Describe the mechanism of action of cardiac glycosides, such as digitalis.

Q: Define cardiomyocyte

A: The cardiovascular system is an organ system which distributes blood to all the parts of the body…

Q: Explain the biochemical basis and clinical implications of atherosclerosis with molecular and…

A: Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by the buildup of plaque within the…

Q: Trace the biochemical electrical pathways that result in cardiac conduction

A: The collection of specialized cardiac myocytes located in the heart walls that send electrical…

Q: Define prothrombin

A: PROTHROMBIN : it is a protein made by the liver . It is one of several substances known as clotting…

Q: Describe the arrangement and function of lipids in the RBC membrane.

A: Red blood cells or erythrocytes are cells suspended in blood that function to transport oxygen to…

Q: Explain two reasons why the heart is referred to as a double pump.

A: The circulatory system consists of the heart, the blood vessels and the blood. The heart is the…

Q: Explain the HMP shunt pathway and its significance

A: The HMP pathway is a metabolic pathway same as glycolysis. It is used for the generation of 5 carbon…

Q: Briefly define 1) Starling’s Law of the heart, 2) the basic cellular mechanism thought to mediate…

A: Introduction: When at rest, the heart pumps between 4 and 6 liters of blood every minute. During…

Q: Give a detailed mechanism of action of a name drug or agonist that results in positive inotropic…

A: Positive inotropy refers to the increase in the force of contraction of the cardiac muscle. One of…

Q: List all the procoagulant effects of thrombin.

A: Thrombin is a serine protease. The F2 gene encodes it. Thrombin is matured from prothrombin. On…

Q: Describe the action potential of an autorhythmic cell in the heart. a) Indicate how the opening and…

A: Answer 1- the opening and closing of each ion channel affects the membrane potential of the cell can…

Q: Explain the mechanism of blood clot with emphasize on the roles of glycoconjugates.

A: The coagulation of the blood and the immune system goes hand in hand. Blood clots formed during…

Q: Answer ALL parts of this question. In terms of heart failure there is a decrease in cardiac output.…

A: Introduction - The heart is a little organ that circulates blood throughout your body. It is your…

Q: A patient has frequent episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. He has received a medication for…

A: Atrial fibrillation is a condition that results in an irregular heartbeat with rapid heart rate,…

Q: Describe the mechanisms that increase the cardiac output during exercise and that increase the rate…

A: When a person is exercising there are various circulatory changes that occur in his/her body. The…

Q: Explain the various factors that promote and inhibit blood clotting.

A: Factors which promote blood clotting are- Factor I- Fibrinogen, it is a adhesive protein which forms…

Q: Describe why a doctor would give a patient that is diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction the…

A: Myocardial infarction is referred to as tissue death of heart muscle or heart attack it occurs when…

Q: While downhill skiing, Jerry lost control and appeared to hit into a tree, chest first. The ski…

A: CYANOSIS- It is a blue colouration of skin and mucous due to insuffecient oxygen and more carbon di…

Q: If all plasma membrane Ca21 channels in contractile cardiac muscle cells were blocked with a drug,…

A: A heart muscle cell is similar to a large house with several doors and rooms. Ion channels are…

Q: Identify and describe the structure shown in the figure below. What role does this structure…

A: Muscular system is one of body system which provide movement to body by regular contraction as well…

Q: In a patient given a cardiac glycoside, important effects of the drug on the heart include which of…

A: Cardiac glycosides are medicines for treating heart failure and certain irregular heartbeats. They…

Q: Explain the Frank-Starling law of the heart

A: The heart receives the blood through atrial chambers and it pumps down to the ventricles and thereby…

Q: Describe the interactions of actin, myosin, and the troponin-tropomyosin complex in controlling…

A: Heart muscles are also referred to as myocardium. It is one of the three major muscle types in the…

Q: Define Myocardial infarction (MI)?  Write the name of some biochemical markers for the diagnosis of…

A: The heart is a muscular organ that pumps oxygenated blood to the different parts of the body. It is…

Q: Explain the principle behind the Frank–Starling law of the heart. How does this mechanism normally…

A: The Frank-Starling law of the heart is a fundamental principle that governs the heart's contractile…

Q: Consider the ventricular cardiomyocyte action potential shown below: a) Which phase of the cardiac…

A: Answer :: a) Signal transduction pathways translate signals received at the cell's surface into…

Q: the conduction pathway of the heart

A: In the simplest terms, the heart is a pump made up of muscle tissue. Like all the muscle, the heart…