1.3 structure of the heart Flashcards
structure of the heart
Double circulatory system
1) blood enters the heart twice for every beat
2) blood is pumped ton two different locations - body and lungs
3) contains left and right side that has oxygenated blind and deoxygenated blood
what is your heart made of?
cardiac muscles that contact and relax without receiving signals from nerves
myogenic
this means that control rhythm of the heart originates within the heart itself.
values
prevent backward of blood and care located at two ventricles.
2 types of values:
1) Atrioventricular ( between the atria and ventricle)
- Tricuspid (left) and Bicuspid (right) = stop blood flowing into atrium
2) Semi-lunar valves = stop blood flow back into ventricle