PSIO 532 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Cardiac Action Potential, Resting Potential, Endoplasmic Reticulum

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Cardiac Cycle Phases

➔ 1. Sketch a typical action potential in a ventricular muscle and a pacemaker cell,

labelling both the voltage and time axes accurately

฀ Top image = ventricular cardiac; bottom image = atrial pacemaker

฀ Vetriular Cardia atio potetial has 4 phases ad it is differet

than an atrial pacemaker

฀ I the atrial paeaker the 4 phase is talkig aout leaking in of

the Na+ channels (positive ion coming into a negative cell) → this causes the membrane

potential to go up and eventually it reaches a threshold and fires the action potential (Phase

฀ Phase 0 shoots up the action potential quickly and then comes

back down quickly as well

฀ Action potentials vary in the initiation and length in different areas

of the heart → this is due to the differences in specific ion channels; the

differences directly corresponds to their function

฀ Primarily voltage-dependent ion channels (this is because if you set certain channels on

a membrane and they have a certain voltage sensitivity, then you can coordinate specifically

when channels open → can control what, when and how many ions will cross the channel

฀ Sodium will control the action potential of the cell, the calcium will control the amount

of contraction (how much calcium you bring into the cell is directly important for

contraction)

฀ In the ventricular cardiac action potential, you see that the action potential lasts longer

than the atrial pacemaker cell and this allows calcium to flow into the cell and activate the

sarcoplasmic reticulum

➔ 1. Describe how ionic currents contribute to the four phases of cardiac action potential

There are 4 phases of the cardiac action potential: these phases are for a ventricular

contractile cell

► Phase 0 – rapid depolarization phase

► Phase 1 – early repolarization phase

► Phase 2 – plateau phase

► Phase 3 – final repolarization phase

► Phase 4 – resting membrane potential

Contribution of Ionic Currents:

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Related Questions

Question 1. Increased peripheral edema could be caused by:

a. blocked lymph vessels

b. decreased capillary blood pressure

c. increased concentration of albumin in the blood

d. slowed heart rate

Question 2. The pulse pressure of a healthy student is most likely to be:

a. 5 mm Hg

b. 30 mm Hg

c. 95 mm Hg

d. 120 mm Hg

Question 3. beta-blockers inhibit the activity of beta-adrenergic receptors and change the function of the heart by:

a. increasing heart rate and increasing contractility

b. increasing heart rate and decreasing contractility

c. decreasing heart rate and increasing contractility

d. decreasing heart rate and decreasing contractility

Question 4. In cardiac pacemaker cells, the L-type calcium channels:

a. open during diastole

b. close when the membrane potential rises above threshold

c. are located in the cell membrane

d. pump Ca2+ ions into the sarcoplasmic reticulum

Question 5. Dr. Campbell used an elliptical trainer for 40 minutes at the gym. Although the workload remained constant, Dr. Campbellâs heart-rate rose to 150 beats per minute during the first 5 minutes, stayed at that level for the next 25 minutes and then started to rise. It was 180 beats per minute at the end of the exercise period.

What was the time interval between QRS complexes when Dr. Campbellâs heart rate was 180 beats per minute?

a. 3.3 ms

b. 33 ms

c. 333 ms

d. 3333 ms

Question 6. In the question 5 above, Dr. Campbellâs heart rate is most likely to have risen during the last 10 minutes of exercise because his:

a. lungs were becoming congested

b. atrial cells were fatigued

c. extracellular Ca2+ concentration had increased

d. hematocrit increased due to sweating

Question 7. A Physiology student is sitting still in a cold igloo. After 30 minutes, she stands up, walks slowly around the igloo, and suddenly starts to shiver.

The student preserved their core temperature while they were sitting by:

a. depressing their Frank-Starling mechanism

b. decreasing the extracellular Ca2+ concentration

c. relaxing smooth muscles in their peripheral circulation

d. increasing the resistance of arterioles in their arms and legs

Question 8. In the question 7 above, the student started to shiver soon after walking because:

a. their atria started to fibrillate

b. their ventricles started to fibrillate

c. blood moved to the periphery, became cold, and chilled the core when it returned to the chest

d. the ATP concentration in their skeletal muscles had dropped to zero

Please use the following scenario for answering the questions 9 and 10.

A newly discovered drug binds to myosin molecules in cardiac muscle (and nowhere else) and increases the probability that myosin molecules in ventricular cells will bind to actin filaments when the intracellular Ca2+ concentration rises. The drug is being tested as a potential therapy for patients with heart failure.

Question 9. This drug might help people who have low cardiac output by:

a. increasing peripheral resistance

b. increasing the force developed by ventricular cells

c. increasing the isovolumic contraction time

d. increasing heart rate

Question 10. The increased binding of cardiac myosin molecules to actin might prevent the drug from being a useful treatment by:

a. slowing ventricular relaxation

b. decreasing the duration of systole

c. decreasing resistance of capillaries

d. slowing heart rate

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1)What type of cell allows the immune system to respond morequickly if the same antigen is encountered a second time?

A)leukocytes

B)memory cells

C)macrophages

D)neutrophils

E)natual killer cells

2)why is the heart divided funtionally into two separate pumpsthat work in series?

A)because arteries carry blood away from the pump and veinsbring blood back to the pump

B)because blood decreases in pressure as it travels throughcirculation

C)because vessles in the vasculature keep blood moving in onedirection'

D)because there are four chambers to the heart

E)none of the above-the heart contracts in unison and is notdivided into two pumps

3)which of the following statements is correct?

A)Na+,K+, Ca2+ and Cl- are all more concentrated in theEXTRACELLULAR fluid

B)Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Cl- are all more concentrated in theEXTRACELLULAR fluid

C)Na+, Ca2+, and Cl- are all more concentrated in theEXTRACELLULAR fluid

D)K+, ca2+ are more concentrated in the EXTRACELLULAR fluid

E)K+, Ca2+ are more concentrated in the EXTRACELLULAR fluid

3)During skeletal muscle contraction:

A)the width of the H-zone decreases

B)the actin heads bind to myosin chain

C)ATP hydrolysis requires Ca2+ as a cofactor

D)tropomyosin changes conformation when Ca2+ binds

E)all of the above occur during skeletal muscle contraction

4)The rapid depolarization phase of myocardial contratile cellaction potential is due to the movement of which ion(s)?

A)Ca2+ flows into the cytosol

B)K+ flow out of the cytosol

C)Na+ flow into the cytosol

D)Ca2+ flow out of the cytosol

E)K+ flow into the cytosol

5)You are a physiology graduate student asked to study theeffect of ion permeability on the initiation of action potentials.You have isolated a cell with resting membrane potential of -70mVand have determined that the cell's threshold voltage is -55mV. Youthen change the cell to make it less permeable to K+ ions(Eions=-90mV)

With all ther condition staying the same, has cell's restingmembrane potential been DEPOLARIZED or HYPERPOLARIZED; and will thecell require a greater or smaller stimulus to reach threshold?

A)hyperpolarize; smaller

B)depolarize;greater

C)hyperpolarize;greater

D)depolarized; smaller

E)none of the above answers are possibe

6)Skeletal muscle cells are UNUSUAL in that they :

A)lack smooth endoplasmic reticulum

B)have no mitochondria

C)depend entirley on anaerobic respiration

D)have MULTIPLE nuclei

E)none of the baove are found in the skeletal muscle cells

7)What is the name for the autonomic nervous system synapses atthe neuroeffector?

A)electrical synapses

B)axon viscosities

C)bidirectional synapses

D)axon varicosities

E)light bulb synapse

8)Which cytokines are involvedin making cells resistant toviruses?

A)colony-stimulating actors

B)interferons

C)erythrpoietin

D)major histocompatibility complex

E)none of the above can make a cell resistant to a virus

9)If a person switiches from normal breathing to more shallowbreathing, whcih statement is true

A)tidal volume decreases

B)alveolar PO2 decreases

C)alveolar ventilation decreases

D)"a" and "b"

E)"a", "b', and "c"

10)Which scenerio supports hyperpolarization of pre-synapticcell?

A)allowing Cl- ions into the cell

B)allowing K+ ions to leave the cell

C)allowing Ca2+ ions into the cell

D)"a" and "b"

E)"a", "b", and "c"

11)The gap junctions in cardia muscle are part of specializedcell junctions that are localized to the__________.

A)transverse tubules

B)intercalated discs

C)Interdigitated fingers

D)desmosomes

E)high-end shppoinf malls

12)What role does myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) play insmooth muscle cell contraction?

A)dephosphorylates myosin

B)phosphorylates actin

C)phosphoylates myosin

D)dephosphorylates actin

E)both "a" and "c"Given that your forearm is 30cm long and yourbiceps inserts 2 cm away from your elbow joint, how much force mustyour biceps exert to hold up a 10kg weight?

A)0.67kg

B)6.0kg

C)20kg

d)150kg

e)600kg

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