Electrical activity of the heart

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How many pumps does the heart have?

2 - left and right side

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2

How is the heart controlled?

by the nervous system but can function without

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3

what are 99% of cardiac cells?

contractile

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4

What are 1% of cardiac cells

capable of spontaneously firing 'autorhythmic'

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5

where are the spontaneously firing cells located?

sino-artial node

atro-ventricular node

bundle of HIs, bundle branched, purkinjie fibres.

<p>sino-artial node</p><p>atro-ventricular node</p><p>bundle of HIs, bundle branched, purkinjie fibres.</p>
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6

how many action potentials per minute in the SA node?

70-80

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how many action potentials per minute in the AV node?

40-60

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8

how many action potentials per minute by the purkinjie fibres?

20-40

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9

what occurs when SA node cells are not working?

the AV node cells take over as the natural pacemaker

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what is the natural pacemaker of the heart?

SA node

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11

what is the funny current (if)?

allows positive charge to move in the cell and be retained by the cell.

An increase in Na+ influx.

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action potential diagram

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13

order of where excitation spreads to?

SA node.

rapidly through atria (1 m/sec).

AV node (0.05 m/sec)

rapidly through bundle of HIs and down purkinjie fibres (1-4m/sec)

through ventricular muscle cells.

<p>SA node.</p><p>rapidly through atria (1 m/sec).</p><p>AV node (0.05 m/sec)</p><p>rapidly through bundle of HIs and down purkinjie fibres (1-4m/sec)</p><p>through ventricular muscle cells.</p>
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14

what resistance is a gap junction?

low resistance

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15

how do cardiac muscles function?

as a syncitium (single unit)

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16

how is efficient emptying of the blood from atria to ventricles allowed?

coordination of the spread of excitation means atrial excitation and contraction are complete before ventricular contraction due to AV delay.

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how do ventricles contract as coordinated units?

ventricular contractions occurs synchronously due to rapid spread down septum and through purkinjie fibres.

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action potential of ventricles diagram

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19

how is there an influx of calcium?

it is triggered by the action potential

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20

what does calcium from the action potential trigger?

release of more calcium from the sarcoplasmic reticulum.

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21

what does free calcium activate?

contraction of myocardial fibres = systole

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22

what is systole related to?

contraction in the left ventricle

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23

what does the amount of calcium determine?

cross-bridge cycling and force of contraction

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24

how is free calcium levels lowered?

uptake of it by sarcoplasmic reticulum an extrusion of it by Na/Ca exchange and outward Ca pump.

allows for relaxation = diastole.

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25

what does the plateau phase of AP provide?

long refractory period and protects the heart from tetanus.

sustained fused contraction.

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26

where does ventricular contraction occur from?

inside to the outside (endocardium to epicardium)

apex to the base (bottom of the heart)

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27

how is heart rate increased?

activation of sympathetic nerves (noradrenaline) increases heart rate by activation of Beta 1 adrenoceptors in SA node.

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how is heart rate decreased?

activation of parasympathetic nerve system (acetylcholine) decreases heart rate by activation of M2 muscarinic receptors in SA node.

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effects of altering plasma K+ ion conc on excitation?

abrupt changes in concertation can initiate arrythmias.

it can alter the excitability of cardiac tissue.

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