Decreases in contractility (e.g. heart failure) cause the Starling curve to shift _____
#2
Activation of 1 adrenergic receptors results in _____ cardiac output
#3
The left ventricle compensates for increased afterload by _____ in order to decrease wall tension
#4
Contractility, or _____, is the intrinsic ability of myocardial cells to develop force at a given muscle length
#5
Thromboxane A2 is a vaso-_____
#6
When total myocardial ischemia lasts less than 30 minutes, restoration of blood flow leads to _____ dysfunction
#7
According to the law of Laplace, cardiac wall tension (T) = _____
#8
What is the clinical significance of watershed zones in cerebral circulation?
#9
Which basal ganglia pathway inhibits movement?
#10
What is the phrase used to describe action potential conduction in myelinated nerves?
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Flashcard 1: Decreases in contractility (e.g. heart failure) cause the Starling curve to shift _____
Answer: downward
Flashcard 2: Activation of 1 adrenergic receptors results in _____ cardiac output
Answer: increased
Flashcard 3: The left ventricle compensates for increased afterload by _____ in order to decrease wall tension
Answer: thickening (hypertrophy)
Flashcard 4: Contractility, or _____, is the intrinsic ability of myocardial cells to develop force at a given muscle length
Answer: inotropism
Flashcard 5: Thromboxane A2 is a vaso-_____
Answer: constrictor
Flashcard 6: When total myocardial ischemia lasts less than 30 minutes, restoration of blood flow leads to _____ dysfunction
Answer: reversible contractile
Flashcard 7: According to the law of Laplace, cardiac wall tension (T) = _____
Answer: P*r / 2H
Flashcard 8: What is the clinical significance of watershed zones in cerebral circulation?
Answer: areas at the border of two artery distributions are prone to hypoxia and infarction during severe hypotension
Flashcard 9: Which basal ganglia pathway inhibits movement?
Answer: indirect
mnemonic: indirect inhibits
Flashcard 10: What is the phrase used to describe action potential conduction in myelinated nerves?
Answer: saltatory conduction i.e. AP basically jumps from node to node
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