Cardio 1 Flashcards
Three principal components of the circulatory system are:
- the heart (the pump)
- the blood vessels (the pipes)
- the blood (the fluid to be moved)
Cardiovascular function is regulated by (2), and strongly impacted by —
function.
endocrine factors
and autonomic nerves
renal
Number one cause of death worldwide.
CVD
Cardiovascular Disease most common symptoms (2)
Atherosclerosis and hypertension are most common.
Cardiovascular disease affects many
organs (brain, eyes,
kidneys…)
Multiple risk factors for cardiovascular disease
smoking,
obesity, diabetes mellitus, genetics…
Systemic Circulation (2)
Supply O2 and nutrients to
tissues
Remove waste
Pulmonary Circulation (2)
Add O2
Remove CO2
function of heart valves
Keep blood flowing in one direction
heart valve open and close due to
change in pressure
Atrioventricular (AV)
Valves (4)
- Tricuspid (RA/RV)
- Mitral/Biscuspid
(LA/LV)
PA > PV open
PA < PV closed
Semilunar Valves (4)
1. Pulmonary (RV/Pulmon. Trunk) 2. Aortic (LV/Aorta) PV > PArt open PV < PArt closed
Two “loops” in the cardiovascular
system:
Systemic and Pulmonary.
Pulmonary loop carries
oxygen-poor
blood to the lungs and oxygen-rich
blood back to the heart.
Systemic loop carries
oxygen-rich
blood to systemic capillaries and
oxygen-poor blood back to the
heart.
Considered a “— system,” i.e.,
leaks are bad.
closed
Arteries
Types: (3)
Elastic Arteries (Heart)
Muscular Artery (Distribution)
Arterioles (Capillaries)
Arteries
Function: (2)
Carry blood to tissue capillaries from heart
Regulate blood pressure(Arterioles)
Veins
Types: (3)
Large Veins (Heart)
Medium-Sized Vein (Collection)
Venules (Capillaries)
Veins
Function: (2)
Carry blood to heart from tissue capillaries
Reservoir of blood (Peripheral Venous Pool; PVP)
Capillaries
Types: (3)
Continuous
Fenestrated
Sinusoid
Capillaries
Function: (2)
Site of exchange
10,000,000,000 capillaries
Pressure (“Hydrostatic”) is the
force exerted by a fluid in a tube (mm Hg)
Flow is the
volume of fluid moved in a given amount of time (ml/min.)