Action Potentials and Contraction in Cardiac Muscle Cells

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  • čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
  • www.interactive-biology.com - Making Biology Fun
    In this episode, I show how the Action potential is generated in cardiac muscle cells and how this results in Contraction of the Heart. When the action potential happens, calcium ions are released from the Sarcoplasmic reticulum, causing the plateau. Calcium ions then trigger muscle contraction.
    00:00 Intro
    00:20 Review: SA and AV Node and Purkinje Fibers
    01:00 How heart muscle cells are electrically connected.
    02:08 Conduction velocities
    03:14 Why does conduction velocity change from the SA Node down to the Purkinje fibers?
    03:51 What happens inside the cardiac muscle cells?
    04:13 Action potential chart - Depolarization of membrane potential
    04:44 Plateau phase (calcium ions are released)
    05:24 Repolarization of cardiac muscle cells
    06:16 Release of calcium ions and Muscle contraction
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Komentáře • 96

  • @bigdog4574
    @bigdog4574 Před 8 lety +31

    You missed Phase 0- Phase 1 transition where fast Na+ channel closing, creates initial drop in Em. Phase 2 is the Plateau from the L-type Ca+ channels being open as a result of Depolarization, same time IKr channels are open that pump K+ out of cell. That is the reason for plateau because K+ out off-sets Ca+ going into the cell. Influx of Ca+ causes Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca+ release, this reults in cross-bridge cycling & muscle contraction. The Plateau is the ST segment of ECG. Overall this explanation requires a few more additions to be correct.

  • @InteractiveBiology
    @InteractiveBiology  Před 12 lety

    @jessicg61 Hi! Unfortunately, Leslie won't be able to answer specific questions as he is busy with a lot of work. He will definitely get to more systems in the future. He has many to work on at the moment. So stay tuned for more!

  • @InteractiveBiology
    @InteractiveBiology  Před 12 lety

    @lovelylatina207 Thank you! Stay tuned for more Biology videos coming very soon!

  • @MsBRETTB
    @MsBRETTB Před 3 lety +7

    Wow! Your passion makes me learn this stuff even more! You have a gift, thanks for making this so manageable!

  • @walidrahman2
    @walidrahman2 Před 12 lety +7

    I was failing one of my biology classes until I found your channel. You are amazing at explaining everything.

  • @azila00
    @azila00 Před 9 lety +2

    Thank you so much. I had difficulty before watching this episode. This episode has made it so easy for me to understand about action potential and phases of cardiac muscle contractions. Once again thank you very much. God bless you.

  • @iren181
    @iren181 Před 10 lety +1

    Thank you so much !!!! i'm an occupational therapy student in uni and this was amazing helped me a lot.

  • @Ray24393
    @Ray24393 Před 11 lety +1

    Awesome! Thank you sooo much for these amazing videos. Textbooks make it so difficult to understand but you take very difficult material and concepts and actually manage to make it understandable in less than 10 minutes! God bless you!!!!!!

  • @UtubeDeShayna
    @UtubeDeShayna Před 11 lety +1

    You're videos so unbelievably helpful. Thank you so much for being such a genius but still being able to relay the information!

  • @MegaSeany11
    @MegaSeany11 Před 10 lety +23

    Your voice is deep, velvety, and silky smooth my man, Definitely making biology fun.

  • @pagurotraduzioni202
    @pagurotraduzioni202 Před 8 lety +1

    HI, there. Thank you for this video.
    What is the difference between the red and blue curves. I did not get that very well. Makes sense to highlight their difference?
    Is it the membrane potential vs. the tension in the cardiac muscle cells?

  • @unknownasianchick
    @unknownasianchick Před 12 lety

    This saved me hours of reading and stressing over this topic... Very helpful esp. since I have a test tomorrow.

  • @provitaminjets
    @provitaminjets Před 11 lety

    man your freakin amazing man! i've been watching your videos and mastering human phys. every time i have an epiphany, and convince myself something is one way, i watch your videos and you clear things up. really appreciate your dedication, live from central canada thank you very much sir.

  • @umarecol81
    @umarecol81 Před 8 lety +1

    wow this video helped me so much, it made is so much simplier to understand! Thank you so much!

  • @Nickmysterthe8th
    @Nickmysterthe8th Před 12 lety

    WOW...I Love you. Got a test tomorrow and this was the thing i was struggling with for a while.

  • @spechalboy91
    @spechalboy91 Před 11 lety

    Excellent video. A great refresher for me. Thank you!

  • @priscillaalameda6339
    @priscillaalameda6339 Před 12 lety

    Will appreciate it if the Bundle of His was also mentioned...Thanks! =) The videos are REALLY helpful. Good job!

  • @InteractiveBiology
    @InteractiveBiology  Před 13 lety

    @petercourt You are very much welcome.
    You are correct. The bundle of His actually branches off into the Purkinje fibers. Those fibers are the little branches you see. Sorry, my line was a bit off when pointing to the purkinje fibers.

  • @jameelksingh
    @jameelksingh Před 11 lety

    Used this to study for my MCAT. Very good videos. Will be looking for Kidneys next lol

  • @noedetteperpetua5395
    @noedetteperpetua5395 Před 10 lety

    I love you lesley. You make physiology really easy for me

  • @israahmadahmad916
    @israahmadahmad916 Před 10 lety +1

    No comment..... just Brilliant!!

  • @imeldaflores9905
    @imeldaflores9905 Před 10 lety

    thank you. these videos are amazing and have been so helpful

  • @brumified
    @brumified Před 10 lety

    @anas lahrichi The bundle of His is a cluster if specialised conduction myocardiocytes, they transmit that electrical energy from the AV node to the Purkenje Fibres; so they function to transmit charge Moreno than concentrate it as in the AV node cardiomyocytes.

  • @alexrn8577
    @alexrn8577 Před 11 lety

    thank you, that was great demo

  • @sabah1242
    @sabah1242 Před 12 lety

    the videos are really good for revision! thankyou!
    can i just ask tho, in smooth/skeletal muscles, calcium is released aswell from the sarcoplasmic reticulum so why doesnt that result in a plateau phase..? is it to do with the timings, because action potentials are time dependent also?

  • @AshwiniKumar
    @AshwiniKumar Před 12 lety

    there is also a phase before Plateau phase, and that is Early Rapid Repolarisation, in which the membrane potential reaches to 0 mv, for opening of L type Can channels, which is necessary for the stimulation of SR Ca channels.

  • @natazyasvetlana5219
    @natazyasvetlana5219 Před 4 lety

    Thank you Sir!! this helped me a lot!!!

  • @Bindasjhakyass
    @Bindasjhakyass Před 10 lety +1

    what is action potential duration ? What is the difference between APD and ERP?

  • @jj4penguin228
    @jj4penguin228 Před 8 lety

    Is calcium also release by the terminal cisternae in Cardiac muscle?

  • @DendeSillyBeast
    @DendeSillyBeast Před 12 lety

    these viedos are fantastic for review :)

  • @Emmalicourice
    @Emmalicourice Před 10 lety

    this video rocks! thank you!!

  • @sandy40776
    @sandy40776 Před 9 lety

    thank dude because of u all concept r clear

  • @petercourt
    @petercourt Před 13 lety

    Thanks for the video! Very helpful. But isn't the part you've labeled Purkenje the left bundle branch of His?

  • @ldyluv6988
    @ldyluv6988 Před 12 lety

    THANK YOUU SO MUCH FOR THIS! i UNDERSTAND THIS NOW!!

  • @packerfan43042
    @packerfan43042 Před 11 lety

    Very great videos! Greats Appreciated.

  • @bruisedvein
    @bruisedvein Před 11 lety

    this is most excellent

  • @imanesmaili5519
    @imanesmaili5519 Před 11 lety

    Thank u so much for these videos

  • @sozana121
    @sozana121 Před 11 lety

    Great! i hav an exam after tomoroow i needed this thanx

  • @babaikarmakar8501
    @babaikarmakar8501 Před rokem +1

    Video uploaded 11years ago 😱 .... NICE VIDEO SIR 🙏

    • @InteractiveBiology
      @InteractiveBiology  Před rokem

      Thanks. I guess the way the heart functions hasn't changed in 11 years 😀

  • @Mobimobipopo
    @Mobimobipopo Před 11 lety

    Does The action potential includes Depolarisation phase and the plateau?

  • @marianb2530
    @marianb2530 Před 6 měsíci

    Thank you so much! I thought this was going to cover PQRST....

    • @InteractiveBiology
      @InteractiveBiology  Před 6 měsíci

      I cover that in this video - czcams.com/video/TISR6RS6gEI/video.html

  • @InteractiveBiology
    @InteractiveBiology  Před 13 lety

    @cid6000 You're very much welcome!

  • @muhammadericali
    @muhammadericali Před 9 lety

    why does K+ ion release cause muscles to relax? Really helpful video!! God bless you.

    • @oliverwilliams88
      @oliverwilliams88 Před 9 lety

      M Ali Under physiological conditions, K+ ions will move OUT of their channels (efflux), which is the opposite for Na+ and Ca+.
      Therefore, the loss of charge from the cell from K+ efflux will bring the membrane potential down (make it less positive) which will terminate action potential spikes (once sufficiently below threshold) and in turn terminate muscle contractions.

  • @americanenglishazerbaijan

    Perfect !!!!!

  • @InteractiveBiology
    @InteractiveBiology  Před 13 lety

    @CecilieWhipps We love saving lives. Especially with Biology ;)

  • @SuperM3aned
    @SuperM3aned Před 12 lety

    you are my hero doctor

  • @jessarennie5920
    @jessarennie5920 Před 8 lety

    Thank you a ton!!

  • @steveschneider2356
    @steveschneider2356 Před 10 lety +1

    hi,thanks for this amazing video .however i wanna tell u that the calcium ions enter the membrane of the fiber in the heart .Not released from the endoplasmic reticulum as u mentioned .this is true in skeletal muscles but not here in a myofiber of the heart

    • @hilarydirks715
      @hilarydirks715 Před 10 lety +3

      Actually both happen. It's called Calcium induced-Calcium release. It's unique to the cardiac cells.

  • @jessicg61
    @jessicg61 Před 12 lety

    what is the "extra event" that occurs in cardiac muscle?

  • @Erykkan
    @Erykkan Před 6 lety

    you didnt mention movement of inons in different phases...

  • @anaslahrichi
    @anaslahrichi Před 11 lety

    Where is the bundle of his located ? Has it the same role ?

  • @suzana00
    @suzana00 Před rokem

    Thank you from the SA node of the heat of tired med student ♥️

  • @leena969
    @leena969 Před 9 lety

    Thank you

  • @HyperAmygdala
    @HyperAmygdala Před 12 lety

    It's 3am,exam at 10:30am. All I can say is Thank You!!!

  • @mrmikeymills
    @mrmikeymills Před 13 lety

    Depolarization lasts less than a ms in skeletal muscle cells? I don't think so...
    Also, the calcium is not released from the Sarcoplasmic recticulum until voltage gate Ca2+ channels open, allowing EXTRACELLULAR Ca2+ to enter the cell (this is the nature of the plateau), triggering ryanodine receptors to open the gate of the Sarcoplasmic recticulum. Once this happens, then Ca2+ is released from SR, causing calcium spark and triggering the events of the power stroke (muscle contraction).

  • @nabilmnooortaha
    @nabilmnooortaha Před 9 lety

    thank you very much

  • @hatsamb
    @hatsamb Před 7 lety +2

    If calcium is also released in skeletal muscle cells, why is there no extended refractory phase there...

    • @JL6293
      @JL6293 Před 7 lety +1

      This is a fantastic question, and I think using graphs would be the best way to explain. But since I have no visual aid, I hope to point you in the right direction:
      So - I think thing we're confusing here is skeletal MUSCLE depolarization and the NERVE depolarization. The muscular depolarization of skeletal muscle lasts a long time compared to the instantaneous depolarization/re-polarization cycle (action potential) of a muscle's associated nerve.

  • @InteractiveBiology
    @InteractiveBiology  Před 12 lety +1

    @NeedsAHardOne Thank you! :)

  • @264amdx
    @264amdx Před 7 lety

    Thanks a lot mate

  • @rounikt
    @rounikt Před 12 lety

    @Anumanu1711 -------absolutely crrct......the early repolarisation phase is missing here....... that produce an inword notch in graph just before onset of plateau .......due toactivation of a trascient outword current carried mainly by k+(efflux of k+)

  • @brumified
    @brumified Před 10 lety

    Moreso* Also they extend directly from the AV node

  • @hunger4jsutice
    @hunger4jsutice Před 9 lety

    Why does Ca cause the release of aceytylcholine and cause muscle contraction, yet excess calcium results in muscle weakness? Can you tie that in with the action of Ca channel blockers and their negative dropotropic and inotropic effects? Thank you, and I love your videos.

    • @hunger4jsutice
      @hunger4jsutice Před 9 lety

      I do understand the Ca channel blockers decrease vascular resistance, causing dilation and thus the afterload is reduced, so that results in a negative inotropic and dromotropic effect. I guess I am confused about the seeming paradox of hypercalcemia causing muscle relaxation/weakness and yet calcium as a cause of muscle contraction and vascular resistance.

  • @delijeceber
    @delijeceber Před 9 lety

    Hello! I am from Greece and I am studying Biology in Germany. Your videos are really very very helpful!!! I have a stupid question though: does the plateau phase exist only at the cardiac muscle cells or generally at every muscle of the body? I mean, it sounds logic because there is a Calcium release at every muscle...

    • @GabbyLagemann
      @GabbyLagemann Před 8 lety +2

      Plateau only in cardiac muscle. It prolongs the action potential to as long as 300 msec. This prolongation plays a role in triggering muscle contraction. Recall that in skeletal muscle if the frequency of action potentials is high enough the muscle will enter a state of tetany in which the muscle remains continually contracted. If this happened in the heart, blood flow would stop, since refilling of the chambers requires that the heart relax.
      Also, contraction of cardiac muscle requires the contribution of extracellular Ca2+. All during the plateau phase Ca2+ is entering the cell from the extracellular fluid, contributing to total intracellular calcium concentration.

  • @fengyi07
    @fengyi07 Před 10 lety

    I agree with steve schneider

  • @kerryvp
    @kerryvp Před 12 lety

    Are you a Trini??
    Good stuff!

  • @thealmassi1
    @thealmassi1 Před 11 lety

    Yes. AP ends once it reaches the resting potential again.

  • @bomhayhay
    @bomhayhay Před 9 lety

    Thank U

  • @muhammadjunaidali769
    @muhammadjunaidali769 Před 4 lety

    Awesome

  • @Mrpimp490
    @Mrpimp490 Před 7 lety

    what was the difference between the red and the blue curve. I got that the blue curve represent the cardiac contractile muscle AP but what was the red curve for. it confused me a little

    • @thealafond
      @thealafond Před 7 lety

      blue is the contractile response so how the muscle reacts to the action potential

  • @rishmaakhtar1381
    @rishmaakhtar1381 Před 3 měsíci

    Link of episode 42 ....please send

    • @InteractiveBiology
      @InteractiveBiology  Před 3 měsíci

      Sorry for the delayed response. Here you go -
      pulse.ly/bawg7xglcm

  • @InteractiveBiology
    @InteractiveBiology  Před 12 lety

    @kerryvp St. Maarten :)

  • @mirrorreflex
    @mirrorreflex Před 12 lety

    Also if the heart did have tetanic contraction it would fatigue, which we do not want as our heart is needed all the time.

  • @Scoffstache
    @Scoffstache Před 12 lety

    gives time for ventricular filling and prevents tetanic contraction

  • @belanabdulla6368
    @belanabdulla6368 Před 3 lety

    👏👏

  • @vincentgogh2389
    @vincentgogh2389 Před 4 lety

    Wronggggggggggg!!!

  • @cid6000
    @cid6000 Před 13 lety

    Thank you