Exam 1 - Lecture 5 Flashcards
Right Vagus nerve is the
SA node
Left vagus nerve is the
AV node
Sympathetic innervation is where on the heart?
widespread, more on the ventricle tissue.
If you take away sympathetic nervous system, HR goes to
60bpm
Transparent layer on top of heart is ___ and what is it for?
Serous pericardium, visceral layer. thin membrane for things to move without friction.
Inner layer of parietal layer over heart?
Serous pericardium - parietal layer.
outer layer of parietal layer over heart?
Fibrous pericardium - External layer.
Most important ion for gap junctions in heart?
sodium since its small, calcium is pretty big.
Cusps are also called
leaflets
Cusps are attached to
Chordae tendineae
chordae tendineae are attached to the
papillary muscles
How can you tell its the left or right ventricle?
Right ventricle wall will be much thinner
When the ventricle muscles contract, the ___ will too.
papillary muscles
whats the purpose of contraction of papillary muscles?
prevents AV valves from blowing back into atria from pressure in ventricles when pressure is really high in ventricle.
If you have an MI that takes out papillary muscles, this will cause an
AV valve problem.
normal ejection fraction for our class is
70 of 120 (58.3%)
What can damage structure of valves?
infection that immune system will attack that it shouldnt, and high cholesterol gets stuck to valves.
How many cusps/leaflets do aortic valve and pulmonary valve have?
3 each.
where are the coronary arteries fed blood?
from aorta, on left and right cusps.
how do the coronary arteries get help for increased blood flow?
The cusps of the aortic valve act as cups, and when the valves close the “cup” collects blood and the high pressure in the aorta and also the aorta expanding then recoiling allows the blood to flow into the coronary artery.
What is yet another problem aortic stenosis when you consider the coronary blood flow?
Less pressure for the coronary arteries to get perfused if blood isnt pooling in the cusps.
what is the functional split between the electrical activity happening in atria and ventricle?
Cardiac cartilaginous ring.
doesnt conduct electrical activity well, so it keeps the electrical activity separate (between the muscles).
What does the cartilaginous ring have in the middle?
opening for bundle of his
the one spot for the electrical system to talk to eachother, allows AV node to talk to ventricles and send action potentials.
Forgotten about third cusp of left ventricle is
commissural cusp, really just a part of the posterior cusp.