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what factors effect stroke volume
preload, contractility, afterload
cardiac output
heart rate x stroke volume
Net Filtration Pressure (NFP)
the difference between net hydrostatic pressure and net osmotic pressure.
(HPc + OPif) - (OPc + HPif)= NFP
Right coronary artery divides into
right marginal artery and posterior interventricular artery
left coronary artery divides into
anterior interventricular and circumflex arteries
, Autorhythmic cells (pacemakers) action potential steps in order
k+ channel closes & funny channel (Na+) opens at -60mV.
funny channel closes & t-type Ca2+ open at -50mV, threshold -40mV = t-type Ca2+ closes and l-type
Ca2+ opens which causes depolarization and firing of AP. l-type Ca2+ closes at peak & k+ channel opens
for efflux causing repolarization
is pacemaker potential a slow or rapid depolarization
slow
normal rate of AP per minute in SA node
70
resting membrane potential of contractile cells of heart
-90mV
threshold for autorhythmic cells/ pacemaker cells
-40mV
threshold for contractile cells
-70mV