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Blood & Heart Flashcards

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Components of the Circulatory System

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  1. The Cardiovascular System (CVS) = the heart and “blood” vessels
  2. The Lymphatic System = A system of vessels, nodes, and associated structures that is in series with the cardiovascular system
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Cardiovascular System (CVS)

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Function: transport of nutrients, hormones, oxygen; waste, carbon dioxide

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Lymphatic System

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Functions are:

a. The Immune Response
b. Receiving absorbed fat from the digestive tract
c. Controlling volume of interstitial fluid

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Hematology

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  • the study of blood; 2 major portions,

* plasma + formed elements

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Plasma (Blood Matrix)

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  • a water based, complex solution
  • Major solutes =
    • salts, minerals
    • bicarbonate buffer
    • sugars, amino acids, vitamins
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Plasma Proteins (most made by your liver)

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• Albumins
• Globulins
   – Including antibodies (made by lymphocytes)
• Lipoproteins
• Clotting Factors
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Formation of blood = Hemopoiesis

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  • formed elements arise from a single cell type (myeloid tissue + lymphoid tissue)
  • hemocytoblast
  • differentiates into 2 cell types which produce all other blood cells
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Characteristics of Erythrocytes (RBCs)

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  1. anucleate
  2. lack mitochondria
  3. bluish to fire-engine red
  4. 1/3 full of hemoglobin
  5. carry oxygen, but can’t use it
  6. flexible, disc-shaped
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Hemoglobin

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  • Carries oxygen on “heme” molecules bonded to iron

- Each hemoglobin protein carries 4 oxygen molecules

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Thrombocytes (Platelets)

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  • from megakaryocytes
  • granulated cell fragments
  • involved in blood coagulation
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WBCs - 2 classes

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  1. granulocytes

2. agranulocytes

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Granulocytes

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  • Have prominent intracellular granules and “lobed” or segmented nuclei
  • Has 3 types:
    • Neutrophils (60-70% of WBC, first at infection site)
    • Eosinophils (1-4% of WBC)
    • Basophils (< 1% of WBC)
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Neutrophils

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  • PMNL = Polymorphonuclear Leucocytes

* “neutral” granules involved in phagocytosis

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Eosinophils

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“Acidic” red staining granules involved in fighting parasitic infections, dissolving clots and minor phagocytosis

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Basophils

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“Basic” blue staining granules involved in inflammation responses

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Agranulocytes

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• Non-segmented (non-lobed) nuclei, but shape of nucleus may still vary
• No prominent granules
• Has 3 types:
     - monocytes (3-8% of WBC)
     - macrophages (activated monocytes)
     - lymphocytes (20-30% of WBC)
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The Cardiovascular System

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  1. Heart
  2. Layers of heart
  3. Epicardium
  4. Parietal pericardium
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The Heart

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A dual pump (R and L)

• Function: to adequately perfuse head and body tissues against peripheral resistance OR to initiate blood flow

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Layers of the heart wall

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  • endocardium = t. intima of the heart, simple squamous epi., + loose CT
  • myocardium = t. media; cardiac muscle
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Epicardium

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(t.externa) (visceral pericardium) = simple squamous epi + loose CT

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Parietal pericardium

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  • A fibrous CT loose fitting sac lined with simple squamous epi.
  • Stabilizes the position of the heart through its peripheral attachments
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The four chambers - dual pump

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  1. Atria = thin-walled receiving chambers, derived from veins
  2. Ventricles = thick-walled, pumping chambers derived from arteries
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Atria

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  • auricles = folded extensions of the atria, increase volume
  • pectinate muscle = atrial muscle, “honeycomb” appearance
  • R atrium receives blood from the systemic circuit
  • openings: superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, coronary sinus
  • L atrium receives blood from: the lungs
  • openings from pulmonary veins
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Ventricles

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  • trabeculae carnae = “crossbars of flesh”
  • R ventricle thinner wall, pumps to lungs
  • moderator bands control the volume of the RV if present
  • L ventricle 2-3 X’s thicker than the RV, pumps to systemic circuit
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Septa cross walls or dividers of the hearts

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  1. interatrial - between atria
  2. interventricular - between ventricles
  3. atrioventricular - between atria and ventricles (2 parts)
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2 Parts of atrioventricular

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A. cardiac skeleton: a fibrous CT skeleton supporting the heart valves and chambers
B. heart valves (in the atrioventricular septum) 4 in 2 sets
- atrioventricular (cuspid valves) between atria and ventricles
- semilunar valves between ventricles and major arteries

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Functions of the heart valves

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  • atrioventricular (AV) valves: between atria and ventricles

- semilunar (SLV) valves: between ventricles and major arteries

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Atrioventricular (AV) valves

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  • (AVVs) permit: atrioventricular flow
  • (AVVs) prevent: ventriculoatrial reflux
  • AVVs are attached to accessory structures
  • chordae tendineae - fibrous cords, “heart strings”
  • papillary muscles - fingerlike muscles attached to chordae tendineae
  • keep AVVs closed during ventricular contraction
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Semilunar (SLV) valves

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  • major arteries = pulmonary trunk and aorta
  • (SLVs) permit: ventriculoarterial flow
  • (SLVs) prevent: arterioventricular reflux
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Intrinsic Conduction System

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• sends rhythmic impulses through the heart to synchronize heart rate and stimulate contraction
• types of nodes:
     - sinoatrial node (SA Node)
     - atrioventricular node (AV Node)
• the atrioventricular bundle
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Sinoatrial node

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Pacemaker, located in the R atrium near the superior vena cava

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Atrioventricular node

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The first structure used to stimulate contraction of the ventricles, located near the center of the AV septum

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Atrioventricular bundle

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The (AV) bundle of HIS
• bundle branches lead to the L and R ventricle respectively
• Purkinje fibers terminal branches of the conduction system, continuous with cardiac muscle fibers

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Major CVS Circuits

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  1. systemic: LH -> H & B -> RH; high variable resistance circuit
    – coronary (the vasa vasorum of the heart) LH -> H -> RH
    – Part of the systemic circuit
  2. pulmonary: RH -> L -> LH; low, constant resistance circuit
    – In series with the systemic circuit
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Types of blood vessels functional classes

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  • arteries: resistance vessels, high-pressure lines, carry blood away from heart
  • veins: capacitance vessels, low-pressure lines, carry blood to the heart
  • capillaries: exchange vessels

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