2.2 Cardiovascular System Flashcards
Composition of blood (transport)
-nutrients
-gases (oxygen/carbon dioxide)
-electrolytes
Protection
-bleeding out: clotting
-disease: destroys microorganisms and toxins
Regulator
-temp
-pH
-water
3 types of cells found in blood (RBCs)
Erythrocytes
- contains oxygen carrying hemoglobin and gives blood its red color
WBCs
Leucocytes
-fight infections and inflammation
Platelets
Thrombocytes
-clotting and repair of blood vessels
Know the anatomy of the heart
-4 chambers: right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle
-blood flow: everything else
Intrinsic regulation (inside the heart) myogenic contraction
- SA node stimulates atrial contraction
- Potential stimulates AV node
- Sends signal to bundle of His
- Sends signal to purkinje fibers which stimulates ventricle contraction
Extrinsic regulation (outside of heart)
-controlled by Medulla Oblongata
-includes autonomic nervous system
Autonomic Nervous system
Sympathetic nervous system
-stimulates the heart
Parasympathetic nervous sytstem
- returns heart to resting rate
What is a pacemaker?
A pacemaker is the SA node that stimulates atrial contraction
Cardiac output
heart rate X stroke volume/1000
- measure of the heart function
stroke volume
amount of blood ejected from the left ventricle
Cardiovascular drift
-occurs 20 mins after exercise
-loss of fluids from sweat
-plasma loss from blood which leads to blood becoming viscous (thick) and harder to pump around the body
Pulmonary circulation
-delivers deoxygenated blood to lungs for oxygenation
-right side of heart (right ventricle-pulmonary arteries-lungs)
-pulmonary arteries (deoxy blood)
-pulmonary veins (oxy blood)
lower blood pressure when compared to systemic