Cardio Module 1 Flashcards
What are the 3 types of circulation of the heart?
- pulmonary
- systemic
- coronary
How do cardiac valves open?
- primarily d/t pressure
- secondarily d/t ATP
When does coronary blood flow occur?
- diastole (relaxation)… After ventricles contract they relax and the backwash of blood goes thru coronary arteries during the relaxed stage.
What is the rate of coronary blood flow?
- 250mL/min
Pulmonary circulation is supplied by which side of the heart
Right side
Describe the pathway of pulmonary circulation
From the right side of the heart, the Pulmonary trunk divides into the R/L pulmonary arteries to supply the lungs.
The Pulmonary capillaries are within the alveoli.
The Pulmonary veins remove blood from the pulmonary capillaries and send blood to the left side of the heart
What is the function of Pulmonary circulation?
To deliver blood to the lungs for gas exchange
Compared to systemic circulation, pulmonary circulation is a ______ pressure system
Low
Systemic circulation is supplied by which side of the heart
Left side
Which artery is the major blood vessel for the systemic circulatory system
The aorta
What is the function of Systemic circulation?
To deliver blood to every region of body for gas exchange
The volume of blood pumped per heart beat thru systemic circulation is ______ compared to the pulmonary system
the same
Coronary circulation is…
Blood supply to the heart itself
Coronary circulation is supplies by which blood vessels
the right and left coronary arteries, the coronary capillaries, the coronary veins and coronary sinus
Define arteriogenesis (or collateral growth)
In response to artery obstructions and a slow diminishing blood supply, a remodeling occurs in a neighboring artery that allows for new or alternate blood flow pathways to supply the myocardium of the heart. New capillaries grow from nearby sources.
What is happening during the diastolic phase of the heart beat?
The heart is relaxing after contraction and the ventricle is filling with blood adding pressure
How much blood is contracted into the aorta of the heart
70 mLs of blood
What is happening during the systolic phase of the heart beat?
Pressure has built up in the ventricle and it contracts and dumps out 70 mLs of blood to the aorta.
As blood back flows from the aorta to the coronary arteries… what happens to the pressure?
It briefly spikes before gradually dipping during the diastolic phase
What is the role of the Right atrium?
It receives ‘low oxygenated’ blood from the systemic and coronary circulation (the SVC, IVC and coronary sinus all drain into here)
What does the tricuspid valve (right AV valve) connect?
The right atrium and right ventricle… if regulates blood flow between each
What is the role of the Right ventricle?
Received ‘low oxygenated’ blood from the right atrium. It’s triangular shape functions like a ‘bellow’ to allow the pumping of a large volume of blood into the low pressure pulmonary circulation system
Where does the right ventricle pump blood to?
The pulmonary trunk (and into the pulmonary circulation system)
What valve regulates blood flow btwn the right ventricle and pulmonary trunk?
The right semi-lunar valve (pulmonary semilunar valve)
What is the role of the left atrium?
It receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary system. (via 4 pulmonary veins… 2 on right and 2 on left)
What connects the left atrium with the left ventricle
the Mitral valve (left AV valve)
What is the role of the left ventricle?
Receives oxygenated blood from the left atrium. Its bullet shape allows for forceful pumping of blood into the high pressure systemic circulation via the aorta
What is the valve that connects the left ventricle with the systemic circulation system (where does is first go)
the Left semilunar valve (aortic semilunar valve). It opens to pump blood into the aorta