Circulatory System Flashcards

1
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Three components of a circulatory system

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1) pump 2) system of tubes, channels, or spaces 3) fluid that circulates

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2
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Three types of pumps

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1) chambered hearts 2) skeletal muscle 3) pulsating blood vessels/peristalsis

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3
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Interstitial fluid

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Extracellular fluid that directly bathes tissues

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4
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Blood

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Fluid that circulates within vessels of closed circulatory system

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5
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Lymph

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Fluid that circulates in a secondary system in vertebrates, called the lymphatic system

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6
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Hemolymph

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Fluid that circulates in an open circulatory system

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7
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Three main components of vertebrate blood

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1) plasma 2) erythrocytes/red blood cells 3) other blood cells and clotting cells (leukocytes and thrombocytes/platelets_

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8
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Hematocrit

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Part of blood made up of erythrocytes

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9
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Albumin

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Vertebrate carrier protein in blood

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10
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Globulins

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Vertebrate carrier protein in blood

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11
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Thrombin

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Vertebrate blood clotting protein

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12
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Fibrinogen

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Vertebrate blood clotting protein

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13
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Hemoglobin

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Respiratory pigment whose major function is storing and transporting oxygen

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14
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Mechanism that sponges and flatworms use to circulate fluids in the body

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Ciliated cells move water within body cavity

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Mechanism that cnidarians use to circulate fluids in the body

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Muscular contractions of the body wall pump water in and out of body cavity

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16
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Circulatory system of annelids

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Open (ex. tube worms) and closed (ex. earthworm)

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Circulatory system of molluscs

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Open (most) and closed (cephalopods) but all have hearts and some blood vessels

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18
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Circulatory system of arthropods - crustaceans

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Open; small sinuses function as vessels and there is some control over distribution of hemolymph flow inside body

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19
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Circulatory system of arthropods - insects

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Open; multiple contractile “hearts” along dorsal vessel and a tracheal system for most gas transport

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20
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Circulatory tract of vertebrates

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Heart -> arteries -> arterioles -> capillaries -> venules -> veins -> heart

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21
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Function of capillaries

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Diffusion of molecules between blood and interstitial fluids

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22
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Tunica extrema

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Outer layer of vessels made of collagen

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Tunica media

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Middle layer of vessels made of smooth muscle and elastic connective tissue

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Tunica intima

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Inner layer vessels before endothelium made of a smooth sheet of endothelial cells

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25
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Endothelium

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Most inner layer of vessels

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26
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Veins consist of…

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Tunica externa, media, and intima, then endothelium

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27
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Venules consist of…

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Tunica externa, then endothelium

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28
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Capillaries consist of…

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Endothelium

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29
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Arteries consist of…

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Tunica externa, media, and intima, then endothelium

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30
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Arterioles consist of…

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Tunica media, then endothelium

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31
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Three types of capillaries

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Continuous, fenestrated, and sinusoidal

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32
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Continuous capillaries

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Cells are held together by tight junctions (ex. skin, muscle, CNS blood brain barrier)

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Fenestrated capillaries

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Cells contain pores; specialized for exchange (ex. kidneys, endocrine organs and intestines)

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Sinusoidal capillaries

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A few tight junctions but are the most porous for exchange of large proteins (ex. liver and bone marrow)

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35
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Circulatory pattern of water-breathing fish

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Single circuit (heart –> gills –> body –> heart)

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36
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Circulatory pattern of air breathing tetrapods (amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals)

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Two circuits: pulmonary circuit (right side of heart) and systemic circuit (left side of heart)

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37
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Amphibian and reptile heart structure

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Only partially divided, with two atria and one ventricle

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Cardiac cycle phases

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1) systole/contraction - blood forced into circulation 2) diastole/relaxation - blood enters the heart

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39
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Arthropod heart

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Heart pumps out hemolymph via arteries
Blood returns via ostia (holes) during diastole
Valves in ostia open and close to regulate flow

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40
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Mechanism of placement and control in arthropod hearts

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Heart is suspended with a series of ligaments and is neurogenic/contracts in response to signals from nervous system

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41
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Mammalian myocardium: compact or spongy

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Compact

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42
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Fish myocardium: compact or spongy

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Spongy

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43
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Four main parts of vertebrate heart walls

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1) pericardium
2) epicardium
3) myocardium
4) endocardium

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44
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Pericardium

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Sac of connective tissue which surrounds heart; space between outer/parietal layer and inner/visceral layers is filled with lubricating fluid

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45
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Epicardium

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Outer layer of heart which is continuous with visceral pericardium; contains nerves that regulate heart and coronary arteries

46
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Myocardium

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Layer of heart muscles/cardiomyocytes

47
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Endocardium

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Innermost layer connective tissue covered with epithelial cells called the endothelium

48
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Compact myocardium

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Tightly packed cells arranged in regular patterns

49
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Spongy myocardium

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Meshwork of loosely connected cells

50
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Chambers of fish hearts

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1) sinus venosus 2) atrium 3) ventricle 4) bulbus arteriosus

51
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Function of noncontractile bulbus in fish

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Serves as volume and pressure reservoir

52
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Chambers of amphibian hearts

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Two atria, one ventricle

53
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Function of trabeculae in amphibian ventricles

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Helps prevent mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood in ventricle

54
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Function of spiral fold in conus arteriosus in amphibian hearts

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Helps direct deoxygenated blood to pulmocutaneous circuit and oxygenated blood to systemic circuit

55
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Chambers of reptile hearts

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Two atria, three interconnected ventricular compartments, cavum venosum, cavum pulmonale, cavum arteriosum

56
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Function of cavum venosum in reptiles

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Leads to systemic aortas

57
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Function of cavum pulmonale in reptiles

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Leads to pulmonary artery

58
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Right to left shunt in reptile hearts

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Deoxygenated blood bypasses pulmonary circuit and enters systemic circuit; used during breath-holding

59
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Left to right shunt in reptile hearts

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Oxygenated blood reenters pulmonary circuit; aids oxygen delivery to myocardium in right heart

60
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Chambers of bird and mammal hearts

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Two thin walled atria, two thick walled ventricles

61
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Intraventricular septum

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Wall separating ventricles in birds and mammal hearts

62
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Valves in bird and mammals hearts

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One tricuspid atrioventricular valve, one bicuspid/mitral atrioventricular valve, one aortic semilunar valve and one pulmonary semilunar valve

63
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Atriventricular (AV) valves

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Found in birds and mammal hearts; between atria and ventricles

64
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Tricuspid valve

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Right AV valve in mammal and bird hearts

65
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Bicuspid/mitral valve

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Left AV valve in mammal and bird hearts

66
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Aortic semilnar valve

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Between left ventricle and aorta in bird and mammal hearts

67
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Pulmonary semilunar valve

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Between right ventricle and pulmonary artery in bird and mammal hearts

68
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MAP

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Mean Arterial Pressure; average pressure in aorta over time (2/3 diastolic pressure + 1/3 systolic pressure)

69
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Diastole

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Relaxation phase of cardiac cycle

70
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Systole

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Contraction phase of cardiac cycle

71
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Definition of blood flow (Q)

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Volume of fluid transferred per unit time

72
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Definition of blood velocity

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Distance per unit time

73
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Formula for blood velocity

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V = Q/A

where V= velocity, Q = flow, and A = cross sectional area of the channels

74
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Law of bulk flow

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Q = (change in P)/R where Q = flow, P = pressure drop, and R = resistance

75
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Myogenic

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Cardiomyocytes produce spontaneous rhythmic depolarizations

76
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Gap junctions in cardiomyocytes

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Gap junctions electrically couple cardimyocytes to ensure coordinated contractions. This means action potentials can pass directly from cell to cell

77
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Sinoatrial node

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Pacemaker cells in vertebrates excluding fish

78
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Sinus venosus

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Pacemaker cells in fish

79
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How do cardiomyocytes prevent tetanus?

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Plateau phase that corresponds to refractory period and lasts as long as the cardiomyocyte contaction.

80
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Which channels cause the plateau phase of cardiomyocytes?

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L-type Ca2+ channels

81
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Four channels on pacemaker cells

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  • Funny channels (Na+ influx)
  • T-type Ca2+ influx channels
  • L-type Ca2+ influx channels
  • K+ channels (gradient controlled, but generally efflux)
82
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P-wave of ECG

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Atrial depolarization; wave of depolarization from SA node throughout atria

83
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QRS complex of ECG

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Ventricular depolarization

84
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T-wave of ECG

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ventricular repolarization

85
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Function of modified cardiomyocytes

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They do not contract, but rapidly spread action potential throughout myocardium. They can undergo rhythmic depolarizations.

86
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SA node function

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Initiates electrical activity and spreads it to internodal pathways

87
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Internodal pathways function

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Spreads electrical activity from SA node to AV node

88
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AV node function

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Delays the signal from internodal pathways so that atria can contact, before signal moves onto Bundle of His and Purkinje fibres

89
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Bundle of His function

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Spreading electrical signal from AV node down intraventricular septum

90
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Purkinje fibres function

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Spreads electrical signal from Bundle of His through apex and upwards, causing ventricular contraction

91
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Formula for cardiac output

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Cardiac Output = Heart rate x stroke volume

92
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Bradycardia

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Decreased heart rate

93
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Tachycardia

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Increased heart rate

94
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How is cardiac output modified?

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Regulation of heart rate and/or stoke volume

95
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Frank-Starling effect

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If end diastolic volume is low, sarcomere length is low and stroke volume is low. So, heart increases end diastolic volume to stretch muscles and increase length/tension of sarcomeres to optimum length for strong contraction and high stroke volume

96
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Autoregulation of stroke volume

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Heart automatically regulates stroke volume by compensating for volume of blood returning to the heart

97
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Mean arterial pressure (MAP) formula

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MAP = [cardiac output] x [total peripheral resistance]

98
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Myogenic autoregulation

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Smooth muscles in arterioles contact in response to stretch from high BP; this causes them to act as negative feedback and stop excessive blood flow into tissues

99
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How do arterioles react to increased tissue metabolic activity?

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Vasodilation to increase removal of CO2 and waste, and increase delivery of O2

100
Q

Effect of norepinephrine on arterioles

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Vasoconstriction

101
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Effect of Vasopressin (ADH) on blood vessels

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Vasoconstriction

102
Q

Effect of Angiotension II on blood vessels

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Vasoconstriction

103
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Effects of atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) on blood vessels

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Vasodilation

104
Q

Source of norepinephrine

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Sympathetic neurons

105
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Source of ADH

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Posterior pituitary

106
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Cause of angiotension II release

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Low blood pressure

107
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Cause of ANP release

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High blood pressure

108
Q

How does body maintain nearly constant mean arterial pressure (MAP)?

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By varying cardiac output (CO) and total peripheral resistance (TPR)

109
Q

Medulla oblongata

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Cardiovascular control centre

110
Q

Baroreceptors

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Stretch-sensitive mechanoreceptors in walls of many major blood vessels that send signals to medulla and regulate MAP