Cardiovascular System Flashcards
arteries
carry blood away from the heart
veins
carry blood toward the heart
pulmonary circuit
route between heart and lungs
allow blood to pick up oxygen
Route of Pulmonary Circuit
R ventricle > pulmonary trunk > pulmonary arteries > lungs> pulmonary veins > L atrium
Systematic circuit
route between heart and body tissues
brings oxygen to cells
Systematic circuit Route
L ventricle > aorta > cells of body > veins > R atrium
Heart sits where?
left to the midline (with left tilt), top of diaphragm
pericardium
triple layered sac enclosing the heart
pericardium outer layers
fibrous pericardium (dense irregular CT)
function os tough, fibrous pericardium
anchors heart
prevents overflow
pericardium inner layer
serous pericardium
Serous pericardium is made of
visceral pericardium; pericardial cavity/parietal pericardium
Cardiac Tamponade
occurs with excess pericardial fluid aka pericardial effusion
Layers of pericardium and heart wall
epicardium , myocardium, endocardium
ventricle features
papillary muscles, chordae tendinae