1/31 Exam 2 Howard Circulatory System Flashcards
What are the two parts of the circulatory system?
- blood vascular system (cardiovascular system)
- lymphatic vascular system
What is the function of the cardiovascular system?
Transports blood
What is the function of the lymphatic system?
Collects and transports lymph fluid back to blood vascular system
What are the components of the cardiovascular system?
Heart and blood vessels
What are the two branches of the cardiovascular system?
- pulmonary
- systemic
What is the path of blood flow in the pulmonary circuit?
- vena cava
- right atrium
- right ventricle
- pulmonary arteries
What is the path of blood flow in the systemic circuit?
- pulmonary veins
- left atrium
- left ventricle
- to body
_____ brings oxygen-poor blood to lungs
Pulmonary circuit
_____ brings oxygen-rich blood to body
Systemic circuit
What is the heart?
- pump
- four chambered
- responsible for blood flow
What are the layers of the heart?
- epicardium
- myocardium
- endocardium
The epicardium is also known as:
Visceral percardium
Endocardium is lined with:
Endothelium (simple squamous epithelium)
____ encloses the pericardial cavity which contains pericardial fluid
Pericardium
What is the pericardium?
Double walled pericardial sac with a serous and fibrous layer
What is the function of the peridardium?
Allows the heart to slip and slide around as it is beating
Epicardium aka:
visceral layer of the serous pericardium
The epicardium is lined with _____ called ______
Simple squamous epithelium; mesothelium
Epicardium contains:
- Loose connective tissue that contains coronary vessels, nerves, ganglia
- adipose tissue
Thickest of the three layers
Myocardium
Myocardium is composed of:
Cardiac muscle
Myocardium contains muscle cells such as:
- Sinoatrial node
- atrioventricular node
- Atrioventricular bundle (bundle of His)
- purkinje fibers
- ANP cells (specialized cells that secreted ANP)
What is the function of the SA node?
- pacemaker of the heart
- sets pumping rate
Where is the SA node located?
Junction superior vena cava, right atrium
What is the function of the AV node?
accepts impulses from SA node
Where is the AV node located?
Medial wall of right ventricle
Bundle of His serves ____
Both ventricles
What are purkinje fibers?
branches of the bundle of His
What is ANP?
Atrial Natriuretic Peptide
ANP is primarily produced by:
Cells of the auricles of the atria
What is the function of ANP?
- Promotes salt and water excretion by the kidneys
- lowers blood pressure
The effects of ANP are antagonistic to _____
Aldosterone
What is the endocardium?
Innermost layer of the heart
Endocardium is lined by ____ which is termed _____
simple squamous epithelium; endothelium
Where is the subendocardial layer found?
Between the endocardium and myocardium
What does the subendocardial layer contain?
- fibroelastic connective tissue
- small blood vessels
- nerves
- purkinje fibers
Arteries carry blood _____
Away from the heart
Types of arteries
- elastic
- muscular
- arterioles
- metarterioles
____ are conducting or large arteries
Elastic