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the heart is approximately the size of your…

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fist

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what is the location of the heart?

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The superior surface of the diaphragm
Left of the midline
Anterior to the vertebral column, posterior to the sternum

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true or false: the left and ride side of the heart are the same

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false; they are anatomically and functionally separate

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what does it mean for the heart to be a dual pump

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right=lungs

left=systemic

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what ensures that the blood from the left and right sides of the heart does not mix.

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The interventricular septum

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true or false: even if the left and right sides are separated, the heart contracts in a coordinated fashion.

explain

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true

the atria contract together and the ventricles contract together….

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the left side of the heart is coupled in…

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parrallel

blood goes to diff capilaries depending on where its needed

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the right side of the heart is coupled in …

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series

only goes from heart lungs and back top heart

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which side is a low pressure system

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right side (doesn’t have to go as far)

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which side is a high pressure system

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left (pump oxygenated blood to entire body)

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why is the left side a high pressure system

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must overcome systemic pressure

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explain the pathway of blood through the body

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1) O2 deficient blood returns from body via sup and inf vena cava
2) enters right atrium
Tricuspid valve
3) enters right ventricle
4) goes to pulmonary artery
5) goes to lungs

6) blood is oxygenated
=PULMONARY CIRC.

7) blood comes back through pulmonary veins
8) blood goes to left atrium
Bicuspid valve
9) blood goes to left ventricle
10) blood goes to aorta

11) circulates to the body
=systemic circulation

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what is the lining that covers the heart

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pericardium

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what is the pericardium

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a double walled sac around the heart

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what are the 2 layers of pericardium

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1) superficial fibrous pericardium

2) a deep 2 layer serous pericardium

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what are the 2 layers of the deep serous pericardium

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parietal layer and visceral layer

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where does the parietal layer line

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the interal surface of the fibrous pericardium

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where does the visceral layer line

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lines the surface of the heart

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what is another name for the visceral layer

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the epicardium

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what are the visceral and parietal layers separated by?

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fluid filled pericardia cavity

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what are the 3 functions of the pericardium

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Protects and anchors the heart

Prevents overfilling of the heart with blood

Allows for the heart to work in a relatively friction-free environment

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what allows for the heart to work in a relatively friction-free environment

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the pericardial space that is fluid filled

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what are the 3 types of cardiac muscle

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atrial muscle (the chambers that receive the blood)
ventricle muscle (chambers that eject
special excitatory and conductive muscle fibers
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what is the difference between cardiac and skeletal muscle contraction

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Atrial and ventricular types of muscle contract in much the same way as skeletal muscle
However, the duration of contraction is much longer

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why is heart muscle contraction longer than skeletal muscle
heart needs time to fill after blood ejection
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true or false: cardiac muscle is smooth
false its branched and striated
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where is the nucleus of cardiac muscle
centrally located
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what are muscle cells of the heart called
myocutes (cardiomyocytes) | or myofibrils
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what is the outside membrane of the cardiac muscle called
sarcolemma
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true or false: Cardiac muscles have the same arrangement of actin and myosin, and the same bands, zones and Z discs as skeletal muscles forming sarcomeres.
true that what make it striated
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which has less sarcoplasmic reticulum: cardiac or skeletal
cardiac
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where does cardiac muscle get its calcium from and why
from extracellular flued for contraction (they have large t tubyles) beacuse lsss sarcoplasmic retulum
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which has larger T tubule diamters: cardiac or sckeletal
cardiac (5 times greater diameter0
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what does it mean for cardiac muscle to act as a syncytium
cardiomytocites are electrically connected to the next cell coordinated contraction of muscles along their entire length
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true or false: Cardiac muscle fibers are made up of many individual cells connected in series
false | in series AND and in parallel with one another
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explain intercalated disks
cell membranes separating and anchoring individual muscle cells from one another At each intercalated disc, the cell membranes have fused
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at the intercalated disks, the cell mebranes are smoothe>
false | they are rough which allows for increased surface area
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where is one cardiac cell connected to the other>
at the intercalated disk
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what are the fucntions of gap junctions
Gap junctions allow almost free diffusion of ions | Action potentials travel easily from one cardiac muscle cell to the next
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what helps speed the conduction of AP in heart muscle
the syncitum of main heart muscles
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true or false: there is an atrial and ventricle syncytium?
true
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explain atrial and ventricular syncytium
the atrial syncytium means that the conduction only occurs and diffuses through atrial cells simular to ventricular
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true or false, the atrium and ventricle are separated
true by a fibrous tissue
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why is it importance that there is a dual syncytium for atrium and ventricles
allows atrium to contract a bit before ventricles (ventricles will be relaxed while blood flows from contracted atrium) to bill the heart with as much as possible)
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what does This division of the muscle of the heart into two functional syncytium allows
allows the atria to contract a short time ahead of ventricular contraction
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what does the myocardium consist of
interlacing bundles of cardiac muscle fibers arranged spirally around the circumference of the heart.
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what is the advantage of the bundles being spiral
the cardiac muscle contracts & shortens, a twisting effect is produced, efficiently pushing blood upwards towards the exit of the major arteries of the heart.
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what is the AP in ventricular muscle fiber
-85 mV
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after initial spike, the membrane remains depolarized for 0.2 s, what does that cause?
plateau
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what does the presence of this plateau in the AP cause in terms of ventricular contraction>
ventricular contraction to last as much as 15 times as long in cardiac muscle as in skeletal muscle
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what are the 5 phases of action potenial in cardiac muscles
phase 0: membrane is depolarixe by fast NA channels and slow CA channel phase 1: K+ cahnnels open once the mebrane is positive =begining to repolarize phase 2: platuea occurs because efflux of K+=influx of ca+ phase 3: K+ channels open alow and membrane repolaises phase 4: resiting membrane potential
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the cardiac cycle consists of
diastole and systole
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what is diastole
of a period of relaxation (diastole) during which the heart fills with blood and the cardiomyocytes re-establish the Na+/K+/Ca2+ gradient
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what is systole
contraction | ejects blood
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what is each cardiac cycle initiated by
initiated by a spontaneous generation of an action potential in the sinus node =special excitatory cells depolarize by themsevles
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the AP is conducted where
in the atria, the AV bundles and the venetcles
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true or false: there is A delay of more than 0.1 sec during passage of the cardiac impulse from the atria to contract ahead of ventricular contraction
yes and that causes | Thus atria pump more blood into the ventricles prior to ejection
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true or false: blood does not flow continually from vena cava to atria
false, blood flows continually
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what percentage of blood flows directly through the atrai into ventricels even before contraction
80%
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atrial contraction causes an additional BLANK to fill the ventricles
20% filling of blood
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what is the a wave caused by
pressure change in atria caused by atrial contraction
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what is the c wave occur
occurs when ventricles begin to contact | pulls a bit on the atrium as well since they are attached so affects pressure
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when does v wave occur
towards the end of ventricular contraction | because as it relaxes, sicne it is attached to the atrium, it causes the pressure oin the atrium to change
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true or false: walls of the atria are thicker than walls of the ventricles and why
false, ventricles are thicker because they are ejecting blood
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which wall is thicker: left or right ventricle
left is thicker because it is a high pressure system
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when does aortic pressure start to increase
during systole after the aortic valve opens
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when does aortic pressure decrease
towards end of ejection pahse
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what is the relationship between aortic pressure and ventricular volume
as aortic pressure increases, ventricular volume decreases
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after the aortic valve closes, what develops and why
incisura develops due to a sudden back-flow towards the left ventricle (pulse wave gets bounced off by systemic resistance
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what does the insura supply
the back flow supplies the heart
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Why does aortic pressure start to decrease during diastole?
elasticity of the aorta
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why is it important to always have some blood in the ventricles
1) makes it easier to refill for next cardiac cycle | 2) w/o blood, ventricle could colapse
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explain why as volume is increase in the ventricle, pressure isn't increase in ventricle
heart is expanding
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what is the end diastolic volume
when the heart is filled with blood | =preload
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at a given volume, after the heart filled, what happens
isovolumic contraction (ie./ ventricle contracts, pressure is building,
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during the period of ejection, is pressure constant ?
Almost constant but not really because the heart needs to contract against a lesser and lesser amount of blood
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what is the end systolic volume
after load (all the blood has been ejected)
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what happens after all the blood has been ejected
isovolumic relaxation, ventricles relax so pressure decreases
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what is ejection volume (stroke volume)
end diastole-end systolic
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what is the ejection fraction
stroke volume/diastolic
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what are normal ejection fraction values
50 - 60% at rest; > 80% during exercise and < 40% during disease
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what is the frank starling mechanism
An intrinsic ability of the heart to adjust and adapt the volume change of blood
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explain the frank starling mechanism
Within physiological limits the heart pumps all the blood that returns without excessive damming in the veins. Extra stretch on cardiac myocytes makes actin and myosin filaments find a more optimal degree for force generation. =ribber band effect forces blood out and not contractility
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true or false: the heart only contract s sympathetic nerves
false, it has parasympathetic nerves (mostly valgus nerve)
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where is the parasympathetic nerves located
around the atrium
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explain the function of the parasympathtic nerves
relaxes the heart rate (since contraction happens in atrium)
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explain the sympathetic nerves
effects hr and contractility (how forceful)
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excitation of the heart happens by what nerves
sympathetic nerves
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what can the excitation of the heart do to the heart rate
go from 70 to 180-200
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true or false: sympathetic nerves only affect the HR
false, Sympathetic stimulation also increases the force of heart contraction to as much as double, thereby increasing the volume of blood pumped.
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Under normal conditions, sympathetic nerve fibers to the heart discharge BLANK at a slow rate which causes...
continuously This maintains pumping at about 30% above ‘normal’ heart rate with no sympathetic stimulation
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true ro false: Strong parasympathetic stimulation (PS) can stop the heart for a few seconds
true
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at rest, what is responsible for beating rest
parasympthetic
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where are the vagal fibers mainly distributed
to the atria and not much to the ventricles (where power of contraction occurs

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