Cardiac Intro Flashcards
The cardiovascular system is a __ and __ system.
Transport
Communication
Components of the Cardiovascular System…
Right Heart
Pulmonary Vessels
Left Heart
Elastic Arteries
Muscular Arteries
Arterioles
Capillaries
Venous Vessels
What are the two circulations of the Cardiovascular System?
Pulmonary Circulation (through lungs)
Systemic Circulation (through all organs except lungs)
What direction does blood flow?
LV -> Aortic Valve -> aorta throughout the body -> RA -> Tricuspid Valve -> RV -> Pulmonary Artery -> Lungs -> Pulmonary Veins -> LA -> Mitral Valve -> LV
What is considered the site of resistance?
The arterioles
What happens in the circulatory system when the artieoles create resistance?
Increase Constriction
Increase Resistance
Increase Pressure
Decrease Flow to Capillaries
The Systemic system is divided into…
Venous
Arterial
Which side of systemic circulation is high volume, low pressure?
Venous
Which side of systemic circulaiton is low volume, high pressure?
Arterial
Which portion of the circulatory system holds the largest blood volume at any given time?
Venous System
75% - 80%
How much blood volume can the LV pump at any given time?
Only as much as the RV sends to it
What occurs when the ventricles do not pump the same blood volume?
It can cause edema
If the left ventricular output is 60 mL/beat and the right ventricular output is 0.1% greater, by how much would the pulmonary blood volume increase over 1 hour if the heart rate is 75 beats/min?
60 x .001 = 0.06 x 75 = 4.5 mL x 60 = 270 mL/hour
Which part of the circulatory system has the lowest pressure?
RA
What causes the valves to open and close?
pressure differences between the Atriums and the Ventricles