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RECAP **Circulatory system : Blood vessels - structure & function
What is the function of the cardi...,
What is the role of an artery blo...,
What are the largest arteries called
32
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Introduction to haemodynamics L1
What does haemodynamics mean,
What is the perfusion pressure,
What does resistance mean
24
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Control of resistance of artery tone L2 & L3
What are,
What happens if widespread artery...,
What is the tone of a blood vessel
39
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Cardiac muscle
Describe the flow of ox and de ox...,
What is cardiac muscle called,
Describe the structure of cardiac...
14
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cardiac action potentials - ventricular muscle
What is the sarcolemma,
What is cardiac muscle contractio...,
Where does the electrical excitat...
18
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Pacemaker potentials
Compare the of cells in the heart...,
What is the function of cardiac p...,
What is the main location in the ...
22
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Cardiac cycle : pressure & volumes
What are the 4 chambers of the heart,
What are the 5 valves of the heart,
What does the atrioventricular va...
31
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Capillary exchange 1
Describe the structure of capilla...,
Describe the 3 types of capillaries,
What does the permeability of a c...
27
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Capillary exchange 2
What 2 things does molecular perm...,
What 3 classes do solutes fall into,
How do lipid soluble molecules eg...
16
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Electro -cardio Gram (ECG)
What is an ecg,
In what direction does a current ...,
Describe the current flow and the...
27
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ECG (2) - manifestations of disease
What information about cardiac fu...,
What is the sinus rhythm,
What is an arrhythmia
22
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short term control of arterial blood pressure
Why do we need to control arteria...,
What are baroreceptors,
What are the 2 locations that bar...
23
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Long term control of arterial blood pressure
What happens to the baroreflex du...,
Describe the pressure response cu...,
What is the optimal sensitivity o...
22
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The venous system
What are the characteristics of v...,
What are the 2 main functions of ...,
What is stroke volume
22
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Intrinsic regulation of the heart: preload and afterload
What is preload,
Why is preload also referred to a...,
What is the end diastolic volume
20
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cardiac contractility: interdependence on preload and afterload
Describe the structure of cardiac...,
Describe how contraction takes pl...,
Explain what determines the contr...
15
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efferent autonomic regulation of the heart
What is chronotropy,
What is inotropy,
What is lusitropy
17
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cardiac reflexes
Explain the difference between a ...,
What are the different cardiac re...,
What part of the brain is importa...
10
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Cardiac mechanoreceptors
What are mechanoreceptors sensiti...,
By what characteristics do mechan...,
Name the different types of mecha...
17
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Haemorrhage
What is a circulatory shock,
What is hypovolemic shock,
What are examples of the signs an...
9
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Role of platelets in haemostasis: structure, activation, aggregation and endothelium inhibitor effets
Describe the structure of platelets,
Where how are platelets formed,
What do the dense delta granules ...
11
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haemostasis: clotting cascade, how fibrin network is generated & role of vitamin K
What is blood coagulation clotting,
What does the clot contain,
What kind of enzymes are most clo...
23
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fibrinolytic system & thrombosis
What does t pa stand for,
What is plasminogen,
How does plasminogen get converte...
10
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