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BYU PdBio 305 Rhees Cardiac Physiology

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How much blood does the heart pump? L/min   5  
How long does it take for all the blood to be pumped through?   one minute  
Endocardium   a thin layer of endothelium in the heart  
Myocardium   muscle layer (cardiac muscle)  
Epicardium   thin external layer covering the heart  
Sinoatrial node   SA node or pacemaker;located within the posterior wall of the right atrium; rhythmic impulses originate in the SA node and spread through the atria  
Atrioventricular node   AV node; located within the lower right interatrial septum; an impulse is delayed there for about 1/10 of a second to allow the atria to contract before ventricular contraction  
Atrioventricular bundle   AV bundle or bundle of HIS; originiates in the AV node, dividing into two bundle branches which extend down the two sides of the interventricualr septum  
Purkinje fibers   originate from the right and left branches, extending to the papillary muscles and lateral walls of the ventricles  
Factors that may alter the heartbeat rate   sympathetic and parasympathetic impulses, hormones, body temp., exercise, and emotions  
Systole   the phase of contraction  
Diastole   the phase of relaxation  
4 steps of cardiac cycle   1)mid-diastole 2)Atrial systole 3)Ventricular systole 4)Early diastole  
mid-diastole   the atria and ventricles are relaxed, the tricuspid and mitral valves are open, and the aortic and pulmonary valves are closed. Blood flows passively from the atria into the ventricles, with 65% to 85% of ventricular filling occurring before the end of t  
atrial systole   atria contract ad pump the additional 20-30% of the blood into the ventricles. As the atria contract, the vena cava and pulmonary veins narrow; there is some regurgitation. There is about 135 ml of blood in each ventricle.  
ventricular systole   pressure changes and the AV valves close “lub”. All 4 valves are closed (isovolumetric ventricular contraction phase). When the pressure on the right exceeds 10 mm Hg and the left exceeds 80 mm Hg the pulmonary and aortic valves open.  
Isovolumetric ventricular contraction phase   the moment when all 4 valves are closed and no blood can enter or leave the ventricles.  
Minimum diastolic pressure on both sides   10mm Hg and 80 mm Hg  
Normal resting condition pressure   24 mm Hg and 120 mm Hg  
Stroke volume   volume of blood ejected from either ventricle; 70 to 80 ml  
End-systolic volume   Amount of blood remaining in either ventricle at the end of systole; 50 ml  
Early diastole   as the ventricles relax, pressure drops; the pulmonary and aortic valves close, preventing backflow “dub”. The tricuspid and mutral valves open, and blod flows from the atria into the ventricles  
Sphygmomanometer   the mercury manometer to take blood pressure  
Auscultatory method   method to take blood pressure using atrial sounds  
Sounds of Korotkoff   the turbulent flow of the blood with each beat creates vibrations that are heard in the stethoscope when taking blood pressure using the auscultatory method  
Pulse pressure   the difference between the systolic and diastolic pressures; this pressure difference is what drives blood along the arteries to the capillaries.  
SA node rate   72-75 beats/min  
AV node rate   50-60 beats/min  
ventricles rate   30-40 beats/min  
factors that increase heart rate   excitement, anger, pain, hypoxia, exercise, epinephrine, norepinephrine, thyroid hormones, fever, inspiration  
bradycardia   less than 60 beats/min  
tachycardia   more than 100 beats/min  
factors that decrease heart rate   expiration, fear, grief  
inotropic   strength of contraction  
franks starling's law of the heart   the greater the filling during diastole, the greater the force of contractin during systole  
catecholamines   epinephrine and norepinephrin  
xanthines   caffeine, theophylline  
digitalis   drug used for cardiac failure  
factors that have a positive inotropic effect   frank starling, catecholamines, xanthines, digitalis  
chronotropic   rate of contraction  
dromotropic   rate of conduction of impulse  
two ways nerves contrals the heart   chronotropic and inotropic  
sympathetic control of heart   increase rate and force of contraction, uses norepinephrine to increase permeability to Na and Ca  
max sympathetic stimulation   250 beats/min  
parasympathetic control of heart   decrease rate and force of contraction, S.A node-right vagus, A.V. node- left vagus, uses acetylcholine to increase permeability to K+  
max parasympathetic stimulation   20-30 beats/min  
stroke volume   60-80 ml; amount of blood pumped out of each ventricle per beat  
cardiac output   CO= stroke volume X heart rate  
caradiac output of average person   5.76 Liters/minute  
factors causing an increase in cardiac output   axiety, eating, exercies, increased body temperture, pregnancy  
fick method   blood flow=cardiac output; the amount of oxygen consumed by the body in a perdod of time is divided by the AV difference  
fick equation for cardiad output   CO=(oxygen consumed in ml/min)/(arterial O2-venous O2)  
factors that may alter the heartbeat rate   sympathetic/parasympathetic impulses, hormones, body temperature, exercise, drugs, emotions, stimulation from exteroceptors  
ectopic pacemakers   out of place pacemakers  
einthoven's triangle   electrodes attached to the left shoulder, right shoulder, and left leg, forming a triangle to take ECGs  
cardiac arrhythmia   deviations from nromal heart rate or from normal electrical activity of the conduction system  
causes of ectopic pacemakers   ischemia, heart damage, dilation of heart, toxic irritants (nicotine, caffeine, alcohol), lack of sleep, anxiety, extremes in body temp, change in body pH  
atrial premature beat   premature depolarization of SA node or ectopic pacemaker; some P waves are weird; little clinical significance  
AV nodal premature beat   ectopic discharge of the AV node; normal QRS but no P wave before  
Premature Ventricular Depolarization   PVD or PVC; ectopic pacemaker in ventricles; no P wave, wide QRS, high voltage, inverted T wave, pause afterwords like a skipped beat  
bigeminy   one normal and one PVD  
trigeminy   two normal and one PVD  
SA block   pacemaker stops for at least one cycle and then resumes; all is identical before and after  
first degree AV block (incomplete)   prolonged PR interval; caused by digitalis or vagal stimulation  
second degree AV block type I (Wenckeback or Mobitz's type 1)   PR intervals lengthen progressively until a ventricle beat is dropped; can be caused by digitalis  
second degree AV block type 2 (Mobitz's type 2)   takes 2 or more atrial impulses to stimulate the ventricles; usually 2:1, 3:1, or 4:1; caused by myocardial infarction or myocarditis; may lead to 3rd degree block  
third degree AV block (complete)   none of the atrial impulses stimulate the AV node; ventricles are paced independently from the atria; ventricular rate is slower than the atrial rate of contraction; totally random ECG  
atrial flutter   ectopic atrial pacemaker; p waves are very rapid and coordinated; 2:1, 3:1, 4:1; treatment-digitalis  
Atrial fibrillation   many ectopic pacemakers in atria; irregular p waves; decrease in cardiac output; QRST look normal  
Ventricular flutter   single ectopic pacemaker in ventricles; smooth sine wave; extremely dangerous; heart does not fill properly, decreased cardiac output, leads to fibrillation; decreased coronary flow  
ventricular fibrillation   caused by many ventricular ectopic pacemakers, uncoordinated, chaotic twitching, bag of worms, blood pressure drops, unless stopped death will occur in short time  
myocardial infarction   lack of blood flow to an area of the heart, may be caused by thrombus formation with blockage of vessels, spasms in the coronary arteries without total occlusion, narrowing caused by atherosclerosis; area is electrically dead  
classical triad   3 phases of myocardial infarction 1)ischemia 2)injury 3)infarction  
ischemia as a ecg   symmetrical inversion of the T wave; most obvious in chest leads; caused by delay in the recovery at the epicardial regions; altered repolarization; take nitroglycerin to correct  
injury as a ecg   ST elevation means infarction is fresh (acute)  
infarction as a ecg   significant Q wave-much wider than normal; Q may be 1/3 height of QRS; may last for years; some drugs can cause similar effects  
symptoms of myocardial infarction   pain in neck, jaw, back, shoulder, and left arm; vomiting; catecholamines released, increased blood sugar; cardiac troponins in blood; released enzymes; amount of troponin and creatine kinase correlate with severity of infarction  
treatment of myocardial infarction   aspirin, heparin, sublingual nitroglycerine, morphine, sulfate, oxygen administration  
blood flow equation   pressure/resistance  
resistance equation   (length)(viscosity)/((radius)^4)  
how does radius of arterioles change?   vasoconstriction and vasodilation  
laminar flow   flow is greater at the center of the vessel than along the outer edges  
blood vessel diameter is mainly regulated by   autonomic nervous system  
angiotensin II   causes vasoconstriction; produced as a result of secretion of renin from the kidneys, it may functiont o help maintain adequate filtration pressure in kidneys when systemic blood flow and pressure are reduced  
ADH (vasopressin)   causes vasoconstriction  
Histamine   causes vasodilation; promotes localized vasodilation during inflammation and allergic reactions  
% circulation in systemic, pulmonary, and heart systems   79% systemic, 12% pulmonary, 9% max heart  
percent breakdown of 79% of blood in systemic circulation   15% in arteries, 5% in capillaries, 59% in veins  
blood pressure in different vessels   large arteries 100-95; small arteries 95-85; arterioles 85-30; capillaries 30-10; veins 10-0  
where does most regulation of blood pressure occur   arterioles  
precapillary sphincters   regulate blood flow to capillary. Use myogenic and metabolic mechanisms to regulate blood flow in relation to the local tissues need for oxygen called autoregulation  
autoregulation   myogenic and metabolic mechanisms to regulate blood flow in relation to the local tissues need for oxygen  
capillary hydrostatic pressure   CP; blood pressure in the capillary  
osmotic force   usually stays the same in capillaries due to albumin  
edema   excess interstitial fluid in the tissues  
three main cuases of edema   1)increased capillary hydrostatic pressure 2)decreased plasma proteins (albumin) 3)increased interstitial fluid protein  
causes of increased capillary hydrostatic pressure edema   venous obstruction, cardiac failure (congestive heart failure), retention of body salt and fluid  
causes of decreased plasma protein edema   kidney damage resulting in loss of plasma proteins, liver damage-decreased plasma protein production, malnutrition-not enough protein in diet  
causes of increased interstitial fluid protein edema   increased capillary permeability-inflammation, decreased lymphatic flow  
blood pressure can be changed by changing   cardiac output, peripheral resistance, or total blood volume  
long term regulation of blood pressure is regulated by   hormones  
ADH (vasopressin) effects   decreases urine formation in kidneys which increases blood pressure  
diuretic agent effecs   inhibit release of ADH, increase urine, decrease blood pressure  
alcohol effect on ADH   inhibits ADH increasing urine to dump the alcohol  
renin angiotensin system   releases aldosterone which raises blood pressure  
aldosterone   hormone which raises blood pressure  
steps of renin-angiotensin system up to angiotensin II formation   decrease in blood pressure->decrease in blood flow to kidney->juxtaglomerular apparatus in the kidney secretes renin->renin converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I which is converted to angiotensin II  
steps of renin-angiotensin system from angiotensin II to increased blood pressure   3 mxnsms;1)angiotensin II->increased ADH->water retention->higher bp 2)angiotensin II->adrenal cortex secretes aldosterone->salt and water retention->yep 3)angiotensin II->vasoconstriction of arterioles->increased resistance->higher bp  
primary aldosteronism (Conn's syndrome)   results from hypersecretion of aldosterone from the adrenals->hypertension, increased exracellular fluid volume, hypernatremia and potassium depletion; mostly occurs because of an adrenal adenoma (tumor in adrenal cortex)  
short term regulation of bp   nervous system controls to mechanism 1)baroreceptors 2)chemoreceptors; both are in medulla  
baroreceptors   cardioinhibitory center->parasympathetic->HR down+CO down+vasodilation up->BP down  
chemoreceptors   vasomoter center->sympathetic->HR up+CO up+vasocontriction=BP up  
where are baroreceptors located   aortic arch, pulmonary veins, right and left atria, superior and inferior vena cava and in the carotid sinuses  
how are baroreceptors stimulated   a change in pressure causes the walls of these arterial regions to stretch or relax and stimulate sensory receptors which stimulate or inhibit the cardioinhibitory center and the opposite to the vasomoter center  
where are chemoreceptors located   aortic bodies and in the carotid bodies  
how are chemoreceptors stimulated   decreased levels of oxygen and increased levels of CO2 and H+ in the blood; impulses sent through the same nerves as the baroreceptors where they stimulat the vasomoter center  
what is circulatory shock   inadequate blood flow and/or oxygen delivered to the tissues  
4 types of circulatory shock   hypovolemic, anaphylactic, neurogenic, cardiogenic  
hypovolemic shock   reduced blood volume as a result of hemorrhage, dehydration, or burns; symptoms: low blood pressure, rapid pulse, cold, clammy skin, little urine formation, increased respiration rate, and intense thirst  
anaphylactic shock   rapid drop in bp from a severe allergic reaction causing an extreme release of histamine which causes vasodilation and a drop in bp  
neurogenic shock   spinal cord damage causes decreased sympathetic activity  
cardiogenic shock   inadequate circulation of blood in body tissues due to cardiac failure  
body's compensation for circulatory shock   vasoconstriction (except for heart and brain), venoconstriction, increased heart rate and respiration and thirst and hematopoiesis, secretion of epinephrine and norep and adh, spleen contracts, renin-angiotensin system activated  
time frame the body restores homeostasis   plasma volume restored in hours, plasma proteins restored in days, blood cells restored in 3-4 weeks  
hypertension   high bp; 1/5 people; 12% of all deaths by rupturing a vessel in a vital organ or by causing the heart or kidneys to fail; two types: primary (essential) and secondary  
essential or primary hypertension facts   no cause;90% of all hypertensive patients; 25-50 years old; females more often; hereditory; blacks more often; from high salt intake; psycho emotional stress contributes  
essentail or primary hypertenstion characteristics   asymptomatic (people don't know they have it); CO and extracellular fluid volumes are normal but total peripheral resistance is high; increased sensitivity to epi and norepi; many have left ventricular hypertrophy  
secondary hypertension   definable causes; 10% of cases; renal artery disease, excess catecholamines (tumor of adrenal medulla), or excess aldosterone (Conn's syndrome)  
symptoms of essential hypertension   headaches, dizziness, fatigue, blurring of vision, polyuria, polydipsia, muscle weakness, hypokalemia  
dangers of hypertension   may lead to congestive heart failure, cerebral blood vessel damage and stroke; atherosclerosis  
general treatment of hypertension   exercise, weight loss, low refined carb diet, not-smoking, restrict salt intake, reduce psycho-emotional stress  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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