Physiology lecture 6

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What are the two groups of myocytes?
1) Work cells 2) Conduction cells/system
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What do work cells do?
Generate force
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What do conduction cells do?
The fast spread of electrical events throughout heart
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Where does the initiation of the heart beat begin?
Sino atrial node (right atrium)
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What are the two ways of the spread of excitation?
1) Cell --> cell via gap junctions 2) Via the specialised conducting fibres
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Name 4 electrical conducting tissues
1) Sino-atrial node 2) Atrio ventricular node 3) Bundle of His 4) Purkinje fibres
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Draw an electrocardiogram and label Q, R and S
(Draw electrocardiogram)
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Draw the action potential in heart muscle and what is it called?
Trigger calcium, (Draw AP)
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Name the two kinds of arrhythmias
1) Impulse propagation (conduction) 2) Impulse initiation
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Describe what atrial fibrillation is
Due to damaged cells producing an abnormal firing of APs
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Describe what ventricular fibrillation is
Ineffective contractions so blood flow stops (mot dangerous)
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