6.5 Circulatory, Respiratory, & Lympatic Systems Flashcards
What does the cardiovascular system consist of?
The human cardiovascular system consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood.
What does the heart and blood vessels do in the cardiovascular system?
Heart pumps blood
Blood vessels allow blood to circulate throughout the body
What circulates throughout the cardiovascular system?
Nutrients from digested food
Oxygen from lungs
Metabolic wastes (e.g. CO2)
Hormones (chemical signals from endocrine system)
Where is the heart located?
Located in the thoracic cavity in between the lungs and is made up of cardiac muscle
What are the 4 chambers of the heart?
Left and right atrium
Left and right ventricle
What do the left and right atrium do?
receive blood
What do the left and right ventricle do?
pump blood out
Explain the right atrium?
receives blood from the body; high in CO2 and low in O2
Explain the Left Atrium?
receives blood from the lungs; high in O2 low in CO2
Explain the right ventricle?
receives blood from the right atrium and pumps blood to the lungs where it becomes oxygenated
Explain the left ventricle?
receives blood from left atrium and pumps to all parts of the body
What muscle makes up the heart?
cardiac muscle
What are the three heart walls?
Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
What is the epicardium?
Outermost layer of the heart
What is the myocardium?
Middle layer, consists primarily of cardiac muscle
WHat is the endocardium?
Inner layer of the heart
What are valves and what do they doo?
Valves are flaps of connective tissue between the atria and ventricles
Moves blood through the heart in one direction
Close to prevent backflow
What are the 4 valves?
Atrioventricular valves
Semilunar valves
What do the atrioventricular valves do?
Between the atria and ventricles
What do the semilunar valves do?
Between ventricle and artery
What is the bicuspid valve between?
Left atrium->bicuspid valve->left ventricle
What is the tricupsid valve between?
Right atrium->tricuspid valve->right ventricle
What is the pulmonary semilunar valve between?
Right ventricle->pulmonary semilunar valve-> pulmonary artery
What is the aortic valve between?
Left ventricle->aortic valve->aorta
What does blood circulate through?
Blood circulates through the body through a network of blood vessels
What are the three blood vessels?
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
What do arteries do?
Arteries (often) carry blood rich in oxygen and nutrients away from the heart to the cells of the body
Why are arteries thicker, more muscular, and elastic?
Arteries face high levels of blood pressure as they carry blood being pushed from the heart under great force.
What are the three layers of?
Epithelial: Innermost layer (called endothelium)
Smooth muscle: Surrounds the endothelium
Connective tissue: protective layer that surrounds the smooth muscle
What do veins do?
Veins carry oxygen poor blood back to the heart; this blood contains waste materials