Applied anatomy and physiology - Cardiovascular and respiratory systems Flashcards
What are the two circuits of the heart?
- pulmonary circuit
2. systemic circuit
What type of blood does the systemic circuit carry?
oxygenated blood to the body
What type of blood does the pulmonary circuit carry?
de-oxygenated blood to the lungs
What is the circulation of the pulmonary circuit?
Circulation of deoxygenated blood to the lungs through the pulmonary arteries and oxygenated blood to the heart though the pulmonary veins.
What is the circulation of the systemic circuit?
Circulation of oxygenated blood to the body through the aorta and deoxygenated blood back to the heart through the vena cava.
What side of the cardiovascular system carries oxygenated blood?
the left side (red)
What side of the cardiovascular system carries deoxygenated blood?
the right side (blue)
what prevents backflow of blood in the cardiovascular system?
AV valves and SV valeves
what does myogenic mean?
the ability of the heart to conduct its own electrical impulse which causes the heart to contract.
what are the five structures of the conduction system?
- SA node
- AV node
- Bundle of His
- Bundle branches
- Purkinje fibres
What does the SA node do?
Fires an impulse and tells the atria to contract
What does the AV node do?
Delays the electrical impulse for 0.1 seconds to allow the atria to finish contracting
What does the Bundle of His do?
Splits the electrical impulse into two for each ventricle
What do the Bundle branches do?
Sends the electrical impulse to the base of the ventricles
What does the purkinje fibres do?
Send the electrical impulse through the ventricle walls causing them to contract