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Lecture Four Flashcards

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What keeps a muscle cell happy?

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  • Oxygen
  • Nutrients (C6, H12,O6)
  • ATP (Energy)
  • CO2
  • H2O
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Whats the primary function of a muscle cell?

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  • Without O2 and nutrients, cells will rapidly die, therefore constant circulation of O2 and nutrients to all cells within the body is necessary to sustain life.
  • The blood provides a medium for transporting O2, and nutrients and the removal of waste products.
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What are the functions of blood as a dynamic tissue?

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  • Transport: of substances from one area of the body to another
  • Immunity: body’s defence against disease
  • Haemostasis: processes to stop bleeding
  • Homeostasis: process of maintaining a stable internal environment
  • Transport of regulatory molecules
  • Regulation of pH
  • Maintenance of body temperature
  • Immunity
  • Total blood volume 4-6 L (depending on body size)
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What are the components of blood and describe them?

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-Plasma 
o	Composed of water with some dissolved solutes including proteins, lipids (fats), carbohydrates, amino acids, vitamins, minerals hormones, wastes, gases and electrolytes.
-Platelets (Thrombocytes) 
o	Cell-like particles, assist in blood clotting 
-WBCs (Leukocytes) 
o	Primary defence against infection 
o	Ratio of WBC: RBC = 1:700 
-RBCs (Erythrocytes) 
o	Main component is haemoglobin
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What is haemoglobin composed of?

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-Protein substance with 4 subunits:
o 4 x Globins
o 4 x Heme groups

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What is the function of haemoglobin and how does it do this?

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-Transport of O2 and CO2
o Oxygen binds to the heme group
o 1 O2 molecule to 1 heme group
o Thus 1 haemoglobin molecule carries 4 O2 molecules
-280 million haemoglobin molecules per red blood cell

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What does haemoglobin give to red blood cells?

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-Haemoglobin gives the red blood cell its colour
o Oxyhemoglobin is bright red
o Deoxyhemoglobin is darker red

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What does carbon dioxide bind to and what are the %s?

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-Carbon dioxide binds to the globin portion
o 23% of CO2 is transported by haemoglobin
o 7% in plasma
o 70% in the form of bicarb ions

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Describe the production of red blood cells.

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-25 trillion RBC’s in circulation
-Every second 2.5 million are destroyed
o 1% replaced each day
o Lifespan = 120 days
-Production of new red blood cells = Erythropoiesis

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What is the circulatory system comprised of?

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-Cardiovascular System (vascular system)
o Transports blood which contains gasses, hormones, nutrients and cells around the body.
-Lymphatic System
o Circulates Lymph which primarily assists in defending the body against foreign substances.

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What are the functions of the cardiovascular system?

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  1. Blood
    o From the heart to the tissues and back to the heart again.
    2.Exchange nutrients, waste products and gases with tissues
    o Nutrients and Oxygen move from the vessels to the tissues.
    o Waste products and Carbon dioxide move from the tissue to the vessel.
    3.Transport substances
    o Hormones, enzymes, nutrients, gasses, waste products are all transported in blood.
    4.Assists with regulation of blood pressure
    o Heart and blood vessels work together.
    5.Directs blood flow to tissue
    o In order to maintain homeostasis, the circulatory system can direct to tissues in need.
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Describe the circulations of the the circulatory system

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-Systemic Circulation:
o Heart (Left ventricle) to body tissues
-Pulmonary Circulation:
o Heart (Right Ventricle) to lungs (alveolus)
-Coronary Circulation:
o Myocardium

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What are the components of the cardiovascular system?

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-Heart
-Blood Vessels
o Arteries
o Capillaries
o Veins

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Describe what the pulmonary artery & vein do?

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Pulmonary Artery- To the lungs, only artery that contains deoxygenated blood (usually arteries contain oxygenated blood).
Pulmonary Vein-Coming from the lungs, only vein that contains oxygenated blood.

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Describe how the heart functions as two seperate pumps.

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-The heart functions as two separate pumps:
-One pump (right side) receives blood from body and pumps it to lungs for oxygenation.
o Pulmonary Circulation
-The other pump (left side) receives blood from lungs and circulates it around the body and back to heart.
o Systemic Circulation

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Describe the cardiac muscle structure and what are the specialised junctions?

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-Striated, branching chains of cells that uni- or binucleate
-Fibres connected mechanically and electrically
-Functional syncytium
-Adjacent cardiac muscle cells are joined end to end by intercalated discs, which contain two types of specialized junctions:
o Desmosomes
-Mechanically holding the cells together
o Gap Junctions
-Permit action potentials to propagate from cell to cell

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What is the cardiac function, what is diastole & systole?

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-Cardiac Cycle
o All mechanical and electrical events that occur during one heartbeat
-Diastole – Relaxation Phase
o Chambers fill with blood  Twice as long as systole
o Ventricle untwists, lengthens, unthickens
-Systole - Contraction Phase
o Chambers eject blood
o High pressure
o Ventricle twists, shortens, thickens
o ‘Wet Towel’

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What is the electrical activity of the heart?

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  • All parts of the conducting system have specialised autorhythmic cells
  • Rapid spread of electrical activity for initiating and conducting impulses
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What do the Sinoatrial & Atrioventricular node do?

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Sinoatrial Node
o Determines inherent rhythm i.e. primary pacemaker
Atrioventricular Node
o Delay impulse ensuring complete atrial systole prior to ventricular systole
-Controlled spread of electrical excitation ensures:
o Time to complete atrial contraction (0.12 s delay from SA to AV)
o Synchronised contraction of muscle fibres
o Each pair of chambers contracts simultaneously

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How is the heart rate regulated (pacemaker, nervous system & hormonal influence)?

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-Pacemaker (SA node)
o Impulse generated and travels across atria to AV node then to ventricles
o Intrinsic firing rate ~100bpm
-Influenced by Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)
o Sympathetic and parasympathetic branches
o At rest, parasympathetic stimulation decreases HR (~60-70 bpm)
o During exercise, withdrawal of vagal tone, concurrent increase in sympathetic nerve innervation to increase HR
-Hormonal Influence
o Sympathetic components increase HR by release of catecholamines: adrenaline & noradrenaline

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What is an Electrocardiogram?

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-Recording of hearts electrical activity
-Diagnostic tool
o 12-Lead ECG
-Different electrical ‘views of the heart

22
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What is a P wave, QRS complex & T wave?

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P wave
-Impulse arising from the SA node results in depolarization and contraction of the atria (the right atrium contracts slightly before the left atrium).
-This atrial depolarization = atrial systole.
QRS Complex
-Due to ventricular depolarization, marks the beginning of ventricular systole.
-Masks the underlying atrial repolarization signal.
T wave
-Ventricular repolarization
-End of T wave marks end of ventricular systole electrically

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What is the Venous System?

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  • One-way valve system to prevent back flow
  • Skeletal muscle pump assists against gravity
  • ‘Capacitance’ vessels
  • Most of blood volume contained in the veins
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What is Systemic Circulation?

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  • Oxygenated blood carried away from heart to body tissues

- Pressure and velocity of blood decreases as total cross-sectional area increases

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What is Pulmonary Circulation?

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  • Transporting oxygen-depleted blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and back to the heart
  • De-oxygenated blood moves into the pulmonary arteries from the right ventricle, to the lungs
  • Oxygenated blood moves from the lungs, via the pulmonary veins, into the left atrium
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What is Coronary Circulation?

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-The role of coronary circulation is to provide the heart muscle (myocardium) with oxygenated blood to enable function.
Coronary Arteries
-Right Coronary Artery (RCA)
o Right ventricle and right atrium
-Left Coronary Artery (LCA)
o Splits into Left Anterior Descending and Circumflex branches
o Left ventricle and left atrium

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What are the cardiovascular functions?

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1.Cardiac Cycle
o All mechanical and electrical events in one heartbeat
2.Stroke volume (SV)
o Volume of blood pumped out of the heart with each beat
3.Heart Rate (HR)
o The number of times the heart beats per minute
4.Cardiac Output
o Total volume of blood pumped out of the heart per minute
o CO = HR x SV
5.Ejection Fraction
o The fraction of blood pumped out of the left ventricle with each contraction.

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Describe stroke volume and cardiac output

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-Stroke volume (SV)
o During systole, most (but not all) blood ejected
o e.g. 100 mL – 40 mL = 60 mL
-Cardiac Output (Q)
o Resting HR ~80 beats/min, standing SV ~60 mL/beat
o 80 beats/min x 60 mL/beat = 4,800 mL/min
o Unit of measurement L/min (4.8 L/min)
-Resting Cardiac Output ~4.2 to 5.6 L/min

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Describe cardiac output at rest.

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-Cardiac output at rest varies considerably
o ~5 L.min-1 (average male)
-SV = ~70 mL
o ~ 4 L.min-1 (average female)
-SV = 50 – 60 mL
o Gender difference related to body size
-Affected by:
o Emotional conditions (cortical outflow altered; centre command factors, anticipation to exercise).
-During Exercise
o Cardiac output (CO = HR x SV) can increase up to 7 times

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Describe systolic and diastolic blood pressure

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-Systolic blood pressure (~120 mm Hg)
o Maximal pressure of blood against the arterial’s walls during systole (heart contraction; ventricle contraction).
o Estimate of how hard the heart is working and strain on arterial walls during ventricular contraction.
-Diastolic blood pressure (~70-80 mm Hg)
o Pressure exerted by blood against the arterial walls during diastole (heart relaxation; ventricle relaxation).
o During relaxation (diastolic) phase of cardiac cycle, arterial blood pressure decreases.
o Indicate peripheral resistance i.e. the ease with which blood flows from arterioles into capillaries.

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