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What did William Harvey discover

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  • that blood flow is unidirectional
  • that blood is recycled
  • that the heart pumps blood out via arteries and in via veins
  • also hypothesised that capillaries connect arteries and veins, but couldn’t prove it (lack of technology)
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human circulatory system

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  • the heart pumps blood around the body in two separate circulatory systems
    systematic circulation
  • LV —> body —> RA
  • delivers oxygenated blood to tissues and returns deoxygenated blood to the heart
  • blood is at high pressure to reach all cells

pulmonary circulation
- RV —> lungs —> LA
- drivers deoxygenated blood to the lungs and returns oxygenated blood to the heart
- blood is at low pressure as to not damage the lungs

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composition of arteries

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tunica externa
- tough protective outer layer made of collagen fibres

tunica media
- thick middle layer made of muscle cells and elastic fibres

tunica intima
- smooth inner lining made of a single layer of endothelial cells

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how do structure of arteries help maintain blood pressure

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muscle cells:
- helps with propulsion of blood to maintain blood pressure

elastic fibres:
- artery wall stretches when pressure is at its highest and when it returns to normal there is elastic recoil which propels blood forward

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capillaries

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  • blood flows through tissues in capillaries
  • capillaries have permeable walls to allow for material exchange b/w cells in tissue and blood in capillaries
  • blood flows slowly and at low pressure to allow maximum time for material exchange

structure:
- capillary walls have pores to allow for exchange of larger molecules
- capillaries have a diameter of 10 micrometers, which is similar to an RBC meaning that they come in contact with capillary walls and allows for maximum exchange of oxygen
- capillary walls are only 1 cell thick which reduces the distance over which diffusion occurs

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Veins

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  • collect blood at low pressure and return it to the atria of the heart ( low pressure due to collection from capillaries)
  • have similar tunica externa to arteries
  • have much thinner tunica media
  • have wide lumen to optimise blood flow
  • have valves to prevent back flow of blood (from low pressure)
  • when skeletal muscles contract the veins are squeezed which propels blood towards the heart
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Identification of blood vessels as arteries, capillaries or veins

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the cardiac cycle

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  • blood flows into the atria
  • as atria fills with blood the atrioventricular valves open to allow blood flow into ventricles
  • atria contracts
  • this pushes more blood into the ventricles
  • atria relaxes
  • ventricles start to contract
  • the atrioventricular valves close to prevent back flow of blood into atria
  • as ventricles continue to contract semi lunar valves open
  • blood goes out of the ventricles into the aorta and pulmonary artery
  • ventricles relax
  • semi lunar valves close to prevent back flow of blood into the ventricles
  • blood fills the atria
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diagram of heart

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cardiac cycle diagram

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what causes lub sound

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  • when the atrioventricular valves close
  • heard at the beginning of ventricular contraction
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what causes dub sound

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  • when the semilunar valves close
  • occurs during end of ventricular contraction
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when is there no heart sound

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  • when the atria are filling with blood and heart is relaxed
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what is diastole and systole

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diastole is relaxation of muscle

systole is contraction of muscle

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What happens during atrial and ventricular diastole

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  • The pressure in the LA is just higher than in the LV which keeps the
    AV valve open so blood can flow from
    the LA to the LV
  • the pressure in the aorta is much higher than in the LV so the semi-lunar valve is shut to prevent back flow of blood from the aorta to LV
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What happens during atrial systole

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  • the pressure in the LA increases slightly as the atrium walls contract which forces more blood into LV (AT open)
  • pressure in LV is still lower than in the aorta so semilunar valve remains closed
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what happens during early ventricular systole

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  • when the LV begins to contact the pressure in LV increase above pressure in LA which cause left AV to close to prevent back flow of blood into atrium
  • pressure in LV is still lower than that in the aorta so left semilunar valve remains closed
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what happens during late ventricular systole

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  • pressure in the LV is much higher than in LA so left AV valve remains closed
  • pressure in the LV increases greatly as the ventricle contracts & when it rises above pressure if the aorta the left semilunar valve opens and blood flows into the aorta
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what is the heartbeat initiated by and what does it do

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  • specialised muscle cells in the right atrium called the sinoatrial node
  • the SAN sends out an electrical signal at regular intervals to control and coordinate the heart beat
  • it acts as a pacemaker
20
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what does myogenic mean

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it means that it spontaneously contracts without nervous stimulation

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how is the myogenic activity controlled and to what function

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  • the SAN sends out an electrical signal which spreads across the walls of the atria to ensure they contract first
  • the AVN delays the electrical excitation before sending it to the bottom of the ventricles to ensure they contract from the bottom up and only after the atria have contracted
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how can heart rate increase or decrease via nervous control

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how can heart rate increase or decrease via hormonal control

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what are coronary arteries and what is their role

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  • coronary arteries are major blood vessels that branch off the aorta and supply the heart muscle with blood and thus oxygen and nutrients
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what is atherosclerosis and what can be the consequences

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  • atherosclerosis is the development of fatty tissue in the artery wall
  • it impedes blood flow resulting in a lack of oxygen
  • it can lead to formation of blood clots and can lead to death
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what are some factors associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis

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  • high blood concentration of low density lipoproteins
  • chronic high blood glucose due to overeating, diabetes, obesity
  • chronic high blood pressure
  • consumption of trans fats

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