Quiz 3 - Cardio Physio, ECG, Acid/Base, O2/CO2, Chemical Reactions Flashcards
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Epicardium
Outermost layer of heart, contiguous with visceral pericardium, simple squamous mesothelium that secretes fluid, supported by loose CT, contains coronary vessels, nerves, fat, ectodermal origin, contains keratins
Myocardium
Cardiac muscle, thicker in ventricles
Endocardium
Loose CT with smooth muscle cells, purkinje fibers, mesodermal origin, produces clotting proteins, contains vimentins
Mesothelium
Mesodermal origin, single cell layer protects body cavities and organs. Does not involve transportation of blood. Pleural (lungs), pericardial (heart), peritoneal (abdominal organs)
Atrium muscle
Thin epicardium, roughly equal myocardium and endocardium.
Ventricle muscle
Tiny endocardium, thick myocardium, thicker epicardium than atrium (mostly adipose)
Conduction system of the heart
Sinoatrial Node > Atrioventricular Node > Bundle of His > Left and right bundle branches > Purkinje fibers Nodes are modified cardiac muscle, bundle and fibers are conducting muscle fibers
Purkinje Fibers
Myofibers but larger than contractile muscle fibers, pale staining fibers, lack intercalated discs, don’t contract but conduct, contain lots of glycogen, mitochondria
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
Synthesized by atrial myocytes, responds to high BP, acts to lower BP, Stimulates Na+ loss from blood into urine, relaxes vascular smooth muscle, prevents water retention hormones
Hypertrophy
Cells get bigger
Hyperplasia
Cells increase in number
Vasa Vasorum
Blood vessels that feed walls of large blood vessels
Tunica Intima
Innermost, thinnest layer, CT
Internal elastic lamina
Dense, elastic membrane that separates Tunica intima from tunica media
Tunica media
Thickest layer, contains smooth muscle, elastic fibers, connective tissue
External elastic lamina
Dense elastic membraane that separates Tunica Media from Tunica adventitia
Tunica adventitia
Connective tissue, nutrient vessels (vasa vasorum), autonomic nerves (nervi vasorum)
Aorta structure
Most of the wall is tunica media, smooth muscle cells synthesize elastic fibers to smooth out pressure pulses
Vernhoff stain
Stains elastic fibers
Azan stain
Stains collagen fibers
Muscular Artery
Thick, highly layered tunica media, regulates blood pressure
Elastic artery
Aorta, pulmonary artery, branches, carry blood to smaller arteries, tunica media has lots of elastic fibers, expand and recoil with systole and diastole
Small arteries
Contain up to 5-6 layers of smooth muscle,
Arterioles

