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Why does contractility of the cardiac muscle increase with increased filling?
Perrinal
It doesn't - "contractility" refers to the force generated at any given length of muscle. Therefore although the force of contraction does increase with filling, the contractility does not.
The reason the force of contraction increases with filling is because filling stretches the heart muscles. Increased stretch causes an increase in force of contraction.
Contractility changes because of changes in the level of intracellular calcium. This can be changed by things such as adrenalin (epinephrine), which increases contractility and β blockers, which decrease contractility.
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What is cardiac filling called?
diastole
Does decreased peripheral resistance increase cardiac output?
Decreased peripheral resistance can increase cardiac output, yes, but it is not necessarily a 1 to 1 relationship. Cardiac output is a complex mechanism - cardiac output depends on stroke volume and heart rate. Heart rate is easy to understand, but stroke volume is a little trickier. Stroke volume depends on three things: contractility of the cardiac muscle, preload - or the filling of the heart, and afterload. Contractility is partially determined by preload, how healthy the cardiac muscle is, and the effects of circulating bioamines, such as epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, as well a any medications being taken that may affect contractility, such as beta blockers. Increased contractility causes a harder "squeeze," increasing the stroke volume on a beat by beat basis. Infarction of a portion of the wall decreases the amount of cardiac muscle present, decreasing the ability to contract, but also decreasing the ability to fill the ventricle, since scar tissue does not stretch like healthy muscle. Excessive hypertrophy (such as that caused by prolonged hypertension or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy), while helpful to a point in increasing contractility, will eventually impede filling of the ventricle by preventing the "stretch" before contraction and decrease the cardiac output. Preload is basically how filled the ventricle is before it contracts. Decreased filling, obviously, decreases the stroke volume, thereby decreasing the cardiac output. The cardiac myocyte works best when slightly overstretched. This optimally apposes the actin and myosin myofilaments and produces the best power for contraction, which is the purpose of the atrial contraction - it provides just that little bit of extra fill before the AV valves close and optimizes the preload on the heart. Too much preload, however, is bad, as the myofibrils can be overstretched and then are less effective. This is all nicely explained by the Starling curve. Afterload is basically what you asked about. It is partially determined by peripheral vascular resistance, but other factors interact as well. You have to remember that the vascular system is not a rigid tube, it is a living thing. As such, other obstacles can, and do, occur. For instance, aortic sclerosis is the most common cause of heart murmur in adults. The narrowing of the aortic valve and its impedence to blood flow increases the afterload on the heart, thereby decreasing the stroke volume. Septal hypertrophy, as seen in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, can cause an intermittent occlusion or partial occlusion of the aortic outflow tract, increasing afterload, especially during high flow states and high heart rates.
What is a hyper aerated?
or hyperinflation it is where the lung volume is abnormally increased with increased filling of alveoli.
When heart rate is increased the time of ventricular filling is?
. . . decreased.
Does sympathetic stimulation increase stroke volume?
parasympathatic N.S tends to decrease heart rate , giving more time for diastolic filling and thus increasing the EDV , and increasing the SV according to Frank-starlling law. but this doesn't imply an increase in the cardiac output , because i depend on the heart rate too(which was declined)
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Why does increasing heart rate increase stroke volume?
Increasing heart rate does not increase stroke volume. At first, increasing exertion increases both heart rate and stroke volume. As the heart rate increases, the time spent in diastole decreases, so there is less time for the ventricles to fill with blood. The stroke volume therefore stops increasing, and as the heart rate approaches the maximum heart rate the stroke volume may begin to decrease.
Does ventricular pressure increase the fastest during ventricular filling?
yes
How the rate of diffusion principal is used while filling rubber tubes to increase the speed of vehicles?
Explain how rate of diffusion principle is used while filling air in the rubber tubes to increase the speed of the vehicles.
Decreased cardiac output elevated left ventricular filling pressure peripheral vasoconstriction and arterial hypotension are all hallmark signs of what?
heart failure...
How does preload affect the stroke volume?
Preload refers to the degree of stretch of cardiac muscle cells before contraction. These muscles exhibit a length-tension relationship. When the cardiac muscle cells are at rest, they are shorter than their optimal length. The most important factor affecting the stretching of cardiac muscles is the venous return, that is, the amount of blood returning back to the heart. Slow heartbeat and exercise can increase the venous return. This will lead to the stretching of the ventricles and it will hence increase the contraction force.As reflected by the Frank-Starling Law, the stroke volume increases with the end diastolic volume. The greater filling volume will lead to the heart to stretch more and this will increase its force of contraction.
