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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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Pericardium

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  • double walled sac w/ 2 layers
    • deep: visceral pericardium (next to the heart aka epicardium)
    • superficial: parietal pericardium (outside layer that lines the inner surface of the fibrous pericardium
    • in between: serous fluid
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What are the functions of the cardiovascular system

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  1. ) circulates blood which removes carbon dioxide
  2. ) delivers nutrients
  3. ) delivers oxygen
  4. ) takes away waste
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Myocardium

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Middle layer of the heart wall which is cardiac muscle

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Atria (atrium)

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Receiving chambers

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Ventricles

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discharging chambers

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Difference btwn left and right ventricles

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Left side is thicker b/c it has to pump blood to the entire body

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Describe pulmonary circulation

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Blood flows from the right side of the lungs and back to the left side of the heart

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What is the importance of pulmonary circulation

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Need to be oxygenated in order to function and blood has to go through the lungs to become oxygenated

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Describe the blood carried in pulmonary arteries and the pulmonary veins

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Pulmonary arteries have blue blood

Pulmonary veins have red blood which is oxygenated

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Describe the aorta

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Largest artery in the body

Either of two large veins that return oxygen-depleted blood to the right atrium of the heart

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What is the SA node known as and where is it located

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Sinoatrial node and right atrium

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What is the summary of heart contractions

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  1. ) SA node starts the heartbeat
  2. ) The impulse spreads to the AV node
  3. ) Atria contracts
  4. ) at the AV node the impulse goes to AV bundle
  5. ) bundle branches to
  6. ) Purkinje fibers
  7. ) blood is ejected from the ventricles when they contract to
  8. ) the aorta and
  9. ) pulmonary artery
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Tachycardia

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Rapid heart rate over 100 beats per minute

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What creates LUB

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Closure of AV valves (beginning of ventricular systole)

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DUB

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Closure of semilunar valves (beginning of ventricle diastole)

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Cardiac output (CO)

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Amount of blood pumped out of left ventricle per minute

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How is cardiac output determined

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CO=HRxSV ( cardiac output = heart rate x stroke volume )

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What is the function of arteries and arterioles

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Carries blood away

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Function of venules and veins

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Returns blood to heart

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Three layers of arteries and veins

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Tunic intima (endothelium)
Tunic media (smooth)
Tunic exterma (mostly fibrous connective tissue)
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Differences btwn arteries and veins

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Arteries: walls are thickest
Veins: lumens (openings) are larger, larger veins have valves to prevent backflow

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How is blood moved back to the heart in the veins

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Only move one direction in order to prevent backflow

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What affects blood pressure

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CO: amount of blood pumped out of the left ventricle per minute
PR: peripheral resistance: the amount of friction blood encounters as it flows through the vessels and narrowing of blood vessels and increased blood volume increases PR

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Erythrocytes and it’s function

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Red blood cell that transports oxygen and carbon dioxide within the bloodstream: it transports oxygen and carbon dioxide

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Platelets function

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cell fragment that plays an important part in forming blood cells: blood clotting

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Leukocytes function

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White blood cells that typically functions in immunity, such as phagocytosis or antibody production

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Components of plasma

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Living cells, formed elements, nonliving matrix

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Function of plasma

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Carrying in other substances , regulation of membrane , and clotting of blood and defense (antibodies)

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What are the characteristics of blood

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Color Range: oxygen rich blood red, oxygen poor blood dull red
Blood temperature: slightly higher than body temperature at 100.4°F
And a healthy man blood volume is about 5 to 6 L or about 6 quarts
Blood makes up 8% of bodyweight

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What is the pigment that gives red blood cells their color

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Hemoglobin

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Polycythemia

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An excessive or abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes

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Anemia

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Decrease in oxygen-carrying ability of the blood

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Sickle cell anemia

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Abnormally shaped hemoglobin

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Leukemia

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Bone marrow becomes cancerous turns out excessive white blood cell count

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Leukopenia

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Abnormally low level commonly caused by certain drugs such as corticosteroids and anticancer agents

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Hemophilia

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Hereditary bleeding disorder normal clotting factors are missing

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