Cardiovascular Flashcards
What are the 2 major divisions of the circulatory system?
Pulmonary and systemic circuits
Which circuit is on the right side of heart and
carries blood to lungs for gas exchange and back to heart?
Pulmonary Circuit
Which circuit is on the left side of the heart and Supplies oxygenated blood to all tissues of the body and returns it to the heart?
Systemic Circuit
What are 2 characteristics of the LEFT SIDE of the heart?
- Fully oxygenated blood arrives from lungs via pulmonary veins
- Blood sent to all organs of the body via aorta
What are 2 characteristics of the RIGHT SIDE of the heart?
- Oxygen-poor blood arrives from inferior and superior venae cavae
- Blood sent to lungs via pulmonary trunk
Where is the heart located and what are the 2 major divisions?
In the mediastinum between the lungs.
Base and Apex (apex is the tilted corner)
What is the double-walled sac that encloses the heart
Allows heart to beat without friction, provides room to expand, yet resists excessive expansion?
Pericardium
What are the 2 layers of the Parietal pericardium?
Fibrous and Serous layers
What is the epicardium?
Serous membrane covering heart
What is the space inside the pericardial sac filled with 5 to 30 mL of pericardial fluid called?
Pericardial cavity
What is Pericarditis?
painful inflammation of the membranes
What are the 3 layers of the heart wall?
epicardium, myocardium and endocardium
What muscle is myocardium made out of?
Cardiac Muscle
What are striated, short, thick, branched cells, with one central nucleus?
Cardiocytes
What join the cardiocytes end to end?
Intercalated discs
What are the two superior chambers that receive blood returning to heart?
Right and Left Atria
What are the two inferior chambers that pump blood into arteries?
Right and Left Ventricles
What separates the atria and ventricles?
Atrioventricular sulcus
What divides the right ventricle from the left ventricle?
Interventricular Sulcus
What does Sulci contain?
Coronary Arteries
What is the wall that separates the atria?
Interatrial Septum
What are the Internal ridges of myocardium in right atrium and both auricles called?
Pectinate Muscles
What is the Muscular wall that separates ventricles called?
Interventricular Septum
What is the Trabeculae carneae?
The internal ridges in both ventricles
What do the valves of the heart ensure?
one-way flow of blood through heart
What do the Atrioventricular (AV) valves control?
blood flow between atria and ventricles