Anatomy And Physiology Flashcards
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Myogenic definition
The capacity of the heart to generate its own impulses
what is the SAN (Sino Atrial Node)
Hearts pacemaker which generates the heartbeat
What is the AVN (AtrioVentricular Node)
Relays the impulses between atriums and ventricular chambers of the heart
What is the Bundle of HIS
They transmit electrical impulses from the AVN to the ventricles
What are purkinje fibres
muscle fibres that conduct impulses in the walls of the ventricles
What is ventricular systole
When the ventricles of the heart contract
How does the heart beat (6 steps)
Impulse
SAN
AVN
Bundle of HIS
Purkinje Fibres
Ventricular systole
What is cardiac hypertrophy
The thickening of the muscular wall of the heart so it becomes bigger and stronger in order to increase stroke volume
What does the CNS (central nervous system) consist of
Brain and spinal cord
What does the sympathetic nervous system do
speeds up the heart rate via the release of the stress hormone adrenaline
what does the parasympathetic nervous system do
Slows down the heart rate via Vegas nerve and the release of the hormone acetylcholine
what is the medulla oblongata
part of the brain that regulates processes
what do chemoreceptors do
detect change in carbon dioxide levels or change in pH (blood acidity)
what do proprioceptors do
detect changes in muscle movement
what do baroreceptors do
detect change in blood pressure
what is adrenaline
it is a stress hormone that is released before and during exercise to increase/speed up heart rate
what is Anticipatory Rise
Increase in heart rate before exercise due to the release of adrenaline
How to increase the heart rate during exercise (7 steps)
-Exercise
-increase in CO2
-detected by chemoreceptors
message to the medulla (C.C.C)
-Increase impulses to Sympathetic nervous system- adrenaline
-Decrease impulses to Parasympathetic nervous system- Vagus nerve
-Increase in Heart rate
Definition of stroke volume
The amount of blood pumped out each beat through the heart
Definition of Cardiac output
The amount of blood pumped out of the heart in one minute
Cardiac output (Q) = Stroke Volume (SV) x Heart Rate (HR)
Definition of Heart rate
Beats per minute (BPM)
How to work maximum heart rate
220 - Age
What is heart rate range
resting heart rate to max heart rate
Definition of ejection fraction
Percentage of blood ejected out of the left ventricle per beat