5: Cardiac and Smooth Muscle: Structure and Function Flashcards
What does Cardiac muscle refer to?
Involuntary muscle of the heart itself
What does smooth muscle refer to?
Involuntary muscle that makes up the walls of hollow organs in the digestive, respiratory and vascular tissues
The cardiovascular system is comprised of both ______ and _______ muscle.
cardiac and smooth
The human heart is composed of ___ chambers and ____ circulation paths.
4; 2
What is the vascular system?
vessels and tissues made of smooth muscle that direct blood flow as needed.
What are the two main purposes of the capillaries and tissues interaction?
1) exchange and deliver oxygen, metabolites and other products (such as proteins)
2) Pull out carbon dioxide and other waste from the cell for disposal
Regular exercise contributes to the substantial risk reductions of _____, ______, _________ and _________.
stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, Type 2 diabetes
The 2 receiving chambers of the heart are called _______.
atria (atrium —singular)
The 2 sending chambers are called _______.
ventricles
______, _______ and ________ are all blood vessels.
arteries, veins and capillaries
Which Pericardium layer closely envelopes the heart?
Visceral (Epicardium)
The thick outer, thickest coat of the Visceral Pericardium is the _________.
Fibrous Pericardium
What is the other outter later aside from the Fibrous Pericardium?
Parietal Pericadium
What is the middle and thickest part of the cardiac muscle tissue?
Myocardium
What is the smooth membrane that lines the inside of the heart’s chambers?
Endocardium
The heart’s main artery is called the ______ and the _____ artery in the body.
aorta; largest
The aorta branches off into smaller ______, ________ and _________.
arteries, arterioles, capillaries
deoxygenated, waste-rich blood returns through ______, back to the heart through the lower inferior and upper superior _________, and into the right _______.
veins; vena cava; atrium
What is systemic circulation?
Process by which oxygenated blood is carried away from the heart to the body and then deoxygenate, waste-rich blood is returned back to the heart into the right atrium.
What is Pulmonary Circulation?
The circulatory process between the heart and the lungs
Where does blood go after entering the heart through the right atrium?
It enters the right ventricle.
Where does blood go after the right ventricle?
It goes through the pulmonary artery which goes to the lungs.
After the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs, where does oxygen rich blood go?
Oxygen rich blood returns to the heart through pulmonary veins and into the left atrium.
Where does blood go after being in the left atrium?
The left ventricle where systemic circulation starts.
The right side of the heart is responsible for _______ circulatory functions.
pulmonary
What is coronary circulation?
the movement of blood through the heart
How is coronary circulation different from the rest of the body? (2 WAYS)
1) There is little to no redundancy; so if one artery is blocked, blood flow may not reach that area
2) blood flow can only reach the heart during diastole (filling of the chamber)
What are arterioles?
smaller arteries
Summarize Pulmonary Circulation
Right atrium to right ventricle to pulmonary artery to lungs
Summarize Systemic Circulation
Left atrium to left ventricle to aorta to body
How does the cardiac muscle respond to resistance exercise?
Through higher intensity anaerobic exercise (usually strength and speed athletes) cardiac hypertrophy occurs—thickening of the myocardium which results in increased pumping ability, size/thickness and strength.
How does the cardiac muscle respond to aerobic exercise?
Adapt by increasing the capacity in actual blood volume that it can pump per contraction, enabling it to accommodate the greater volume of blood demanded by the working muscles. (slight increase in the size of the left ventricle)
What is vascular tissue another name for?
blood vessles
How does smooth muscle (specifically vascular tissue) respond to exercise?
Increases strength, elasticity and permeability of blood vessels since (during exercise) blood is re-routed to working muscles and away from major organs/rest of the body.
How does smooth muscle (specifically vascular tissue) respond to adrenal hormone stimulation?
After eating, adrenal hormones stimulate blood vessels around digestion to dilate. This causes other vessels (not involved) to constrict.