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Layers of the heart wall from outside to inside

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  1. Epicardium
  2. Myocardium
  3. Endocardium
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What does the epicardium contain?

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Coronary vessel, adipose nerves, and visceral pericardium

fat cells, bv, nerves

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The bulk of the heart is made of what?

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Myocardium

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How can you characterize myocardium?

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  • Centrally nucleated nuclei (1-2 per cell)
  • Cell jxns (intercalated disks)
  • Irregular shpaed cells that branch
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What does the myocardium contain?

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cardiac muscle (myocytes)

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What does the endocardium include?

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Endothelium, Subendithelium, subendocardium (this contains purkenje fibers)

purkinje cells, fibers, smooth m

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what are the conducting cells of the heart?

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Purkenjie (modified myocytes)

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What lines the inside of the heart?

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Endothelium with simple sq epithelium

this is the same as saying endocardium

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What lines the outside of the heart?

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Mesothelium (simple sq epithelium)

this is the same as saying epicardium

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What are major characteristics of the semilunar valve?

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Dense irreg connective tissue with most of the valve which is covered by endothelium

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How does arterial blood pass?

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Into a capillary bed then into the venous system

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Portal systems occur b/w 2 capillary beds. what 2 systems do we see?

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Arterial system(in kidneys) has an arteriole b/w the 2 beds
Venous sytem (in liver) has a vein b/w the 2 beds

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The largest arteries in the body such as the aorta and pulmonary trunk are characterized by what:?

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Large amounts of elastic fibers in the tunica media

elastic arteries

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What are the layers of bv from outer to inner. Be specific as to what they contain

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Tunica Adventitia=elastic fibers
Tunica Media= elastic fibers + smooth m cells
Tunica intima=smooth muscle cells

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What is the bv lined with and what do the cells secrete?

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lined with Endothelium and cells secrete VWF, endothelin, collagen (2/4/5), glycoprotein

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What are 2 charactersitcs of elastic arteries? What is an example?

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  1. Thick tunica media
  2. Lots of elastic fibers-> stains dark purple
    Ex: aorta + pulm trunk
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What are two characteristics of muscular arteries?

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  1. Thick tunica media
  2. lots of smooth muscle cells-> many nuclei
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What are 3 characteristics of medium veins?

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  1. Thin tunica media=elastic + reticular (type 3 collagen ) fibers, SMCs
  2. Adventitia blends in w/ surrounding CT
  3. Irregularly shaped
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What are 2 charachteristics of Large veins-vena cava?

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  1. Thin tunica media= elastic + reticular (type 3 collagen) fibers, SMCs
  2. May contains valves (unlike arteries)

reticular fibers only visible w/ silver stain

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What are 2 characteritcs of arterieoles?

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  1. Characterized by 1-2 layers of SMCs
  2. Meta arterioles control flow from arteriole into capillary
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What is one key chracterization of capillaries?

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1 layer of endothelium

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What are the 3 types capillaries?

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  1. Continuous
  2. Fenestrated
  3. Sinusoidal (discontinous)
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Where are continous capillaries located and what do they contain?

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In muscle + nerve tissue
Contains a fully intact membrane (it has NO holes in it), so no diffusion

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Where are fenestrated capillaries located and what do they contain?

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In digestive organs + pancreas
contains a perforated membrane (it has some holes in it), so some diffusion

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Where are sinusoidal (discont/) capillaries located and what do they contain?
In liver + spleen + bone marrow contain an incomplete membrane (it has large gaps in it) so diffusion on large products like RBCs.
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What does the neurovascular bundle contain?
Nerve, artery, vein, lymp surrounded by fascial sheath (CT)
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How can you identify nerves and arteries in a neurovascular bundle?
Nerve: no lumen, but many nerve facicles (bundle of fibers) Artery: thick tunica media (mostly SMCs) + red colored lumen (d/t RBCs)
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How can you identify vein and lymph in the neurovascular bundle?
Vein: thin tunica media + irregular shaped lumen Lymph: contains only endothelium (simple sq) ## Footnote dont have to identify lympoh in phto
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What is myocardial infarct and what is it caused by? | low yield
heart attack caused by build up of cholesterol (arthero). The cholesterol damges endothelium and then formation of plaques blocks artery preventing flow. Loss of bf leads to muscle tissue dying and then neutrophils + macrophages come into the areas to clear out the dead (necrotic) cells. Fibroblasts use collagen to form scar tissue.
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What is CHF? | low yield
inability to pump enough blood due to cardiac hypertrophy.
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What is #1?
Epithelium
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What is #2?
Subendothelium
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What is #3?
Subendocardium
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What is #4?
Myocytes
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What is #5?
Intercalated discs
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What is circled?
Purkenjie cells
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What is #1?
Elastic artery
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What is #2?
Semilunar valve leaflets
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What is #1?
Tunica media
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What is #2
Tunica intima
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What is #3?
Endothelium
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What is #1?
Adventitia
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What is #2?
Media
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What is #3?
Intima
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What is #1?
Internal elastic lamina
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What is #2?
Media
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What is #3?
Lumen
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What is #4?
External elastic lamina
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What is #1?
Vein
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What is #2?
Muscular artery
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What is #3?
Adipose
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What is #4?
Muscle
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What is #5?
Nerve
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What is #6?
Fascial sheath
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What is #6?
Fascial sheath
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What is #1?
Internal elastic lamina
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What is #2?
Endothelium (intima)
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What is #3?
Media = more cells than fibers (stained dark purple)
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What is #4?
External elastic lamina
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What is #5?
Adventitia
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What do endothelial cells (simple squamous) secrete?
* Von Willebrand factor = bloot clot formation * Vasoconstrcitors = endothelin = contracts vessels * Collagen 2, 4, 5 * Fibronectin = glycoprotein * Laminin = glycoprotein
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What 3 systems are activated to maintain cardiac output?
1) Increase in catecholamines from SNS = results in peripheral vasoconstriction = increased venous return 2) Renin-angiotensisn-aldosterone (RAAS) decreases kidney filtration & increases fluid retention = increases blood volume 3) Cardiac hypertrophy from increased sarcomeres in either parallel or series
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What is does concentric hypertrophy cause?
increases wall thickness (parallel sarcomere replication)
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What does eccentric hypertrophy cause?
increases wall length (series sarcomere replication)
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