Cardiac Physiology

Question 1

What are the 3 components of the cardiovascular system?

Answer 1

the heart, vessel, and blood

Question 2

What makes up the duel circuit?

Answer 2

Pulmonary (heart and lungs) and systemic (O2 to CO2 with capillaries)

Question 3

What is the difference between atriums and ventricles?

Answer 3

atrium (thin/ upper chambers and receive blood from veins) and ventricles (thick/lower chambers and pump blood out to arteries)

Question 4

What do the capillaries do?

Answer 4

Exchange between O2 and CO2

Question 5

What pathway does the systemic circuit go through?

Answer 5

Oxygenated: heart–>arteries–>arterioles–>capillaries–>venules–>veins

Question 6

What’s the difference between veins, arteries, venules, and arterioles

Answer 6

veins - carry blood to heart
arteries - carry blood away from heart
venules - receive blood from capillaries
arterioles - maintain pressure and give blood to capillaries