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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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What are the main components of the cardiovascular system (CVS)?

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Heart, Blood, Blood Vessels

The heart pumps blood, blood serves as the transport vehicle, and blood vessels facilitate circulation.

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What is the primary function of the cardiovascular system?

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Transportation of oxygen, nutrients, cell wastes, hormones, and other substances vital for homeostasis.

The CVS also removes carbon dioxide and metabolic waste products from the body.

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What are the three types of blood vessels in the CVS?

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  • Arteries (and Arterioles)
  • Capillaries
  • Veins (and Venules)

Each type has a specific function in blood circulation.

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What is the function of arteries?

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Carry blood away from the heart.

The largest artery is the aorta.

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What is unique about capillaries?

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Capillaries have walls only one cell thick for gas and nutrient exchange.

They are present in all body regions, but not all capillary beds are open simultaneously.

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What is the role of veins in the cardiovascular system?

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Carry blood toward the heart and can act as a reservoir during hemorrhage.

Veins carry about 70% of the body’s blood.

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What are the four chambers of the heart?

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  • Two atria (upper chambers)
  • Two ventricles (lower chambers)

The atria are thin-walled, while the ventricles are thick-walled.

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What divides the right and left sides of the heart?

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Septum

The septum is a wall that separates the two sides of the heart.

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What are the atrioventricular valves in the heart?

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  • Tricuspid valve (right)
  • Bicuspid valve (left)

These valves occur between the atria and ventricles.

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What are the three layers of heart tissue?

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  • Endocardium
  • Myocardium
  • Pericardium

Each layer has a distinct structure and function.

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What causes the heart sound ‘LUB’?

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Closure of the atrioventricular valves.

This occurs simultaneously during the cardiac cycle.

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12
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What is the function of the SA Node?

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Acts as the pacemaker of the heart.

It initiates the electrical impulse that regulates heartbeats.

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What are the two main vascular pathways in the cardiovascular system?

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  • Pulmonary circuit
  • Systemic circuit

The pulmonary circuit circulates blood through the lungs, while the systemic circuit circulates blood to the rest of the body.

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Fill in the blank: The _______ circulates blood through the lungs.

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Pulmonary circuit

This is essential for oxygenation of the blood.

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True or False: Veins have more smooth muscle and connective tissue compared to arteries.

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False

Veins have much less smooth muscle and connective tissue than arteries.

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16
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In order to pump blood through the body the heart is connected to the vascular system of the body.

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Cardiovascular System

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It is the closed system.

It is designed to transport oxygen and nutrients to the cells of the body and remove carbon dioxide and metabolic waste products from the body

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Cardiovascular System

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18
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_________ means the blood vessel body throughout the body

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Vascular system

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19
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__________ – byproduct of cellular respiration

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Carbon dioxide

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It is a hollow, cone shaped muscular pump that keeps the circulation going on

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Heart

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21
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________ – more pointed, directed toward the left hip and rests on the diaphragm at the level of the 5th intercostal space

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Apex

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22
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________ – which the great vessel of the body emerge, points toward the right shoulder and lies beneath the second rib.

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Base

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THE HEART

The heart has four chambers:
Two upper, thin-walled ____, and two lower, thick walled _____.
The _____ is a wall dividing the right and left sides.
The ______ occur between the atria and ventricles – The ______ on the right and the ______ on the left.
_______ anchors the valves to ensure 1 way of the blood. Anchored by the papillary muscles

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atria, ventricles, Septum, Atrioventricular valves, tricuspid valve, bicuspid valve, Chordae Tendineae

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what is the 3 layers of heart tissue?

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Endocardium, Myocardium, Pericardium

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_______ – innermost tissue that forms the surface of the valves

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Endocardium

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26
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________ – middle most layer or the heart muscle

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Myocardium

27
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________ – Outermost layer of the heart (tough double layered fibrous sac that covers the heart.

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Pericardium

28
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________ – a thin layer of elastic connective tissue and fat that serves an additional protection from trauma and friction for the heart under the pericardium.

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Epicardium

29
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In heart the _____ side is to take the unoxygenated blood that it received and get it to the lungs to get oxygenated

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Right side

30
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In heart the _____ side is responsible for oxygenated blood to go throughout the body

31
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In the heart ________ is always on top of the ventricle

32
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________ close at the same time and that makes the heart sound LUB

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Atrioventricular valves

33
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________ close at the same time and that makes the heart sound DUB

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Semilunar valves

34
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The valves that occur between the atria and ventricles s known as:

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Atrioventricular valves

35
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The _______, _______ is the semilunar valve. They regulate the flow of blood leaving the heart.

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pulmonary valve and the aortic valve

36
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________ – carry blood away from the heart

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ARTERIES and Arterioles

37
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The largest artery is the ______.

38
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_______ can constrict or dilate, changing blood pressure.

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Arterioles

39
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________ – where nutrients and gas exchange occur

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CAPILLARIES

40
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have walls only one cell thick to allow exchange of gases and nutrients with tissue fluids.

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CAPILLARIES

41
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_______ are present in all regions of the body but not all capillary beds are open at the same time.

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Capillary beds

42
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The CVS has a 3 types, what are does?

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Arteries, capillaries, and veins

43
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________ – carry blood toward the heart

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VEINS (and VENULES)

44
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_______ drain blood from capillaries, then join to form veins that take blood to the heart.

45
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_____ have much less smooth muscle and connective tissue than arteries.

46
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_______ often have valves that prevents the backward flow of blood when closed.

47
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_______ carry about 70% of the body’s blood and act as reservoir during hemorrhage.

48
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_______ carry about 70% of the body’s blood and act as reservoir during hemorrhage.

49
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Known as the pacemaker, is located in the right Atria.
It starts the spark and passes it on the next relay station.

50
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Located on the back wall of the heart between the right atria and the right ventricle.

51
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The ________ located in the heart’s septum

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“bundle of HIS”

52
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The “bundle of HIS” located in the

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heart’s septum

53
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spread the electrical charge throughout the myocardial muscle which is the heart muscle. And causes the heart to contract atrias first then the ventricles.

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Purkinje fibers

54
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A wall dividing the right and left sides of the heart

55
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Each heartbeat is called a _____________.

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cardiac cycle

56
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The heart beat:

________ is the contraction of heart chamber; ________ is their relaxation.

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Systole, diastole

57
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The _______, Lub-dub, are due to the closing of the atrioventricular valves, followed by the closing of the semilunar valves.

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heart sounds

58
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________ – which circulates blood through the lungs

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Pulmonary circuit

59
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________ – which circulates blood to the rest of the body.
Both circuits are vital to homeostasis.

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Systemic circuit

60
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_______ - due to the pumping of the heart accounts for the flow of blood in the arteries.

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Blood pressure

61
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________ is high when the heart expels the blood.

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Systolic pressure

62
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_________ occurs when the heart ventricles are relaxing.

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Diastolic pressure

63
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________ is the leading cause of death in western countries.

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Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)

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