Contractility determinants — Flashcards

Contractility determinants — Flashcards

Contractility determinants — Flashcards
#1

What is the effect of hypoxia (low O2) and hypercapnia (high CO2) on contractility (and SV)?_____

#2

Activation of 1 adrenergic receptors results in _____ cardiac output

#3

Cardiac contractility increases with _____ extracellular Na+

#4

The _____ is the contractile unit of the myocardial cell

#5

The effects of the autonomic nervous system on heart rate are called _____ effects

#6

_____ is the ability of cardiac cells to initiate action potentials in response to inward, depolarizing current

#7

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

#8

Which basal ganglia pathway inhibits movement?

#9

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

#10

What is the function of myelin?

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