Human Biology: Concepts And Current Issues With Masteringbiology Canvas Package For University Of South Florida, 1/e With Access Code
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Chapter 8, Problem 6AWK
Ventricular fibrillation is a potentially fatal condition where the cells of the heart are no longer coordinated in their contractions. Why is it important that contraction of the heart muscle occurs nearly all at once?
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- _____ contraction drives blood through the systemic and pulmonary circuits; outside the heart, blood pressure is highest in the _____. a. Atrial; ventricles b. Atrial; atria c. Ventricular; arteries d. Ventricular; aortaarrow_forwardWe analyzed the difference between the action potential of a cardiac contractile cell and an action potential in a neuron. Describe the physiological mechanisms behind the primary difference in the shape of these two action potentials. Why is this feature important to the normal workings of the heart?arrow_forwardBelow are drawings of three different action potentials. Two of these occur in the heart, and one occurs in skeletal muscle. Which one comes from a contractile cardiac muscle cell? A skeletal muscle cell? A cardiac pacemaker cell? For each one, state which ion is responsible for the depolarization phase and which ion is responsible for the repolarization phase.arrow_forward
- Some people have abnormal cords or bridges of myocardium that extend from atrium to ventricle, bypassing he AV node and other parts of the conduction system. How would you expect this to affect the cardiac rhythm?arrow_forwardVentricular Contractility increases in response to circulating Epinephrine. What factor is responsible for this increase in the force of the contraction?arrow_forwardHigh pressure in the systemic and pulmonary circuit often results in ventricular hypertrophy in which the ventricle enlarges to pump against the greater force. Which side(s) of the heart would affected by high pressure in the pulmonary circuit? Which side(s) of the heart would be affected by high pressure in the systemic circuit? Could you explain this answer? Thank youarrow_forward
- The muscle cells of a heart chamber work as a functional syncytium. In terms of heart function this means... A) All the cardiac muscle cells are controlled by one motor neuron, resulting in coordinated contraction. B) All the cardiac muscle cells are electrically connected by gap junctions, resulting in coordinated contraction. C) All the cardiac muscle cells are stimulated to contract by hormone release, resulting in near-coordinated contraction. D) All the cardiac muscle cells contract independently of each other (fibrillation).arrow_forwardWhich of the following is unique to cardiac musclecells?a. Only cardiac muscle contains a sarcoplasmicreticulum.b. Only cardiac muscle has gap junctions.c. Only cardiac muscle is capable ofautorhythmicityd. Only cardiac muscle has a high concentration ofmitochondria.arrow_forwardWhich of the following channels is responsible for generating the long plateau found in the action potentials of ventricular myocytes? a-slow Na+ channels b-slow Ca2+ channels c-leaky Ca2+ channels d-leaky Na+ channelsarrow_forward
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