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BIOL 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Superior Vena Cava, Sinus Rhythm, Atrioventricular Node

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11 Feb 2020
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Towson University
Department
Biology
Course
BIOL 221
Professor
Ellen Lathrop-Davis

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Right atrial wall, inferior to opening of superior vena cava. Ap spreads to atria and to av node via internodal pathway. The sinoatrial (sa) node is located in the right atrial wall, inferior to the opening of the superior vena cava. It acts as the normal pacemaker of the heart, creating a sinus rhythm. The intrinsic rate is normally between 80 and 100 action potentials per minute (aps/min). In most healthy adults, the resting heart rate is around 75 aps / min due to parasympathetic control. This leads to a heart rate of about 75 beats per minute (bpm). The action potentials spread the atria and through to the atrioventricular (av) node via internodal pathway. With av bundle, connects atria and ventricles electrically. The atrioventricular (av) node is inferior to the interatrial septum above the tricuspid valve. With the av bundle the av node connects the atria and ventricles electrically.

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1) The external layer of the heart wall is the

Multiple Choice

endocardium.

myocardium.

epicardium.

parietal pericardium.

2) Check all that are characteristics of cardiac muscle.

Check All That Apply

Cells are long and cylindrical.

Cells are short and branching.

Cells have multiple nuclei at the periphery of the cell.

Cells have one or two nuclei in the center of the cell.

They are composed of thick and thin filaments.

The functional contractile unit is the sarcomere.

3) Match the chamber of the heart with the structure(s) from which it receives blood.

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Pulmonary veins

Right atrium

Left atrium

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Right atrium

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Right ventricle

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Left atrium

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Left ventricle

4) The less extensive distribution of T-tubules contributes to the more delayed onset and prolonged contraction of cardiac muscle tissue compared to skeletal muscle tissue.

True or False

5) The cells of the ___________ act as the heart's pacemaker, which establishes the pace for cardiac activity.

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atrioventricular (AV) node

sinoatrial (SA) node

atrioventricular (AV) bundle

Purkinje cells

6) Match the cardiac vein with its description.

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In posterior interventricular sulcus

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Match each of the options above to the items below.

Great cardiac vein

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Coronary sinus

7) Parasympathetic innervation to the heart comes from the medulla oblongata via the left and right ___________ nerves.

8) Check all that are components of the sympathetic innervation of the heart.

Check All That Apply

Cervical sympathetic ganglionCervical sympathetic ganglion

Spinal cordSpinal cord

Vagus nerve (CN X)Vagus nerve (CN X)

Cardiac nerveCardiac nerve

Sympathetic postganglionic axon

9) Check all that occur during ventricular contraction.

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The AV valves open to allow blood to enter the ventricles from the atria.The AV valves open to allow blood to enter the ventricles from the atria.

The semilunar valves remain closed to prevent backflow of blood into the ventricles.The semilunar valves remain closed to prevent backflow of blood into the ventricles.

The semilunar valves open to allow blood to flow into the large arteries.The semilunar valves open to allow blood to flow into the large arteries.

The AV valves close to prevent backflow of blood into the atria.

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The somatic component of the peripheral nervous system has which of the following characteristics?

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