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Cardiac

front 1

What are the steps of hemostasis?

back 1

1. vascular spasm, blood vessel vasoconstricts
2. platelet plug formation, collagen fibers exposed, platelets aggregate
3. coagulation, reinforces platelet plug with fibrin threads

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What are the phases of coagulation?

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1. prothrombin activator
2. thrombin
3. fibrin threads

front 3

What is ADP? (related to platelet plug formation)

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a potent aggregating agent that causes more platelets to stick together, so more chemicals are released, aggregating more platelets (positive feedback)

front 4

What is thromboxane?

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messenger that enhances vascular spasm and platelet aggregation

front 5

Name a few anticoagulants.

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Plavix, Aspirin, Coumadin, Heparin, Lovenox

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What is hemorrhagic anemia?

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anemia related to severe blood loss

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What is hemolytic anemia?

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RBC's are destroyed and removed from the blood stream before their normal life cycle (120 days) ends

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What is aplastic anemia?

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the body's bone marrow doesn't produce enough new blood cells, bone marrow failure

front 9

What is hemoglobin?

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protein in RBC's that carries O2

front 10

What is pernicious anemia?

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the inability to process iron, lack of B12 or another intrinsic factor

front 11

What are intercalated discs?

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interlocking plasma membranes in cardiac cells

front 12

What ion is used to depolarize and initiate contraction?

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Ca+

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What ion is used to repolarize?

back 13

K+

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What ion is used in the initial threshold depolarization?

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Na+

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Why is cardiac muscle contract slower than skeletal muscle?

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to prevent tetanic contractions

front 16

What do cardiac muscles resist?

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fatigue due to the high concentration of mitochondria

front 17

What is ischemia?

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O2 deprivation

front 18

What causes angina?

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decreased blood flow, ST depression

front 19

Where does atherosclerosis occur?

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tunica media

front 20

What are autorhythmic cells?

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pace the heart, pacemaker potentials, depolarize spontaneously, only carry electrical signals, do not contract

front 21

What % of cardiac cells are autorhythmic?

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1%

front 22

Describe the heart's electrical conduction.

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SA node to AV node to bundle of his (AV bundle) to bundle branches to Purkinje fibers

front 23

How long is the delay at the AV node and why?

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0.1s to allow atria to contract completely and ventricles to fill

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What is the threshold of pacemaker potentials?

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-40mV

front 25

Describe the action potential in pacemaker cells.

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1. pacemaker potential, initiated by slow leaking Na+ channels, -40mV threshold is met
2. depolarization, Ca+ channels open, influx of Ca+ causes contraction via troponin
3. repolarization, K+ channels open, membrane potential decreases to below threshold

front 26

What ion causes the cross bridge cycle?

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Ca+

front 27

Is the Ca+ intercellular or extracellular?

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both, mostly extracellular

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What is depolarization?

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cell becomes less negative

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What is repolarization?

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cell becomes less positive

front 30

What ion triggers contraction?

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Ca+

front 31

How do calcium channel blockers affect the heart?

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blocks the reuptake of Ca+, prolongs the contraction, reduces the heart rate, increases contractility

front 32

What is an ECG?

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measures all action potentials generated by nodal and contractile cells at any given time

front 33

What is the normal length of a contraction cycle?

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.80s

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What is the contraction cycle so long?

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heart needs to gain momentum for circulation

front 35

What is the P wave?

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depolarization from SA node to atria

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What is the normal length of a P wave?

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.08s

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What is a QRS complex?

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ventricular depolarization

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What is the normal length of a QRS complex?

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.08s

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What is a T wave?

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ventricular repolarization

front 40

What is the normal length of a T wave?

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.16s

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What is the PQ interval?

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SA node fires to AV node to bundle of his to bundle branches

front 42

How long is the PQ interval?

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.12-.2s

front 43

What does a prolonged PQ indicate? A shortened PQ?

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prolonged=heart block, shortened=WPW syndrome

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What is the QT interval?

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time of ventricular systole, depolarization/repolarization of ventricles, ALL VENTRICLE ACTIVITY

front 45

What long is the QT interval?

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.31-.41s

front 46

What does a prolonged QT increase your risk of? What are the symptoms?

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v tach, v fib, decreased heart rate, poor circulation

front 47

What is the ST segment?

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the ventricles are contracting, blood is being pumped out of the heart

front 48

What does ST elevation indicate? ST depression?

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ST elevation=STEMI, ST depression=angina

front 49

What part of the heart stimulates ventricular depolarization?

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Purkinje fibers

front 50

What regulates the cardiac system?

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the ANS

front 51

What does the SNS do?

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cardioacceletory, increases heart rate/BP by norepinephrine/epinephrine via beta 1 receptors

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What does the PSNS do?

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cardioinhibitory, slows heart rate/lowers BP, innervated by the vagus nerve by ACh

front 53

What is a heart block?

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disruption of the conduction between atria and ventricles, abnormal delay in PQ interval, indicates damage to the AV node

front 54

What is an ectopic focus?

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area in the heart that initiates abnormal beats

front 55

What is a first degree block? Second degree block? Total heart block?

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first degree-AV nodal disease, PR prolonged by .20s, second degree-1 or more but not all impulses fail, total heart block-no impulse at all

front 56

Describe an entire cardiac cycle on an ECG.

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1. atrial depolarization, initiated by SA node
2. impulse delayed .1s at AV node
3. ventricular depolarization begins, causes QRS complex, atrial repolarization
4. ventricular depolarization is complete
5. ventricular repolarization occurs, causes T wave
6. ventricular repolarization is complete

front 57

What is a junctional rhythm?

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non-functional SA node, AV node paces heart at 40-60bpm, no P waves

front 58

What is systole?

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contractions of the ventricles, causes QRS complex, forces blood out of the heart into aorta, systolic pressure needs to exceed diastolic pressure before the blood will flow, lub sound

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What is diastole?

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relaxation of the ventricles

front 60

What is late diastole?

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the SA node fires, the atria contracts forcing the last 20-30% of blood through the AV valves into the ventricles

front 61

What is early diastole?

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SL valves shut, ventricles relax, causes T wave, blood from the aorta and pulmonary trunk flows towards the heart, dub sound

front 62

What is cardiac output? What is the average CO?

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amount of blood pumped through the heart in 1 minute, 5.25L

front 63

What is the formula for CO?

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CO=HR x SV

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What is the constant/variables?

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constant (resting) CO=output needed to maintain perfusion, variables=HR/SV

front 65

What is stroke volume? What is the average SV?

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volume of blood pumped out by 1 ventricle with each beat, 70ml

front 66

What is cardiac reserve?

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fluctuations in CO to meet increased demands, difference between resting and max CO, average 4-5 times resting CO, up to 7 times resting CO

front 67

How do you determine SV?

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SV=EDV-ESV

front 68

What is EDV (preload)?

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end diastolic volume, amount of blood in the ventricles before contraction, degree of stretch in cardiac muscle, average EDV=120ml

front 69

What is venous return?

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amount of blood returning to the heart

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How do you increase venous return?

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muscle contraction, deep breathing, venous valves, slow heart rate, exercise-squeezes skeletal muscle, compresses veins, decreases blood volume, returns more blood to the heart

front 71

How does an increased EDV effect the heart?

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increased EDV increased how hard the heart has to contract to pump blood out

front 72

What is ESV (afterload)?

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end systolic volume, volume of blood in ventricle after contraction, determined by arterial pressure and contractility, pressure the ventricles must overcome to eject blood, average ESV=50ml

front 73

What is Starlings Law?

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by stretching the myocardium from the inside out, the force of contraction will be greater

front 74

How does an increased ESV effect the heart?

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increases stress on the heart, heart can wear out

front 75

How can you increase/decrease contractility?

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increase-aerobic exercise, digitalis, epinephrine, calcium channel blocker, decrease-MI, acidosis, potassium

front 76

What regulates the heart rate?

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cardiac center of the brain, medulla oblongata

front 77

What autonomic regulation is dominant?

back 77

PSNS, cardioinhibitory

front 78

What are baroreceptors?

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monitors pressure changes in the vessels to regulate heart rate, found in the atrial/carotid reflex

front 79

What are chemoreceptors?

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monitors pH, CO2, and O2

front 80

What chemical from the thyroid weakens the heart?

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thyroxine, causes a sustained increased heart rate

front 81

How do beta blockers work?

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blocks beta 1 receptors

front 82

How does age affect the heart?

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causes sclerosis of the valves, decline in cardiac reserve, fibrosis of the heart, atherosclerosis

front 83

What is the difference between right and left sided heart failure?

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right sided is systemic, left sided is pulmonary

front 84

How does a sustained increase in DBP affect the heart?

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makes is harder for blood to leave the heart, myocardium must exert more force to open AV valves

front 85

When does the fetal heart develop? When does it start beating? What is the average fetal heart rate?

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during the first 3 weeks, 21 days, 140-160bpm

front 86

What are the four chambers of a fetal heart?

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sinus venosus, atrium, ventricle, bulbus cordis

front 87

What are the differences in a developed fetal heart vs. adult heart?

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foramen ovale becomes the fossa ovalis, ductus arteriosus becomes the ligamentum arteriosum

front 88

What do the foramen ovale and the ductus arteriosus do?

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connect the 2 atria so the blood from the right side of the heart can bypass the pulmonary circuit

front 89

What are the 3 types of blood vessels?

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arteries, capillaries, veins

front 90

What does the vascular system do?

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exchanges gases and nutrients, removes waste

front 91

What is an artery? What is a vein?

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artery-efferent, carries O2 rich blood away from the heart, vein-afferent, carries O2 poor blood towards to heart

front 92

What % of blood in the body do veins hold?

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60%

front 93

What are the 3 layers of a vessel?

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tunica externa, made up of collagen, anchors vessel, tunica media, made up of smooth muscle and elastic fibers, controls blood flow in arteries, tunica intima, made up of endothelium, contains a layer of elastic lamina

front 94

What are the 4 types of arteries?

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elastic, muscular, arterioles, capillaries

front 95

What are elastic arteries?

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closest to the heart, able to expand and contract to keep blood moving forward

front 96

What are muscular arteries?

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help to distribute and redirect the blood, branch of the elastic arteries, contain a large tunica media

front 97

What are arterioles?

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mainly only tunica media and intima, leads to capillary beds

front 98

What are capillaries?

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the smallest artery, only 1 tunic thick, tunica intima, forms beds where exchanges takes place

front 99

What are the 3 types of capillaries?

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continuous-most common in skin and muscle, least permeable, form blood brain barrier, fenestrated-allows rapid filtration or absorption to take place, very porous, found in endocrine glands, small intestine, kidneys, sinusoidal-extremely porous, found in special organs liver, bone marrow, spleen, lymph

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How are nutrients and gases exchanged?

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based on concentration gradients, simple diffusion, moves from a higher pressure/concentration to a lower pressure/concentration

front 101

What is colloid osmotic pressure?

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moves from lower concentration to higher concentration, pulls into the vessel, generated by concentrations of albumin and sodium

front 102

What is capillary hydrostatic pressure?

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moves from higher concentration to lower concentration, "push", related to BP, increase in BP=increase in hydrostatic pressure

front 103

What is albumin?

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produced by the liver, #1 plasma protein, maintains fluid balance, low albumin=edema

front 104

How do you calculate the net filtration pressure?

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NFP=net hydrostatic pressure - net osmotic pressure

front 105

What are venuoles?

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attach to capillaries and carry blood to the heart, very porous, allows fluid and WBC's to move in and out

front 106

What purpose do the one-way valves serve in veins?

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promotes venous return to the heart, failed valves=varicose veins

front 107

What causes blood to flow? What influences it?

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blood pressure, blood volume, resistance, cardiac output

front 108

What is peripheral resistance?

back 108

the back pressure the heart has to overcome to maintain blood flow, affected by viscosity, vessel length, vessel diameter

front 109

How does an increase in diameter affect peripheral resistance?

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decreases peripheral resistance

front 110

What is systolic pressure? Diastolic pressure?

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systolic-pressure peak from ventricular contraction (120mmHg), diastolic-lowest aortic pressure (70-80mmHg)

front 111

How do you calculate pulse pressure?

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pulse pressure=systolic - diastolic

front 112

What is a mean arterial pressure? How do you calculate it?

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force moving blood forward in the arteries, MAP=DBP + pulse pressure/3, need to maintain MAP at 60

front 113

What is hyperemia?

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increased blood flow in a local area

front 114

What does epinephrine do?

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increase heart rate, increase BP, increase contractility, vasoconstriction, blocked by beta blockers

front 115

What does atrial natriuretic peptide do?

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diuretic released by heart, decreases BP, vasodilation

front 116

What does ADH do?

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vasoconstriction, increase BP, increase blood volume

front 117

What are 2 short term localized chemicals?

back 117

histamine and nitric oxide

front 118

What is circulatory shock? What are the types?

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widespread vasoconstriction to prevent drop in BP in vital organs, hypovolemic, cardiogenic, vascular

front 119

What side of the heart pumps blood through the pulmonary circuit?

back 119

right

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What side of the heart pumps blood through the systemic circuit?

back 120

left

front 121

Describe the blood flow through the heart.

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SVC/IVC to right atrium through the tricuspid valve to right ventricle through the pulmonary SL valve to the pulmonary trunk to the lungs through the pulmonary capillaries to the heart via the pulmonary veins to left atrium through the mitral valve to the left ventricle through the aortic SL valve to the aorta through the body back to the heart