cardiac output
heart rate
stroke volume
chemical influence
ANS regulation
100

The equation to determine cardiac output

What is CO=HR*SV

100

The cardiomycytes that have the biggest impact on heart rate

What is the autorhythmic cardiomyocyte?

100

The equation to determine stroke volume

What is EDV-ESV=SV?

100

A substance that influences heart rate by acting on the electrical conduction system of the heart

What is a chronotrope

100

The center that adjusts cardiac activity based on different stimuli

What is the cardiac center? 

200

What is the average cardiac output for a healthy adult? Include values for heart rate and stroke volume

CO= 5.25 L/min

HR= 75bpm

SV=70mL/beat

200

Tachycardia is defined as 

heart rate that exceeds the normal resting rate of 100 beats per minute in adults

200

The amount of blood remaining in the ventricles after full ventricular contraction

what is ESV?

200

A substance that affects the force of your heart's contractions 

What is an inotrope?

200

The division of the sympathetic nervous system responsible for increasing heart rate

What is the cardioacceleratory center?

300

Calculate HR from the following 

CO= 7.2 L/min 

SV= 80mL/beat

90bpm

300

An individual has an End-Diastolic Volume (EDV) of 120 mL and an End-Systolic Volume (ESV) of 40 mL. What is their ejection fraction (EF)?

Ejection fraction is: EF = (SV / EDV) x 100.

First, SV = 120 - 40 = 80 mL.

Then, (80 / 120) x 100 = 66.7%.

300

The parasympathetic nervous system releases this neurotransmitter to affect heart rate

What is ACh?

300

The division of the parasympathetic nervous center responsible for decreasing heart rate

What is the parasympathetic nervous system?

400

What is the standard mathematical formula for calculating cardiac output (CO), and what are its typical units?

CO=HR X SV, expressed in liters per minute

400

Describe how someone that regularly engages in physical activity might have a lower resting heart rate

Exercise enlarges and strengthens the heart, each pump delivers more blood, the heart needs fewer beats to supply the body with oxygen while at rest

400

Describe the relationship between afterload and stroke volume

Afterload and stroke volume have an inverse relationship. An increase in afterload results in decreased stroke volume, and a decrease in afterload results in increased stroke volume

400

How does norepinephrine affect heart rate at the cellular level?

It increases the rate of depolarization and raises the frequency of action potentials

400

The location of the cardiac center

What is the medulla oblongota? 

500

Why is cardiac output important? 

It measures the total amount of blood your heart pumps each minute, which ensures your organs and tissues get the vital oxygen and nutrients they need to survive

500

According to the Frank-Starling law of the heart, how does an increase in venous return directly affect end-diastolic volume (EDV) and stroke volume?

It increases EDV, stretching myocardial sarcomeres toward optimal length and increasing stroke volume


500

Which of the following is a positive inotrope? 


  1. Na+
  2. K+
  3. Ca2+
  4. both Na+ and K+
500

Why does the parasympathetic division only affect heart rate? How does the sympathetic division compare? 

The parasympathetic division (CN X) only affects heart rate because it only innervates the SA and AV nodes, compared to the sympathetic dvision which innervates the SA and AV nodes in addition to the ventricular myocardium, which affects contractility. 

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