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0:00 Introduction
0:46 What is Cardiac Cycle?
01:47 5 Phases of Cardiac Cycle
03:33 Bottle Cap Phenomenon
04:59 Pressure-Time Graph
05:29 Atrial Systole
07:05 Isovolumetric Contraction
08:28 Ejection
11:45 Isovolumetric Relaxation
13:05 Passive Filling
14:14 Active Filling
14:48 Valves
15:16 Phonocardiogram
18:20 Ventricular Volumes
22:08 Next video
22:46 QUIZ
Complete Cheat Code for Heart Physiology series:
1st Video: Types of cardiac muscle, action potentials of pacemaker cells and contractile myocardium, and general properties of cardiomyocytes.
2nd Video: Detailed exploration of the cardiac cycle, including phase-by-phase events, valve operations, and pressure differences.
3rd Video: Cardiac output.
4th Video: Regulation of heartbeat
Phases of the Cardiac Cycle
Five phases:
Atrial Systole: Both atria contract, pushing blood into the ventricles. This phase lasts about 0.1 seconds.
Isovolumetric Contraction: The ventricles contract with no blood flow out as all valves are closed, lasting about 0.04 seconds.
Ventricular Ejection: Ventricles push blood into the pulmonary trunk and aorta, lasting about 0.26 seconds. Together with isovolumetric contraction, ventricular contraction lasts about 0.3 seconds.
Isovolumetric Relaxation: All chambers relax, with no blood flow into the ventricles but passive blood flow into the atria, lasting about 0.08 seconds.
Passive Filling: AV valves open, allowing blood to flow passively into the ventricles without atrial contraction, lasting about 0.32 seconds.
Valve Operations and Pressure Differences
Bottle Cap Phenomenon:
How pressure differences control valve operations during each phase. Using a simple analogy with a bottle and a cap, it demonstrates how pressure inside the bottle (heart chambers) relative to the outside (other chambers) determines whether the cap (valve) opens or closes.
Pressure Curve and Graphical Representation
Vertical Axis: Blood pressure in mmHg.
Horizontal Axis: Time in seconds.
Red: Left ventricular pressure.
Blue: Left atrial pressure.
Yellow: Aortic pressure.
Atrial Systole
During atrial systole, atrial pressure is higher than ventricular pressure, keeping AV valves open and semilunar valves closed, pushing blood into the ventricles.
Isovolumetric Contraction
In this phase, ventricular pressure rises sharply without blood movement, as both AV and semilunar valves remain closed.
Ventricular Ejection
Here, the ventricles contract, pushing blood into the great arteries. The atrial pressure dynamics are also explained, emphasizing the role of the AV plane in venous return.
Isovolumetric Relaxation
During this phase, the ventricles relax, and pressures fall. Both AV and semilunar valves remain closed initially. Brief rise in aortic pressure due to blood flow back into the semilunar valve pockets before decreasing as blood continues to the periphery.
Passive Filling
In this final phase, atrial pressure exceeds ventricular pressure, opening the AV valves and allowing blood to flow passively into the ventricles.
Heart Sounds
First Heart Sound (S1): Heard at the beginning of ventricular systole due to AV valve closure, blood vibrations, and semilunar valve opening.
Second Heart Sound (S2): Heard at the beginning of diastole due to semilunar valve closure.
Third Heart Sound (S3): Recorded at the beginning of the filling phase due to blood flowing into the ventricles.
Fourth Heart Sound (S4): Recorded during atrial systole due to strong atrial contraction.
Ventricular Volumes
End Diastolic Volume (EDV): Maximum blood volume in the ventricles at the end of diastole (110-150 ml).
Stroke Volume (SV): Blood volume ejected during one cycle (60-100 ml).
Reserve Volume: Additional volume ejected during strong contractions (20-40 ml).
Residual Volume: Volume never ejected from ventricles.
Reserve and residual volumes form the End Systolic Volume (ESV).
Ejection Fraction (EF), the percentage of EDV ejected, normally 50-70%. Heart failure affects EF, reducing it below 50%.
#cardiacphysiology #heartfunction #cardiaccycle #ecg #medicaleducation #usmlepreparation
#nursingeducation #premed #heartanatomy
Sources:
- University lectures and notes
- Barrett, K. E., Barman, S. M., Boitano, S., & Brooks, H. L. (2016). Ganong's review of medical physiology (25th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
- Hall, J. E. (2016). Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology (13th ed.). Elsevier.
- Mohrman, D. E., & Heller, L. J. (2014). Cardiovascular physiology (11th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
- Biorender
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Content:
0:00 Introduction
0:46 What is Cardiac Cycle?
01:47 5 Phases of Cardiac Cycle
03:33 Bottle Cap Phenomenon
04:59 Pressure-Time Graph
05:29 Atrial Systole
07:05 Isovolumetric Contraction
08:28 Ejection
11:45 Isovolumetric Relaxation
13:05 Passive Filling
14:14 Active Filling
14:48 Valves
15:16 Phonocardiogram
18:20 Ventricular Volumes
22:08 Next video
22:46 QUIZ
Complete Cheat Code for Heart Physiology series:
1st Video: Types of cardiac muscle, action potentials of pacemaker cells and contractile myocardium, and general properties of cardiomyocytes.
2nd Video: Detailed exploration of the cardiac cycle, including phase-by-phase events, valve operations, and pressure differences.
3rd Video: Cardiac output.
4th Video: Regulation of heartbeat
Phases of the Cardiac Cycle
Five phases:
Atrial Systole: Both atria contract, pushing blood into the ventricles. This phase lasts about 0.1 seconds.
Isovolumetric Contraction: The ventricles contract with no blood flow out as all valves are closed, lasting about 0.04 seconds.
Ventricular Ejection: Ventricles push blood into the pulmonary trunk and aorta, lasting about 0.26 seconds. Together with isovolumetric contraction, ventricular contraction lasts about 0.3 seconds.
Isovolumetric Relaxation: All chambers relax, with no blood flow into the ventricles but passive blood flow into the atria, lasting about 0.08 seconds.
Passive Filling: AV valves open, allowing blood to flow passively into the ventricles without atrial contraction, lasting about 0.32 seconds.
Valve Operations and Pressure Differences
Bottle Cap Phenomenon:
How pressure differences control valve operations during each phase. Using a simple analogy with a bottle and a cap, it demonstrates how pressure inside the bottle (heart chambers) relative to the outside (other chambers) determines whether the cap (valve) opens or closes.
Pressure Curve and Graphical Representation
Vertical Axis: Blood pressure in mmHg.
Horizontal Axis: Time in seconds.
Red: Left ventricular pressure.
Blue: Left atrial pressure.
Yellow: Aortic pressure.
Atrial Systole
During atrial systole, atrial pressure is higher than ventricular pressure, keeping AV valves open and semilunar valves closed, pushing blood into the ventricles.
Isovolumetric Contraction
In this phase, ventricular pressure rises sharply without blood movement, as both AV and semilunar valves remain closed.
Ventricular Ejection
Here, the ventricles contract, pushing blood into the great arteries. The atrial pressure dynamics are also explained, emphasizing the role of the AV plane in venous return.
Isovolumetric Relaxation
During this phase, the ventricles relax, and pressures fall. Both AV and semilunar valves remain closed initially. Brief rise in aortic pressure due to blood flow back into the semilunar valve pockets before decreasing as blood continues to the periphery.
Passive Filling
In this final phase, atrial pressure exceeds ventricular pressure, opening the AV valves and allowing blood to flow passively into the ventricles.
Heart Sounds
First Heart Sound (S1): Heard at the beginning of ventricular systole due to AV valve closure, blood vibrations, and semilunar valve opening.
Second Heart Sound (S2): Heard at the beginning of diastole due to semilunar valve closure.
Third Heart Sound (S3): Recorded at the beginning of the filling phase due to blood flowing into the ventricles.
Fourth Heart Sound (S4): Recorded during atrial systole due to strong atrial contraction.
Ventricular Volumes
End Diastolic Volume (EDV): Maximum blood volume in the ventricles at the end of diastole (110-150 ml).
Stroke Volume (SV): Blood volume ejected during one cycle (60-100 ml).
Reserve Volume: Additional volume ejected during strong contractions (20-40 ml).
Residual Volume: Volume never ejected from ventricles.
Reserve and residual volumes form the End Systolic Volume (ESV).
Ejection Fraction (EF), the percentage of EDV ejected, normally 50-70%. Heart failure affects EF, reducing it below 50%.
#cardiacphysiology #heartfunction #cardiaccycle #ecg #medicaleducation #usmlepreparation
#nursingeducation #premed #heartanatomy
Sources:
- University lectures and notes
- Barrett, K. E., Barman, S. M., Boitano, S., & Brooks, H. L. (2016). Ganong's review of medical physiology (25th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
- Hall, J. E. (2016). Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology (13th ed.). Elsevier.
- Mohrman, D. E., & Heller, L. J. (2014). Cardiovascular physiology (11th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.
- Biorender



![CN 1: Olfactory Nerve (Scheme, Pathway, Clinical Relevance) | Neuroanatomy
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0:00 Introduction
00:49 Olfactory Nerve Scheme
02:43 Olfactory Nerve and Epithelium
04:11 How Do We Detect Smells?
06:14 Mechanism of Odorant Signal Transduction
07:20 Olfactory Nerve
08:00 Olfactory Bulb
09:27 Olfactory Pathway
10:12 Lateral Olfactory Stria
14:13 Medial Olfactory Stria
14:40 Intermediate Olfactory Stria
15:15 Anosmia and Dysosmia
18:29 Recap
Olfactory Scheme / Overview:
- Smell - Olfactory Nerves - Olfactory Bulb - Olfactory Tract - Olfactory Trigone - Lateral Stria, Medial Stria and Intermediate stria
Olfactory Epithelium:
- Pseudostratified Columnar epithelium (supporting cells)
- Consists of: Basal Cells, Sustentacular Cells, Olfactory gland cells (Bowmans glands), Olfactory receptor neurons
- Olfactory neurons are bipolar neurons
How we detect smell:
- Odorants enters nasal cavity through either nasal opening or nasopharynx.
Olfactory Neuron:
- Dendrites detect smell through a g-protein couples membrane receptor.
- Signals pass through the cell body and axon
- Axons form nerve bundles (fila olfactoria)
Olfactory Bulb (bulbus olfactorius):
- Mitral Cells
- Olfactory Glomerulus (glomeruli)
- Tufted Cells
- Amacrine Granular Cells
- Periglomerular Cells
Olfactory Pathway:
- Olfactory Bulb to the Olfactory Tract
- When the tract gets closer to the olfactory tract, it widens as the Olfactory Trigone (trigonum olfactorium) and divides into Lateral olfactory stria, Medial olfactory stria and intermediate olfactory stria.
Lateral Olfactory Stria (stria olfactoria lateralis)
- Towards Primary Olfactory Cortex, which sends information to secondary olfactory cortex
Medial Olfactory Stria (stria olfactoria medialis):
- Go towards the subcallosal gyrus (part of limbic system)
Intermediate Olfactory Stria (stria olfactoria intemedialis):
- Goes towards the olfactory Tubercle (part of the limbic system and the rewards system)
Clinical Relevance:
- Anosmia: Temporary or permanent loss of the sense of smell
- Dysosmia: Distortion of the perception of smell
- Parosmia: Normal smell smell and taste unpleasant/disgusting
- Phantosmia: Detect smells that arent really there in your envirnoment
Sources:
- Singh, I. (2017). Human neuroanatomy (10th ed.).
- Olfaction: The Sense of Smell (biology-pages.info)
- Physiology, Olfactory - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf (nih.gov)
- Olfactory Nerve | Radiology Key
- Frontiers | Effects of odor on emotion, with implications (frontiersin.org)
Other sources used;
- Helwany M, Bordoni B. Neuroanatomy, Cranial Nerve 1 (Olfactory) [Updated 2023 Aug 14]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK556051/
- Kozlowski, T. (2017). Memorix Anatomy: The Complete Study Guide. 2nd ed. Thieme Medical Publishers. CN 1: Olfactory Nerve (Scheme, Pathway, Clinical Relevance) | Neuroanatomy](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xnZReBgzWxY/mqdefault.jpg)
![CN 10: Vagus Nerve (Scheme, Pathways, Branches) | Neuroanatomy
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0:00 Introduction
00:49 Vagus Nerve Scheme
10:46 Functional Components
14:01 Nuclei of Vagus Nerve
15:30 Intracranial Course
15:57 Extracranial Course
17:32 Branches of the Vagus Nerve
17:52 Branches in the Jugular Fossa
19:00 Branches in the Neck
24:51 Branches in the Thorax
27:41 Branches in the Abdomen
30:11 Recap
Cranial Nerve 10
Longest course of all the cranial nerves, extending from the head to the abdomen it has a parasympathetic component, which help regulate functions like the heart rate, digestion, and respiratory rate.
Functional Components of the Glossopharyngeal Nerve:
- Special visceral efferent fibers (SVE) (somatomotor fibers of vagus nerve)
- General visceral efferent fibers (GVE) (visceral motor fibers of vagus nerve) provide parasympathetic innervation
- General visceral afferent fibers (GVA) (visceral sensory fibers of vagus nerve)
- Special Visceral afferent fibers (SVA).
- General somatic afferent fibers (GSA) (general sensory) p
Nuclei of glossopharyngeal nerve:
- Nucleus ambiguus - motor
- Posterior nucleus of vagus nerve (nucleus posterior nervi vagi)
- Nuclei of solitary tract (nuclei tractus solitarii) β a viscerosensory nucleus
β Gustatory nucleus (nucleus gustatorius) β a special sensory nucleus β
- Spinal nucleus of trigeminal nerve (nucleus spinalis nervi trigemini) β a somatosensory nucleus
Course: Intracranial
- Intracranial course:
The vagus nerve emerges as a series of rootlets in a groove between the olive and inferior cerebellar peduncle. It traverses the posterior cranial fossa and exits the skull through jugular foramen. The superior sensory ganglion of the nerve is located in the jugular foramen.
- Extracranial course:
The inferior ganglion of vagus lies below the jugular foramen. Just below the inferior ganglion, cranial root of accessory nerve joins the vagus nerve to distribute along its pharyngeal and laryngeal branches. In the neck, vagus lies in the carotid sheath with the internal jugular vein and common carotid arteries. The right vagus runs on the posterior surface of oesophagus, contributing to the oesophageal plexus. It enters the abdomen by passing through the oesophageal opening in the diaphragm. It supplies stomach, duodenum, liver, kidneys, small and large intestine up to the junction of proximal two-thirds and distal third of transverse colon. It has a wide distribution in the abdomen via coeliac, superior mesenteric and renal plexuses. The left vagus runs anterior to oesophageal plexuses, then enters abdomen supplies stomach, liver, duodenum and head of pancreas.
Branches in the jugular fossa:
- Meningeal branch (ramus meningeus)
- Auricular branch (ramus auricularis)
Branches in the neck
- Pharyngeal branches (rami pharyngei)
β Pharyngeal plexus (plexus pharyngeus)
- Superior laryngeal nerve (nervus laryngeus superior)
β Internal branch (ramus internus) β a sensory branch
β External branch (ramus externus) - a mixed branch
- Recurrent laryngeal nerve (nervus laryngeus recurrens)
β Tracheal branches (rami tracheales)
β Esophageal branches (rami oesophagei)
β Pharyngeal branches (rami pharyngei)
β inferior laryngeal nerve (nervus laryngeus inferior)
β Superior cervical cardiac branches (rami cardiaci cervicales superiores) forming cardiac plexus
Branches in thorax
- Inferior cervical and thoracic cardiac branches (rami cardiaci cervicales inferiores et thoracici)
- Bronchial branches (rami bronchiales)
β Pulmonary plexus (plexus pulmonalis)
- Oesophageal plexus (plexus oesophageus)
Branches in the abdomen
- Anterior vagal trunk (Truncus vagalis anterior)
β Anterior gastric branches (rami gastrici anteriores)
β Hepatic branches (rami hepatici)
- Posterior vagal trunk (Truncus vagalis posterior)
β Posterior gastric branches (rami gastrici anteriores et posteriores)
β Coelic branches (rami coeliaci)
Β§ Coeliac plexus (plexus coeliacus) or Solar Plexus
β Renal branches (rami renales)
β Hepatic branches (rami hepatici)
Sources:
- Singh, I. (2017). Human neuroanatomy (10th ed.).
- Kozlowski, T. (2017). Memorix Anatomy: The Complete Study Guide. 2nd ed. Thieme Medical Publishers.
- Petko B, Tadi P. Neuroanatomy, Nucleus Ambiguus. [Updated 2023 Jul 24]. In: StatPearls. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2023 Jan-
- Topography and extent of pulmonary vagus nerve supply with respect to transthoracic oesophagectomy. Journal of Anatomy,
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![Muscles of the Arm (Division, Origin, Insertion, Function)
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0:00 Introduction
0:24 Division of the Arm Muscles
0:45 Brachialis
1:00 Coracobrachialis
1:21 Biceps Brachii
2:02 Anconeus
2:16 Triceps Brachii
Muscles of the arm
- Anterior (Flexor) Group [3]
- Posterior (Extensor) Group [2]
Anterior (Flexor) Group [3]
Brachialis
Musculus brachialis
- O: Anterior diaphysis of the humerus
- I: Tuberosity of Ulnae
Tuberositas ulnae
- F: Flexion
Coracobrachialis
musculus coracobrachialis
- O: Coracoid process
processus coracoideus scapulae
- I: Anterior diaphysis of the humerus
- F: Flexion, adduction and Internal Rotation
Biceps Brachii
musculus biceps brachii
- Long Head
O: Supraglenoid Tubercule
tuberculum supraglenoidale scapulae
- Short Head
O: Coracoid process
processus coracoideus scapulae
- I: Radial Tuberosity
tuberositas radii
- Function:
Flexion+Supination of forearm
Flextion+Abduction of arm
Posterior (Extensor) Group [2]
Anconeus
musculus anconeus
O: Lateral Epicondyle of the Humerus
epicondylus lateralis humeri
- I: Proximal Epiphysis of the Ulna
- F: Extention of lower arm
Triceps Bachii
Musculus ticeps brachii
- Medial Head
β O: Daphysis of humerus
- Lateral Head
β O: Diaphysis of humerus
- Long Head
β O: Infraglenoid Tubercle
- I: Olecranon of Ulna
- F:
Extension of forearm
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![Gustatory System | How Taste Works (Taste Buds, Tongue Papillae & Flavor)
In this video I break down the gustatory system (the special sensory system) responsible for taste perception. This includes tongue papillae, taste buds, taste modalities, and the neural pathway from the tongue to the brain.
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00:00 Introduction & Content
01:55 Macro Anatomy of the Tongue
03:19 Filiform Papillae
03:53 Fungiform Papillae
04:25 Foliate Papillae
04:50 Circumvallate Papillae
05:12 Other Taste Buds
05:43 Papillae Summary
06:48 Taste Buds
07:35 Cell Types in Taste Buds
08:41 Taste Modalities
08:48 Sour
09:05 Salty
10:09 Sweet
10:42 Bitter
11:32 Umami
11:53 How Taste Buds Detect Taste
11:58 Type II Cells
12:50 Type III Cells
14:21 Salty Taste Detection
15:56 Taste Bud Summary
17:05 Pathway from Tongue to Brain
21:19 What is Flavor?
23:49 Ending
Macro Anatomy of the Tongue
- Epiglottis (Epiglottis): cartilage at base of tongue above larynx
- Lingual tonsil (Tonsilla lingualis): lymphoid tissue on posterior tongue
- Palatine tonsil (Tonsilla palatina): between arches of oropharynx
- Terminal sulcus (Sulcus terminalis): groove dividing anterior two-thirds and posterior one-third
- Filiform papillae (Papillae filiformes): abundant cone-shaped projections; mechanical only, no taste buds
- Fungiform papillae (Papillae fungiformes): mushroom-shaped bumps with taste buds on dorsal surface
- Foliate papillae (Papillae foliatae): vertical folds on lateral posterior tongue with taste buds
- Circumvallate papillae (Papillae vallatae): large dome-like papillae in a V formation containing many taste buds
- Extra-papillary taste buds: found in soft palate, epiglottis, pharynx, larynx for bitter detection as protective taste inputs
Taste Bud Microanatomy
- Taste bud (Caliculus gustatorius): oval organ of 50β100 specialized sensory epithelial cells
- Taste pore (Foramen gustatorium): opening where dissolved chemicals contact taste cells
- Type I cells: glial-like support cells clearing neurotransmitter and maintaining structure
- Type II cells: receptor cells detecting sweet, bitter, and umami via G-protein-coupled receptors
- Type III cells: presynaptic cells detecting sour stimuli and forming synapses
- Sodium taste cells: distinct salt-detecting cells expressing epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) and CALHM1/3 channels
- Basal cells: stem cells that divide to replace taste cells
Taste Modalities and Stimuli
- Sour: detection of acids and hydrogen ion (HβΊ) concentration
- Salty: detection of sodium ion (NaβΊ) primarily via sodium taste cells
- Sweet: detection of sugars, glycols, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, esters, amino acids, some proteins, and artificial sweeteners
- Bitter: detection of organic substances, especially nitrogen-containing molecules and alkaloids like quinine, caffeine, nicotine
- Umami: detection of amino acids such as glutamate found in cheese, meat, soy
Taste Transduction Including Cell Types
- Sour transduction (Type III cells): HβΊ enters through OTOP1 channels
- Salt transduction (Sodium taste cells): NaβΊ enters through epithelial sodium channels (ENaC)
- Sweet/Bitter/Umami transduction (Type II cells): GPCR binds tastant β activation of gustducin
Nerve Supply & Central Pathway
- Anterior two-thirds taste: chorda tympani branch of facial nerve (Nervus facialis, CN VII); general sensation by lingual nerve (Nervus lingualis, branch of trigeminal nerve)
- Posterior one-third taste: glossopharyngeal nerve (Nervus glossopharyngeus, CN IX), especially for foliate and circumvallate papillae
- Larynx/epiglottis taste: vagus nerve (Nervus vagus, CN X) sending inputs from upper airway taste buds
- First central relay: nucleus of the solitary tract (Nucleus tractus solitarii) in brainstem
- Second relay: ventral posterior medial nucleus of thalamus (Nucleus ventralis posterior medialis)
- Third order: primary gustatory cortex in insula and frontal operculum
- Reflex connections: salivatory nuclei for digestion, gag reflex pathways for protective responses
Flavor Integration
- Olfactory epithelium (Regio olfactoria): detects volatile molecules travelling from mouth to nose; major contributor to βflavorβ
- Trigeminal nerve (Nervus trigeminus, CN V): detects chemical sensations such as heat, cold, tingling, carbonation contributing to flavor
Sources
- Shaikh FH, Shumway KR, Soni A. Physiology, Taste. [Updated 2023 Jul 30]. In: StatPearls [Internet].
- Aeran et al., Taste perception: a matter of sensation
- Akiyuki Taruno, Michael D. Gordon. 2023. Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Salt Taste. Annual Review Physiology. 85:25-45. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-physiol-031522-075853
- Grayβs Anatomy, Memorix Anatomy, HistologyGuide
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