Cardiovascular System Flashcards
Cardiovascular system consists of
Four-chambered heart, blood vessels, and blood
Right side of the heart accepts
Deoxygenated blood and moves it to the lungs
Left side of the heart
Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and forces it out to the body
Two pumps
Pulmonary circulation and systemic circrulation
Pulmonary circulation
Right side of the heart accepts deoxygenated blood and moves it to lungs by way of pulmonary arteries
Systemic circulation
Left side of the heart receives oxygenated blood from the lungs by way of pulmonary veins and forces it out to the body through the aorta
More muscular side of heart
Left side
Atria
Thin-walled structures that receive blood from the venae cavae or pulmonary veins
Venae cavae
Deoxygenated blood enters right heart
Pulmonary veins
Oxygenated blood enters left heart
Atrioventricular valves
Separate atria from ventricles
Semilunar valve
Ventricles are separated from vasculature
Tricuspid valve
Valve between right atrium and right ventricle
Bicuspid valve
Valve between left atrium and left ventricle
Pulmonary valve
Separates right ventricle from pulmonary circulation
Aortic valve
Separates left ventricle from aorta
Pulmonary valve and aortic valves are
Semilunar valves
Pathway of electrical conduction in heart
SA node -> AV node -> bundle of His -> Purkinje fibers
Systole
Ventricule contracts, AV valves close, blood is pumped out
Diastole
Ventricles relax, semilunar valves close, blood from atria fills ventricles
Cardiac output
Total blood volume pumped by a ventricle in a minute
CO equation
CO = HR X SV
Stroke volume
Volume of blood pumped per beat
Arteries
Carry blood away from the heart
Vagus nerve
Slows down heart rate, provide parasympathetic signals
What property of the large arteries help vessels maintain sufficient pressure?
Highly muscular and elastic