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Physiology of theCirculatory
System: The baseline heart rate
and ECG
DE LA PAZ | DUQUE | GALAROSA | GONZALESGroup 4
4 Biology 6
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SUMMARY
The frog heart is made of three chambers, one ventricle and two atria.
Although it is similar to skeletal muscles, it is an involuntary muscle that
does not need to be stimulated by nerves to contract. This is due to the
action potentials that spontaneously begin in the pacemaker region inthe right atrium that spreads through the heart. An electrocardiogram
(ECG) was used to test the electrical activity in the heart. An ECG
translates the heart's electrical activity into line tracings. In this
experiment, the baseline heart rate and ECG of the frog was observed.
The baseline heart rate of the frog at room temperature is said to bearound 40 BPM, and it was found experimentally that the computed
baseline heart rate is 31.7460 BPM, and the baseline heart rate from
the data pad is 31.4273 BPM. The heart rate of the frog may be lower
than normal due to the lower temperature in the laboratory. For the
ECG, the tracing produced waves that consists of P waves, PRintervals, QRS complexes, ST segments, T waves, QT intervals, and,
at times, U waves.
Keywords: Circulatory system, heart, baseline heart rate,
electrocardiogram
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Introduction
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Frog Heart
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Frog Heart
▪ Ventricle: single chamber at the bottom of the heart
▪ Atria: two thin-walled chambers located above theventricle (darker red in color)
▪ Sinoatrial (SA) node
– Pacemaker of the heart
– Transmit electrical signals to make the heart contract ina rhythmic manner
▪ Aortic trunk
–Right side of the ventricle
– Less oxygenated blood: pulmocutaneous artery
– More oxygenated blood: Carotid, aorta
▪ Sinus venosus:
–Receives blood and delivers it to the right atria
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Circulatory System
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ECG
▪ An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a
machine that can be used torecord and display the electricalactivity of the heart
▪ Different peaks shown in an ECG
and each corresponds to voltagechanges in specific regions of theheart
▪ The ECG can be very helpful tothe lives of human beings
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ECG
▪ P wave: atrial depolarization
▪ QRS complex: atrial repolarization and ventriculardepolarization
▪ T wave: ventricular repolarization
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Methodology
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Set-up and Calibration
The Bridge Pod was plugged into the Pod Port onInput 1 of the PowerLab.
PowerLab was turned on. LabChart waslaunched from the computer.
“Frog heart settings” was opened and from theForce Channel Function pop-up menu, Bridge
Pod was selected.
The zeroing knob on the front of the Bridge Podwas turned until a reading of zero is seen in the
dialog preview window.
The mounting stand was set-up with theForce transducer mounted on the
micropositioner.
The force transducer cable was connected tothe back of the Bridge Pod.
A piece of strong thread about 36cm in lengthwas tied to the force transducer. A small,
barb-less hook was attached to the other endof the thread.
The patient cable was attached to the Bio Amp pocket on the PowerLab.
Three lead wires were attached to the Bio Amp Cable: Channel 1 positive and negative,
and Earth.
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Recording Baseline Heart Rate and ECG
A heartbeat waveform in the Force Channeland an ECG signal in the ECG channel were
seen.
The tension on the heart was adjusted withthe micropositioner when a weak signal in the
force channel was seen.
“ Autoscale" button was clicked from the
LabChart toolbox to scale all channels.
The heart was gently lifted from the animal’sbody cavity, and the other end of the thread
was tied to the force transducer.
The slack in the thread was reduced byadjusting the micropositioner on the mounting
stand.
Lead wire alligator clips were attached to thefrog to record the ECG. Positive- left forelimb;Negative- Right forelimb; Earth- right hindlimb.
In LabChart, the “Start” button was clicked andrecording was done for 30 seconds.
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Results and Discussion
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Determination of baseline heart rate
▪ asdf
Number of beats Time differential Calculated heart
rate
Heart rate from
data pad
32 beats 59.21 seconds 31.7460 BPM 31.4273 BPM
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Baseline heart rate
▪ The baseline heart rate or resting heart rate is the
number of contractions of the heart that occur in a singleminute while the body is at complete rest
▪ The baseline heart rate of a frog is said to be 40-50 BPM
▪ Amplitude and frequency of the heart beat varies
according to the size of the animal, the bigger the animalthe lesser the frequency
▪ Temperature influences the heart rate of frogs
– Frogs are ectotherms, animals that gains heat through
the environment– The heart rate of the frogs reflect their metabolic rate
which consequently increases with increasing bodytemperature and vice versa
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Baseline heart rate
▪ Temperature influences the heart rate of frogs
–In the experiment, the lower temperature in thelaboratory may have caused the baseline heart rate ofthe frogs to become lower than normal
▪ Changes in the environment influences the heart rate of
the frog– Changes in the general metabolism induces
bradycardia, or decreasing of the heart rate
– Shortage of oxygen supply or an excess carbon
dioxide also induces bradycardia– Exposure to nitrogen may cause an immediate
tachycardia, or increasing heart rate
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ECG
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ECG
Representation
P wave Atrial depolarization
PR
interval
Delay between atrial
depolarization and ventricular
activation
PR
segment
Conduction from the
atrioventricular (AV) node to
Purkinje fibers
QRS
complexVentricular depolarization
ST
segment
Electrical plateau of ventricular
activation
T wave Ventricular repolarization
QT
interval
Time interval for ventricular
depolarization and repolarization
U wave Late ventricular repolarization
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ECG
▪ Propagation of action potentials that causes the heart to
contract
▪ The ECG trace repeats with every heart beat and showsthe compilation of electrical activity or action potential ofthe heart
▪ P wave
– Represents atrial depolarization or atrial systole
– A heart beat begins with an action potential signal fromthe SA node
–The signal spreads to both atria causing the muscles ofthe atrium to depolarize and contract
– Slow cell-to-cell atrial conduction spreads thedepolarization slower and gives the P wave a rounded
deflection
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ECG
▪ PR interval
–Represents the time the impulse takes to reach theventricles from the SA node
– Begins at the onset of the P wave and ends at theonset of the QRS complex
–
Shows the delay between atrial depolarization andventricular activation
▪ PR segment
– Represents when the signal leaves the atria and enter
the ventricles though the AV node in the interatrialseptum, enters the bundle of His, and spreads throughthe bundle branches, and the Purkinje fibers that arefound along the ventricle walls
– Follows atrial systole and preceding ventricular systole
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ECG
▪ QRS complex
–Represents the depolarization of the ventricles andconsequently ventricular systole
– Immediately follows the P wave
– The sharp deflection of the complex is due to the fast
electrical impulse conduction done by ventricularconducting fibers, namely the bundle of His, bundlebranches, and the Purkinje fibers; and, the ventricularmuscle mass is greater than that of the atria
– Q wave: is the downward deflection following the P
wave– R wave: is the first upward deflection following the P
wave
– S wave: is the first downward deflection following the R
wave
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ECG
▪ QRS complex
– Atrial repolarization is not visible because it coincideswith the onset of ventricular depolarization
▪ ST segment
– Represents the electrical plateau of ventricular activity
– At this phase the ventricles are uniformly depolarized
– This segment is said to be isoelectric for there is no netelectric charge or difference in electrical potential
▪ T wave– Represents the ventricular repolarization, and
consequently, ventricular diastole
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ECG
▪ T wave
–Ventricular muscles recover from the influx of ions andare returning to their resting state
– At this point, more blood enters the ventricle inpreparation for its circulation into the arteries
▪ QT interval
– Represents the time interval for the ventricle todepolarize and repolarize
▪ U wave
– Represents the late repolarization of the Purkinje orventricular conducting fibers
– Is usually not seen on the ECG
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ECG
▪ An arrhythmia, also called dysrhythmia, is an irregular or
abnormal heartbeat
▪ Types of arrhythmia:
– Tachycardia: a fast heart rhythm
–
Bradycardia: a slow heart rhythm– Supraventricular arrhythmias: arrhythmias that begin
above the ventricles or in the atria
– Ventricular arrhythmias: arrhythmias that begin in the
ventricles– Bradyarrhythmias: slow heart rhythms that may be caused
by disease in the heart’s conduction system, such as theSA node, atrioventricular AV node or HIS-Purkinje network
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ECG
▪ Terms:
– Action potential: the point at which a cell becomes electricallyactivated
– Polarized: the resting electrical state of a cell
– Depolarization: change in electrical state of a cell due to the inflow
of positively charged ions– Repolarization: the return to the normal resting electrical state of a
cell following an action potential
– Isoelectric: the phase wherein the electrical charges through theheart are equal and there is no deflection that occurs on the ECGtrace
– Systole: phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contractsand pumps blood
– Diastole: phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes
and allows the chambers to fill with blood
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Guide Questions
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What do you call the first sound heard as pressure is being
released from the cuff slowly? What does this sound
indicate?
The first sound heard is the systolic pressure. This
pressure indicates the pressure of the blood that is pumped
out by the heart where the blood starts flowing again in the
blood vessel after the flow has been disrupted by the
pressure applied on the sphygmomanometer cuff.
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Describe the basis for the delay between the arterial and
ventricular contractions.
The delay between the arterial and ventricular contractions
is due to the delay of the impulse conducted by the AV
node to let the ventricle to be fully filled with blood and
making sure that the atrium has already emptied its
contents to the ventricle before ventricular contractionoccurs.
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How did temperature affect heart rate? What do you
suppose is a consequence being a poikilotherm?
Heart rate, controlled primarily by different chemical
processes, increases as the temperature increases due to
the fact that temperature supplies heat and heat is
responsible for the atomic and molecular movement that
speeds up the reactions in the body. Poikilotherms, beingunable to regulate their own body temperature and adapt
only to their environment, cannot stabilize their metabolic
activities efficiently because of their inability to regulate
their own body temperature. Their heart rate can be veryactive on high environmental temperatures but their heart
rate could also not be very active due to low temperature in
the environment.
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What is Starling’s Law of the Heart? Does your data
support this law?
Starling’s Law of the Heart states that the heart has the
ability to change its force of contraction and therefore
stroke volume in response to changes in venous return,
simply put, as the heart wall increases in length more
volume of blood could be accommodated thus increasingthe stroke volume. The length-tension applied to the
ventricle stretches the cardiac sarcomere length thus
increasing the ventricular chamber therefore increasing the
stroke volume. Yes. The data obtained supports this law.
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Describe the mechanisms by which the following drugs
affect heart rate:
A. Acetylcholine
Acetylcholine (Ach) is a neurotransmitter that binds to
muscarinic cholinergic receptors which in turn activates G
proteins that results to hyperpolarization. Then,
hyperpolarization allows the passage of K ions by opening
K channels and thereby closing Na and Ca channels. Theclosing of the Na and Ca channels decreases the heart rate
significantly.
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Describe the mechanisms by which the following drugs
affect heart rate:
B. Epinephrine
Epinephrine is a neurotransmitter that binds to adrenergic
receptors such as β1 receptors which in turn activates
cAMP where the depolarization frequency increases. Then,
depolarization opens up Na and Ca channels permitting a
spontaneous entrance of Na and Ca ions. The entry of Naand Ca ions generate an impulse that makes the heart rate
faster.
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Describe the mechanisms by which the following drugs
affect heart rate:
C. Atropine & Acetylcholine
Atropine functions as cholinergic antagonist where it blocks
Acetylcholine receptors. If the Ach receptors are blocked,
the Ach neurotransmitter could not bind to muscarinic
cholinergic receptors that the process is halted before it
even began.
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Physiology of theCirculatory
System: The baseline heart rate
and ECG
DE LA PAZ | DUQUE | GALAROSA | GONZALESGroup 4
4 Biology 6