Heart Flashcards

Physiology section (37 cards)

1
Q

When the action potential becomes positive

A

Depolarization

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2
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Period of slow repolarization called

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Plateau phase

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3
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When the action potential becomes normal

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Repolarization

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4
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lasts about as long as the plateau phase of the action potential in cardiac muscle

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Refractory period

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5
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The conduction system of the heart includes:

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SA nodes, AV nodes, AV bundles, Bundle branches and Purkinje fibers

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6
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Function as the heart’s pacemaker

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Sinoatrial node

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7
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Located in the lower portion of the atrium

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Atrioventricular node

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8
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Pass to the apex of the heart and extend to the heart muscles

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Purkinje fibers

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9
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If the SA node unable to function, another area such as the AV node, becomes the pacemaker. The resulting heart rate is much slower than normal and the result is called

A

Ectopic beat

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10
Q

Reduces the output of the heart to only a few millimeters of BPM when it occurs in the ventricle

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Fibrillation

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11
Q

They apply a strong electrical shock to the chest region

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Defibrillation

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12
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The record of these electrical event is an

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Electrocardiogram

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13
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ECG consist of 3 waves which are?

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P,QRS and T wave`

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14
Q

Depolarization of the atrial myocardium

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P wave

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15
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from depolarization of ventricles

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QRS wave

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16
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Represents the repolarization of the ventricles

17
Q

The atria contracts and begin to relax

18
Q

Represents the length of time required for ventricular depolarization and repolarization

19
Q

Repetitive pumping process that begins with the onset of cardiac muscle

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Cardiac cycle

20
Q

Contraction of two atria

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Atrial systole

21
Q

Contraction of two ventricle

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Ventricular systole

22
Q

Relaxation of two atria

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Atrial diastole

23
Q

Relaxation of two ventricle

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Ventricular diastole

24
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The first heart sound can be represented by the syllable

25
second heart sound can be represented by the syllable
Dubb
26
If heart valve does not close completely it is called as?
Incompetent valve
27
Results of faulty valves
murmurs
28
The volume of blood pumped by either ventricle of the heart each minute
Cardiac output
29
Volume of blood pumped per ventricle each time heart contracts
Stroke volume
30
Results from the heart's normal functional characteristics and does not depend on either neural or hormonal regulation
Intrinsic regulation
31
Involves both neural and hormonal control
Extrinsic regulation
32
The degree to which the ventricular walls are stretched at the end of the diastole
Preload
33
Relationship between preload and stroke volume is called
Starling's law of the heart
34
Refers to the pressure against which the ventricles must pump blood
Afterload
35
Is a mechanism of the nervous system that plays an important role in regulating heart function
Baroreceptor reflex
36
Stretched receptors that monitor blood pressure in the aorta in the wall of the internal carotid arteries which carry blood to the brain
Baroreceptors
37
Medula oblongata is _
cardioregulatory center