Cardiovascular Anat/Phys Flashcards
pulmonary arteries carry ____ blood
deoxygenated blood
to the lungs from the R ventricle
Pulmonary veins carry ____ blood
oxygenated blood
to the heart, entering the L atrium
R coronary artery supplies:
R atrium, ventricle
L ventricle (most ppl)
AV node, SA node (60% ppl), Bundle of His
infarct in R coronary a can impact:
R atrium/ventricle, conduction/timing of the heart leading to arrhythmias
L coronary a supplies:
L main artery branches into LAD and circumflex
LAD: L ventricle, septum, apex
circumflex: lat/inf walls L ventricle, SA node (40%)
infarct in L coronary a can impact:
conduction through bundle of his, resulting in arrhythmias, systemic circulation
tissue layers of the heart include:
endocardium
myocardium
visceral/parietal pericardium (separated by serous pericardium)
deep to superficial
what innervation influences myocardium?
vagus nerve
vasovagal syncope
PNS/SNS
cervical and thoracic sympathetic ganglion feed into sympathetic innervation of the heart
function of the endocardium
create smooth surface for blood flow
support valve/tissue
house purkinje fibers
AV valves
tricuspid and mitral/bicuspid
semilunar valves
pulmonary and aortic
What factors affect cardiac output?
CO = HR x SV
stroke volume
blood volume ejected from the L ventricle per beat
normal is 55-100 mL
What affects SV?
preload: stretch experienced by muscle tissue before contraction, “priming”
afterload: F L ventricle has to overcome to pump blood to systemic circulation
contractility: squeezing pressure
ejection fraction
percentage of blood emptied from ventricle in systole
EF = SV/EDV
normal range 55% (60-70% ideal)
rate pressure product
HR x SBP
myocardial oxygen demand or energy cost of the cardiac muscle
neurohumeral influences on the heart include:
sympathetic/adrenergic
parasympathetic/cholinergic
sympathetic/adrenergic influence on the heart
control from medulla and T1-T4 to SA node, AV, conduction
increase HR/contractility –> increased oxygen demand
vasodilation of coronary aa.
parasympathetic/cholinergic
innervation, effects on heart
control from medulla through vagus nerve and cardiac plexus
to the SA and AV nodes
slow HR and contractility –> decreased oxygen demand
vasoconstricts coronary aa.
baroreceptor influence on heart
in wall of aortic arch and carotid sinus
respond to changes in BP
Drop in BP detected is corrected by SNS stim
Increase in BP detected is corrected by PNS stim
chemoreceptor influence on heart
in carotid body
detect changes in O2, CO2, pH
increased CO2/decreased O2/pH increase HR/RR
increased O2 decreases HR