Preload and afterload concepts — Flashcards

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

Activation of beta-1 adrenergic receptors results in _____ cardiac output

The left ventricle compensates for increased afterload by _____ in order to decrease wall tension

Contractility, or _____, is the intrinsic ability of myocardial cells to develop force at a given muscle length

Thromboxane A2 is a vaso-_____

When total myocardial ischemia lasts less than 30 minutes, restoration of blood flow leads to _____ dysfunction

According to the law of Laplace, cardiac wall stress = _____

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?