Cardiac output determinants — Flashcards

Decreases in contractility (e.g. heart failure) cause the Starling curve to shift _____

Hypoxia may be caused by a _____ cardiac output

Thyroid hormone stimulates upregulation of _____ receptors in the heart

Due to the high degree of oxygen extraction by the myocardium, increases in myocardial oxygen demand can only be met by an increase in _____

_____ is defined as the fraction of the end-diastolic volume that is ejected in each stroke volume

What is the clinical significance of watershed zones in cerebral circulation?

Which basal ganglia pathway inhibits movement?

What is the phrase used to describe action potential conduction in myelinated nerves?

What is the function of myelin?

Give the stages of mitosis.