Exam I - Lecture 7 Flashcards
during mitral regurgitation, the left ventricle volume in phase 2 should
decrease, as it’s moving back into the atria. (should be isovolumetric contraction)
During mitral regurgitation, which part would have the MOST regurgitating blood flow?
beginning of phase 3, cause that’s the largest difference in delta P (between ventricle and atria) + more pressure in the ventricle with full contraction.
How long does mitral regurgitation last?
From phase 2 all the way to during phase 4.
When is the most backwards blood flow occurring during mitral regurgitation phase 4?
Beginning of phase 4
What is artificially high with mitral regurgitation?
Ejection fraction/stroke volume, because you dont know where the blood is going.
Equation for ejection fraction is
Stroke volume divided by EDV (70/120) = 58.33%
If we have dilated cardiomyopathy with stretched out ventricles, how is our EF adjusted?
lower than normal cause it has a ton of volume in there but its weak and stretched.
What happens to EF with hypertrophy?
Higher because it has less filling and pumps more out of what it has.
With concentric LVH, how are the contractile filaments/sarcomeres built?
Stacked on top of each other.
With eccentric LVH, how are the sarcomeres built?
Built in length next to each other in series.
If you have a high afterload, will your heart be eccentric or concentric?
Concentric, sarcomeres stacking on top of each other.
If you have an MI, is it likely to cause eccentric or concentric LVH?
Eccentric
Why are thyroid levels difficult to measure and can go undetected?
Difficult to quantify amount of hormone in circulation, because it’s fat soluble and hangs inside oily areas in the plasma proteins.
What is a giveaway for hyperthyroidism?
Increased HR at REST.
Thyroid gland hangs out next to the ____ which is next to _____
Thyroid cartilage; larynx
Thyroid has nodules on it which is what and does what?
Parathyroid gland; parathyroid hormone/controller of calcium levels in the blood
What controls calcium levels in blood?
Parathyroid gland
When someone has a large thyroid gland, and its visible, its called
goiter
the thyroid gland has ____ vascular beds
rich; especially for how much tissue the thyroid is.
What is the reason for a rich vascular bed in the thyroid gland?
so it can take the thyroid hormone and spread it
what controls the muscles of the voice box (larynx)?
neurons that are housed in VAGUS nerve, which then branches off into LARYNGEAL NERVE
What kind of muscles are the voice box
skeletal
what is special about the right recurrent laryngeal nerve?
wraps around right subclavian artery and back up towards the thyroid gland, and then goes BEHIND the thyroid gland to the voice box.
What is special about the left recurrent laryngeal nerve?
wraps all the way under the aortic arch, before coming back up to larnyx.