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Cardiac Physiology Flashcards

1
Q

What is the cardiovascular system?

A

Heart and blood vessels

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2
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Where in the thoracic cavity is the heart located?

A

Pericardium

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3
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What’s the main purpose of the cardiac system?

A

Transportation of nutrients, water, gases, wastes, and chemical signals to and from all parts of the body.

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4
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What carries blood away from the heart?

A

Arteries

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5
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What carries blood back to the heart?

A

Veins

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6
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What is the heart divided into?

A

2 atria &

2 ventricles

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7
Q

What goes from the right side of the heart to the lungs and back to the heart?

A

Pulmonary Circulation

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8
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What goes from the left side of the heart to the tissues and back to the heart?

A

Systemic Circulation

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9
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Blood flows down a pressure gradient, from the highest pressure in the __1__ and arteries to the lowest pressure in the ___2___ and pulmonary veins.

A
  1. Aorta

2. Venae Cavae

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10
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3 functions of the cardiovascular system

A
  1. Pulmonary and Systemic circulation transports blood through the body
  2. Artery- away from heart
    vein- towards heart
  3. Atria receives the blood, ventricles send the blood.
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11
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What’s the order in which blood passes through the heart?

Lft vent, systemic v., pulmonary circu., systemic arter., aorta, right vent.

A
  1. Left Ventricle
  2. Aorta
  3. Systemic Arteries
  4. Systemic Veins
  5. Right Ventricles
  6. Pulmonary Circulation
  7. Left Ventricle
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12
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Tough membranous sac that encases the heart

A

Pericardium

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13
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Valve b/w ventricle and a main artery

A

Semilunar Valve

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14
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A vessel that carries blood away from the heart

A

Artery

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15
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Lower chamber of the heart

A

Ventricle

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16
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Valve b/w the left atrium and left ventricle

A

Bicuspid valve

17
Q

Primary artery of the systemic circulation

A

Aorta

18
Q

Muscular layer of the heart

A

Myocardium

19
Q

Narrow end of the heart; points downward

A

Apex

20
Q

Valve with papillary muscles

A

AV Valve

21
Q

The upper chambers of the heart

A

Atria

22
Q

Number of heart contractions per minute

A

Heart Rate

23
Q

Volume of blood in the ventricles before the heart contracts

A

end-diastolic volume

24
Q

Volume of blood that enters the aorta w/ each contraction

A

Stroke volume

25
Q

Volume of blood that leaves the heart in one minute

A

Cardiac output

26
Q

Volume of blood in the entire body.

A

Blood Volume

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