ANATOMY: CARDIOVASCULAR Flashcards
Explain the pulmonary and systemic circulation
Pulmonary circulation is the portion of the cardiovascular systemwhich carries deoxygenated blood away from the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated (oxygen-rich) blood back to the heart.
- Is the movement of blood from the heart to the lungs, and back to the heart again
- This type of circulation adds oxygen and removes carbon dioxide from the blood
Systemic circulation is the part of the cardiovascular system which carries oxygenated blood away from the heart to the body, and returns deoxygenated blood back to the heart.
- Is the circulation of blood between the heart and the body
- Brings blood to and from the cells
- Can be subdivided into
–Coronary circulation: supplies blood directly to the heart muscle
–Hepatic-portal circulation
–Cerebral circulation
Explain which blood vessel carries venous blood from the heart to the lungs.
Explain which vessel carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle into the lungs for oxygenation.
The pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from the lungs into the left atrium to be returned to systemic circulation.
State the number of pulmonary veins entering the heart.
Two pulmonary veins emerge from each lung hilum, receiving blood from three or four bronchial veins apiece and draining into the left atrium. An inferior and superior vein drains each lung, so there are four veins in total. The veins are fixed to the pericardium. The pulmonary veins travel alongside the pulmonary arteries.
State the functions of coronary circulation
Coronary circulation is the circulation of blood in the blood vessels of the heart muscle (myocardium). The vessels that deliver oxygen-rich blood to the myocardium are known as coronary arteries. The vessels that remove the deoxygenated blood from the heart muscle are known as cardiac veins. These include the great cardiac vein, the middle cardiac vein, the small cardiac vein and the anterior cardiac veins.
State the functions of hepatic portal circulation
Carries nutrients from the gastrointestinal tract to maintain glucose level in the body
How many pulmonary veins enter the heart?
4
What is the functin of the cerebral circulation?
move blood throught the brain
How much oxygen does the brain consume?
20%
10 secs w/o blood and your unconcious
How does venus blood drain from upper extremity?
path flow from upper limb to right atrium
What are the branches in the Aorta?
- Ascending between the heart and the aortic arch
- Aortic Arch
- Thoracic Aorta (Decending)
- Abdominal Aorta - below diaphragm to common iliac arteries (decending)
What are the major branchges of the Arch of Aorta?
- Right & Left Common cartoid artery
- Right & Left subclavian artery
- Brachiocephalic artery
What is the portal vein?
the main vessel in teh PV system & drains blood from the GI and spleen to the liver
How is the PV vein formed?
by confluence of the mesenteric & splenic veins, also recieves blood from inferiror mesenteric, gastirc and cystic veins
Where does the liver get blood supply?
Hepatic portal vein ~75% of liver blood & carries venious blood drained from spleen, GI track, and associated organs.
(oxygen poor and nutrient rich)
What is the Circle of Willis?
Anterior & Posterior communicating artery
Anteriror & Posterior cerebran artery
Basilar artery
Vertebral artery
Where does the liver get it’s oxygen?
The common hepatic artery is one of the final branches of the celiac artery. It supplies oxygen-rich blood to the liver, pylorus, pancreas, and duodenum.
The common hepatic artery splits into the proper hepatic artery and the gastroduodenal artery. The proper hepatic artery enters the porta hepatis where it splits into the left and right hepatic arteries that supply the liver.
What are the two major arteries of the brain?
Vertebral Artery
Internal Carotoid Artery