnt pump out blood properly
  • volume overload
  • impaired filling of the heart

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