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cardio conduction
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cardioinhibitory region | PNS. decrease heart rate by decrease in action potential |
| cardioaccelerator region | SNS. increase HR by increase in action potential |
| Autonomic NS in cardiac | adjusts HR via cardiac centers |
| cardiac center location | medulla oblongata |
| plateau in action potential | in the contractile cells bc of slow CA++. causes long refractory period |
| cardiac conduction system | SV node, AV node, Bundle of His, Purkinje fibers |
| contractile cells | 99% of cardiac cells. cause changes in size of heart |
| conductive cells | 1% of cardiac cells. generates AP |
| cardiac muscle cells | branches, single nuclei, striated, intercalated discs |