BIOL 1190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: T Wave, Cardiac Output, Sinoatrial Node

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Layers of the heart: fibrous pericardium, protects and anchors the heart, prevents overstretching, parietal layer = fibrous pericardium, visceral layer = epicardium, thin outer layer of heart wall and its directly in contact with the heart, serous fluid. Function: lubrication and decrease friction: myocardium: 95% of heart wall, cardiac muscle, endocardium: thin layer of connective tissue and epithelium, lines the inner chambers of the heart, minimizes surface friction as blood passes through the heart. Coronary arteries and veins: coronary arteries, supply heart cells (mostly myocardium) with fresh nutrients and oxygen, branch off aorta above aortic semilunar valve, coronary veins, collect waste from cardiac muscle, drain into coronary sinus. Cardiac muscle fibers: some cardiac muscle characteristics are that they are branched, have desmosomes and are intercalated. Often an indicator of a myocardial infarction. Conduction system of the heart: some cardiac muscle cells are autorhythmic, autorhythmic fibers repeatedly generate spontaneous action potentials that then trigger heart contractions.

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