Cardiac Flashcards
three objectives of a multicellular organism
- deliver glucose
- deliver O2
- remove waste
three primary roles of the human circulatory system
- transportations
- respiratory, nutritive, excretory
- regulation
- hormones, regulatory molecules
- protection
- immunity, clotting
SVC
superior vena cava
RV
right ventricle
RA
right atria
PA
pulmonary artery
IVC
inferior vena cava
LV
left ventricle
LA
left atria
tricuspid
RA/RV valve
- opens when ventricle is relaxing
pulmonary semilunar
RV/PA
- open when ventricle is contracting
mitral
LA/LV
- open when ventricle is relaxing
aortic semilunar
LV/AO
- open when ventricle is contracting
stroke volume
volume of blood dispelled from heart every beat
cardiac output equation
cardiac output = (stroke volume)(cardiac rate)
what are the tendons holding valves to muscles called?
chordae tendineae
what are the muscles that open and close valves called?
papillary muscles
valves provide two main things
- one way blood flow
- regulated/controlled blood flow
what are the two holes in a fetal heart?
- foramen ovale
- ductus arteriosus
foramen ovale
between two atrium, but has also been observed between two ventria
ductus arteriosus
connection between the PA and aortic arches
- with the first breath, the increase of O2 stimulates the aortic arch to contract, pulling away from the PA and seals shut
cyanosis
septum defect between chambers
- right to left shunt
- deO2 move to O2
distribution of blood flow
veins: 67%
arteries: 11%
capillaries: 5%
heart: 5%
pulmonary circulation: 12%
blood movement through the heart
- enters from the SCV/IVC
- enters into the RA
- moves from the RA into the RV
- goes into the PA
- goes into the lungs for gas exchange
- moves into the PV
- enters the LA
- enters the LV
- moves to the aortic arch into the body
two types of nerves innervate the heart
- parasympathetic: vegas, conserves the energy of the body system, slows bpm
- sympathetic: sympathetic ganglion, prepares body for an emergency, flight/fight response, accelerates bpm
signal movement in the heart
- sympathetic/parasympathetic nerves send signals to the sinoatrial node
- sinoatrial node sends signals to the atrioventricular node via accelerator nerves
- the atrioventricular node sends signals through the bundles of His to, purkinje fibers to the rest of the heart