Cardiovascular system Flashcards
Hemodynamics
It is not the absolute pressure at any point in the circulatory system that determines flow rate, but…
Pressure is defined as the difference in pressure between two points.
Resistance is the…
For fluid to flow…
Hydrostatic pressure is defined as…
Viscosity
Poiseuille’s equation
Laminar blood flow
Turbulent blood flow
Functions of the Cardiovascular System
Capillaries
Arterioles
Veins:
Arteries:
Atria
Ventricles
Septa
Pulmonary Circulation
Systemic Circulation
Left heart…
Right heart…
Parallel Blood Flow…
Serial Blood flow…
Distribution of Blood Flow during Exercise
The Pericardium
Pericardium Structure
Serous Pericardium
The pericardial cavity
Cardiac Tamponade
Ventricular Walls
Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
Cardiac Muscle Cells: Myocytes
Intercalated discs are…
Heart Valve Structures
The base of each flap is attached to…
what opens valves
Atrioventricular Valves
Tricuspid Valve (AV valves)
Bicuspid or Mitral Valve (AV valves)
AV valve apparatus
Chordae tendinea
Papillary muscles
Pulmonary Valve (semilunar)
Aortic Valve (semilunar valve)
semilunar valve apparatus
what closes the semilunar valves
The Cardiac Skeleton
The coronary arteries
The coronary veins
The coronary sinus
relationship between systole and dystole and the coronary arteries
The Cardiac Syncytium
Automaticity: Also known as autorhythmicity.
Contractile Cells:
Conducting Cells:
The internodal pathway
The AV bundle or the Bundle of His
The left and right bundle branches lead down to the interventricular section…
How the Heart Contracts
The Sinoatrial (SA) Node
The Atrioventricular (AV) Node
Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome
Membrane Potential