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Double circulation
Pulmonary circulation and systematic circulation
Pulmonary circulation :
The deoxygenated blood pumped into Pulmonary artery is passed on to lungs that oxygenated blood is carried by pulmonary veins into left atrium.
Systemic circulation:
The oxygenated blood entering the aorta
Is carried by a network of arteries, arterioles and capillaries to the tissues from where the deoxygenated blood is collected by a system of venule, veins and Vena Kava and emotied into right atrium
Systemic circulation provides
Provides nutrients, Oxygen and other essential substances to the tissues and takes carbon dioxide and other harmful substances away for elimination
Electrocardiograph
Graphical representation of electrical cavity during cardiac cycle
The P wave represents
Electrical excitation of Atria which leads to contraction of both atria
QRS Complex represents
The depolarization of ventricles which initiates The ventricular contraction
Contractions start shortly after Q and marks the beginning of systole
T wave represents
Return of ventricles from excited to normal state
End of the way marks the end of systole
By counting number of QRS
One can determine Heartbeat rate of an individual
Tricuspid and bicuspid valve
Opening between right Atrium and right ventricle
Is guarded by valve formed of 3 muscular flaps or cusps called the tricuspid valve
Bicuspid or mitral valve Guards the opening between left atrium and left ventricle
Semi lunar valve
The openings of the right and left ventricles into Pulmonary artery and aorta
Functions of semilunar Valve
It allow flow of blood only in one direction
That is from the Atria to the ventricles and from the ventricles to the pulmonary artery or aorta
These valve prevent back flow of blood
S a n
Specialised cardiac musculature called the nodal tissue is also distributed to the right upper corner of the right Atrium called SAN
A v n
Another mass of tissue is seen in the Lower left corner right Atrium close to atrio ventricular septum called atrio ventricular node
What is purkinje fibres
A bundle of nodal fibres,atRio ventricular bundle (av bundle ) continuous from a v n passes through at Rio ventricular septa emerge on the top of Inter ventricular septum and divide into a right and left bundle these branches give rise to minute fibres throughout the ventricular musculature these are called purkinje fibres
Fibres along with the right and left bundles are
Bundle of his
These nodal musculature has the ability to generate action potential without an external stimuli
Pace maker of heart
S a n can generate maximum number of action potential
That is 70 to 75 minutes and is responsible for initiating maintaining contractile activity of heart and it is called pacemaker