(6 & 6.1) Cardiovascular System & Arterial System Flashcards
What system consists of heart and a system of vessels for the distribution of blood to the tissues of the body and the lungs for exchange of gases?
Cardiovascular System
carry blood away from the heart
Arteries
carry blood towards the heart
Veins
circulation to the lungs
Pulmonary circulation
circulation to the body
Systemic circulation
This system includes a powerful pump, the heart
Blood vascular system
Arteries branch into progressively smaller arteries until they form microscopic vessels called?
capillaries
Capillaries feed into small veins that join to form larger?
veins
Newly oxygenated blood returns through veins from the lungs to the left side of the heart that pumps it to the rest of the body and heart via the?
aorta
What system removes wastes and bacteria from the interstitial fluid and returns protein-rich fluid to the bloodstream?
Lymphatic system
Cone-shaped, hollow muscular structure
Heart
is directed dorsad or cranio-dorsad and is attached to other
thoracic structures by large arteries, veins and the pericardial sac
base
is directed ventrad and is entirely free within the pericardial sac
apex
In the ?, the right side of the heart is on the right side of the body but oriented more cranial than the left side, which is left and somewhat caudad
living animal
● Fibroserous sac enclosing the heart
● Composed of fibrous and serous, covered by mediastinal (pericardiac) pleura
pericardium
- atough, fibrous sac surrounding the serous pericardium, the heart and the pericardial cavity
- it is closed above by its attachment to the great vessels of the heart
Fibrous pericardium
This ligament connects the pericardium to the floor of the thorax
Sternopericardiac ligament
This ligament connects the pericardium to the diaphragm
Phrenicopericardiac ligament
- a serous membrane forming a closed cavity
- it covers the heart (visceral layer) and lines the inner surface of the fibrous pericardial sac (parietal layer)
Serous pericardium
lines the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium. It reflects onto the surface of the heart as the visceral layer
Parietal layer of the serous pericardium
- covers the myocardium of the heart closely
- it is also called the epicardium
Visceral layer of the serous pericardium
- A potential space between the visceral and parietal layers of serous pericardium
- It has approximately one ml of yellow fluid between the contacting layers, which acts as a lubricant to allow the heart freedom of movement during contraction
Pericardial cavity
the outer serous covering; thin layer of mesothelium covering the surface of the heart
Epicardium
the muscle layer making up the majority of the thickness of the heart wall; between the endocardium and epicardium
Myocardium