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Cardiology Lecture 1 Flashcards

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Components of the Cardiovascular System

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  • blood (fluid)
  • blood vessels (pipes or container)
  • heart (pump)
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Components of Blood

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  • 45% red blood cells (erythrocytes): hemoglobin and oxygen
  • plateletes (thrombocytes): clotting
  • white blood cells (leukocytes): monocytes, basophils, eosinophils, neutrophils
  • 54% plasma: transport medium
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Blood Volume for an Adult

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average 4-6 liters for an adult

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Perfusion

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flow of oxygenated blood throughout the body and to the cells

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Blood Distribution at Any Given Moment

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  • 30% of the blood in your systemic circulation will be found in the arteries
  • 5% in the capillaries
  • 65% in the vein
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Arteries

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carry blood from the heart to all body tissues

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Arterioles

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smallest branches of arteries leading to the vast network of capillaries

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Coronary Arteries

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blood vessels that carry blood and nutrients to the heart

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Veins

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carry blood from the tissues to the heart

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Venules

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smallest branches of veins leading to the vast network of capillaries

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Superior vena cava

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carries blood returning from the head, neck, shoulders, and upper extremities

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Inferior vena cava

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carries blood returning from he abdoment, pelvis, and lower extremities

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Valves

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prevent backflow
* when AV valves open, semulinar valves close
* when semilunar valves open, AV valves close

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Semilunar valves

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located at the right and left ventricle
* aortic valve
* pulmonic valve

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Artioventricular (AV) valves:

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located at the right and left atrium
* mitral valve (bicuspid)
* tricuspid valve

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Capillaries

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small blood vessels that connect arterioles and venules; various substances pass through capillary walls, into and out of interstitial fluid, and then on to the cells

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Diastole

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the relaxation, or period of relaxation, of the heart, especially the ventricles

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Systole

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the contraction, or period of contraction of the heart, especially that of ventricles

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Circumflex artery

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one of two branches of your left main coronary artery that delivers oxygenated blood to the back and side of the heart’s left chambers

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Left anterior descending artery

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largest coronary artery that delivers oxygenated blood to the front of the heart’s left chambers

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Left coronary artery

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supplies blood to the left side of the heart muscle

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Right coronary artery

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supplies blood to the right side of the heart muscle

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Preload

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volume of blood in ventricles at end of diastole (end diastolic pressure)

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Increase in Preload

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  • hypervolemia
  • regurgitation of cardiac valves
  • heart failure
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Afterload

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resistance left ventricle must overcome to circulate blood

26
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Increased in afterload

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  • hypertension
  • vasoconstriction
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Parasympathetic

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decreases heart rate, relaxes heart

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Sympathetic

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increases heart rate, induces heart

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Automaticity

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cells can contract without nerve impulses, the heart itself can conduct

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Baroreceptors

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receptors that detect pressure

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Sinoatrial (SA) node

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inherent rate of 60-100/min

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Atrioventrikular (AV) node

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inherent rate of 40-60/min

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Purkinje fibers

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inherent rate of 20-40/min

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Stroke volume

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amount of blood ejected by the heart in one cardiac cycle (50-100 mL)

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Cardiac output (CO)

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amount of blood pumped by the heart in one minute (stroke volume X heart rate)

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Peripheral vascular resistance (PVR)

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resistance to blood flow due to the peripheral blood vessels (blood pressure = cardiac output X peripheral vascular resistance)

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Dysrythmia

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inadequate heart rate

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Tachycardia

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fast heart rate

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Bradychardia

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slow heart rate

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Atherosclerosis

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cholesterol and calcium build up inside the walls of the blood vessels, forming plaque, which eventually leads to a partial or complete blockage of flow

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Ischemia

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a lack of oxygen that deprives tissues of necessary nutrients, resulting from partial or complete blockage of blood flow; potentially reversible because permanent injury has not yet occurred

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Infarction

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death of a body tissue, usually caused by interruption of its bloody supply

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