BIOM 2000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Blood Vessel, Venule, Arteriole

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Blood is constantly moved through the system to all areas of the body, supplying cells with nutrients and gases. Atria have thinner walls compared to ventricles. Two types of valves that prevent backflow during contraction of ventricular muscle: atrioventricular, semilunar. Diastole: the period when cardiac muscles are relaxing to allow filling of the atria and ventricles. Systole: the period of atrial and ventricular muscle contraction. Cells of the sinoatrial node spontaneously initiate action potentials that spread over the atria. this stimulates the atrioventricular node to produce action potentials that pass along to the purkinje fibres and stimulate contraction of ventricles. Direct delivery of action potentials to the ventricles by the purkinje fibres ensures that chamber contract from the bottom up and ensures blood is ejected from ventricles. When a heart is removed from an animal, it continues to beat at the rate of the sinoatrial node. Can be affected by heart rate and volume of blood moved with each contraction.

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