Chapter 6 Flashcards
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Major cardiovascular functions:
2. Removal of _____ and other metabolic waste
CO2
Major cardiovascular functions:
1. Delivery of _____ and other nutrients
O2
Major cardiovascular function:
3. Transportation of ________
Hormones
Major cardiovascular functions:
4. _______regulation
Thermo
Major cardiovascular functions:
5. Maintenance of ________ balance and overall body fluid balance
Acid-base
Major cardiovascular functions:
6. _______ function
Immune
The primary function of the cardiovascular system is to ensure adequate ______ _______ throughout the circulation to meet the metabolic _______ of the tissues
Blood flow
Demands
Heart _______ varies according to the stress placed on the chamber _______
Thickness
Walls
What is the most powerful of chambers and the largest chamber, with exercise training the size and thickness of this ventricle increases
Left ventricle
What node is known as the pacemaker
Sinoatrial or SA
What node transmits an impulse from the atrium into the ventricle
Atrioventricular or AV node
What branches to both ventricles and is also know as the bundle of his
AV bundle
What fibers are also known as terminal branches
Purkinje
PNS acts through the ______ nerve, releasing ______ to ______ heart rate and force of cardiac contraction
Vagus
ACh
Decrease
At maximal vagal tone, HR = _______ beats/min
20-30
SNS _______ rate of impulse generation and conduction speed, ______ heart rate and force of cardiac contraction, _____ release from _______ medulla
Increases
Decreases
Epi/ not epi
Adrenal
Maximal sympathetic stimulation, HR= _____ beats/ min
250
Resting HR in adults tend to be between ______ to _____ beats/min
60
100
Extended endurance training an lower resting HR to _____ beats/min or lower
35
The lower HR. Is thought to be due to increased ______ stimulation (increased ______ tone)
PNS
Vagal
An ECG provides a _______ record of the ______ activity of the heart and can be used to aid clinical diagnosis
Graphical
Electrical
Resting heart rate below 60 bpm
Bradycardia
Resting heart rate above 100 bpm
Tachycardia
premature ventricular contractions: _____ or ____ beats from impulses outside the _____ Node
Skipped or extra
SA