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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
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Heart is located in a cavity called ..

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mediastinum

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Mediastinum

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space between lungs within thoracic cavity

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Pericardium

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double walled sac surrounding heart

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3 layers to the pericardium

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  • fibrous pericardium

- 2 parts of serous pericardium

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Fibrous pericardium

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outer most layer (dense irregular CT) anchors heart to surrounding tissue like diaphragm and aorta

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2 parts of serous pericardium

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  • parietal pericardium

- visceral pericardium

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Parietal pericardium

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fused to fibrous pericardium

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Pericardial sac

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fibrous pericardium and parietal pericardium

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Visceral pericardium

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(epicardium) fused to heart surface, key part of heart wall

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Between pericardial layers =

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pericardial cavity w/ serous fluid (for lubrication)

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3 parts of heart wall

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  • epicardium
  • myocardium
  • endocardium
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Epicardium

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makes up visceral layer of pericardium. (stratified squamous epithelium and CT)

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Myocardium

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cardiac muscle (portion that contracts), arranged in spiral/circular bundles, reinforced with CT (fibrous skeleton of heart)

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Endocardium

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endothelium that lines the inner surface of the heart and all the blood vessels.(simple squamous epithelium and CT)

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Endothelium

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lines inner surface of heart and ALL blood vessels

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The 4 chambers old the heart

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  • right atrium
  • left atrium
  • right ventricle
  • left ventricle
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Right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the..

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  • inferior and superior vena cave

- coronary sinus

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18
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Left atrium connects to .. and receives oxygenated blood from the..

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  • 4 pulmonary veins

- lungs

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Right ventricle connects to the.. and sends deoxygenated blood to the..

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  • pulmonary trunk (divides to form 2 pulmonary arteries)

- lungs

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20
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Left ventricle connects to the … and sends oxygenated blood to..

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  • aorta

- rest of the body

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21
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Septa

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divides chambers of heart

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22
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2 septa’s

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  • interatrial septum

- interventricular septum

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Interatrial septum

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separates atria

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Interventricular septum

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separates ventricles (apparent from the outside of the heart as a shallow 
and often fat-covered groove called the interventricular sulcus)
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25
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Fibrous skeleton of heart is..

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CT fibres around the muscles of the heart and provides electrical insulation. (prevents stretching of vessels and the valves of heart)

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Rings of CT tissue present between atria and ventricles that ..

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-Allow the openings of the heart to remain open at all times
-Valves provide the ability to close off certain portions of the heart inhibiting blood flow in certain directions
(The valves are specifically found at the
atrioventricular groove between the atria and ventricles(

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27
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2 types of valves

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  • atrioventricular valves (AV)

- semilunar valves

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28
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2 types of AV valves

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  • bicuspid (mitral) valve

- tricuspid valce

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Bicuspid (mitral) valve

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divides the left atrium and left ventricle, 2 cusps

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Tricuspid valve

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divides right atrium and ventricle, 3 cusps (**RI in name for right side)

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31
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Chordae tendineae

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(collagen CT) attach valve cusps to papillary muscles. (heart strings)

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Semilunar valves

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3 cusps each (aortic and pulmonary) (chordae tendineae are not used to anchor these)

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Aortic valve

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separates left ventricle and aorta

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Pulmonary valve

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separates right ventricle and pulmonary trunk

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35
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Cardiac muscle cells form..

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BOTH contractile myocardium and conduction system

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36
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Similarities to skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle cells

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  • striated and composed of myofibrils

- composed of thin and thick filaments arranged into sarcomeres

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37
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Differences to skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle

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  • cardiac cells are branched and uninucleated

- cardiac cells are bond by intercalated discs = region where 2 fibres meet

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38
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Cardiac muscle cells are specially modified to..

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allow them to
conduct an electrical impulse that spreads from cell to cell via gap
junctions (these DONT contract)

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39
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Components of conduction system

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  • sinoatrial node
  • atrioventricular node
  • bundle of HIS
  • bundle of his branches
  • purkinje fibers
40
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Sinoatrial node

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In right atrium at base of superior vena cava, generates impulses the fastest (sets pace)

41
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Atrioventricular node located at..

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base of right atrium

42
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Bundle of HIS

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electrically connects the atria to the ventricles (referred to as the AV bundle)

43
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Purkinje fibers

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supply the signal through each of the ventricles

44
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Adult pulmonary circulation functions to … and systematic circulation functions to …

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  • deliver and return blood to and from the lung for oxygenation
  • deliver and return blood to and from the entire body
45
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Adult pulmonary circulation

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  • deoxy blood in the right atrium is moved to right ventricle
  • right ventricle passes deoxy blood to the lungs via pulmonary arteries
  • blood that’s been oxygenated in the lungs returns to left atrium via pulmonary veins
46
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Adult systematic circulation

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  • left atrium passes oxy blood to the left ventricle
  • left ventricle then passes oxy blood to the aorta which sends blood out to body
  • oxy blood then arrives at the organs (oxygen is removed from blood by cells which also load carbon D into blood)
  • dirty blood rich in carbon D and waste is returned to right atrium via the superior vena cava and inferior vena cava
47
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Subdivision name for brain

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cerebral

48
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Subdivision name for liver

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hepatic

49
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Subdivision name for heart

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coronary

50
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Fetal circulation the fetus gets __, _____, and expels _____ to mothers blood

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oxygen; nutrients; wastes

51
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Umbilical vein

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carries ox blood from placenta to vena cave

52
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Fetal lung and liver

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basically non-functional, 3 shunts to bypass

53
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3 shunts in fetal circulation system

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  • ductus venosus
  • foramen ovale
  • ductus arteriosus
54
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Ductus venosus

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connects umbilical vein (oxy blood) to inferior vena cava (deoxy blood) to bypass liver, mixed blood enters fetal heart via inferior vena cava

55
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Oxy and deoxy blood mixes in the …

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ductus venosus

56
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Foramen ovale

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opening located between the right and left atrium and allows blood exchange between them (closes after birth once pressure becomes higher)

57
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Ductus arteriosus

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connects pulmonary trunk and aorta

58
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Umbilical arteries

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returns mixed blood to placenta

59
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4 parts of blood vessels

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  • tunica externa
  • tunica media
  • tunica intima/interna
  • lumen
60
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Tunica media

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circularly arranged smooth muscle and sheets of elastin (CT)

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Tunica externa

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outermost layer, loosely arranged collagen fibres. anchors vessel to surrounds fibres. protects and reinforces

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Tunica intima/interna

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innermost layer of the blood vessel that’s in direct contact with blood flowing in lumen. simple squamous epithelium

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Lumen

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central area of vessel that contains blood

64
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Types of blood vessels

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  • arteries
  • arterioles
  • capillaries
  • venules
  • veins
65
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2 types of arteries

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elastic and muscular

66
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Elastic arteries

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contain elastin mainly located in tunica media (but also other layers) aorta

67
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Muscular arteries

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contain more smooth muscle, most arteries (coronary artery)

68
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Arterioles

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smallest arteries. very muscular vessels that regulate blood flow and pressure

69
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Capillaries are ONLY ..

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tunica intima-endothelium and basement membrane

70
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Capillaries

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smallest blood vessels, allow exchange of gases, waste and nutrients

71
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Capillaries merge to form…

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venules

72
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Venules

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smallest veins. two types: small (composed only go tunica intima) and large (composed of very thin tunica intima and tunica externa)

73
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Veins

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function to return blood back to the heart. contains valves in order to prevent back flow. large lumen and thin tunica intima (prone to collapse)

74
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Circulatory system includes

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  • heart
  • blood vessels
  • blood
  • lymphatic system
75
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Circulatory system functions to..

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  • transport gases, hormones, lymph, nutrients and waste

- protect against disease and fluid loss

76
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Left side of the heart carries ..

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oxygenated blood

77
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Right side of the heart carries..

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deoxygenated blood

78
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Veins carry blood ..

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TO the heart

79
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Arteries carry blood ..

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AWAY from the heart

80
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Vessels that enter and exist the heart include ..

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  • superior and inferior vena cava
  • pulmonary veins
  • pulmonary arteries
  • aorta
81
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Superior and inferior vena cava

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deliver blood into the right atrium of heart

82
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Pulmonary veins

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return blood that has been deoxygenated on the lungs back to the heart (left atrium)

83
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Pulmonary arteries

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take deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle into the lungs to be oxygenated

84
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Aorta

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takes oxygenated blood from the left ventricle and delivers it into systemic circulation

85
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Cardiac intercalated disks are..

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attacked to one another via desmosomes and gap junctions (keeps cells together and allow exchange of ions and contact in unison)

86
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The bundle branches connect the bundle of ..

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HIS to each of the ventricles

87
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Fetal lungs are non functional the blood pressure on the …

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right side of the fetal heart is higher than the pressure on the left side (opposite of adult)

88
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Coronary circulation is when oxygenated blood must be..

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delivered to the myocardium in order to provide oxygen and nutrients to these cells

89
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From the left ventricle oxygenated blood thats delivered to the aorta will enter into coronary circulation via 2 aortic branches _____ and _____ and the branch into which 4 arteries

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  • left coronary artery branches into the anterior interventricular artery and circumflex artery
  • right coronary artery supplies the right side of the heart and branches into the posterior interventricular artery and the right marginal artery
90
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Anterior Interventricular artery

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supplies the interventricular septum and the anterior wall of both ventricles

91
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Circumflex artery

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supplies the left atrium and the posterior walls of the left ventricle

92
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Posterior interventricular artery supplies

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the posterior ventricular walls

93
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Right marginal artery supplies

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the myocardium

94
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Blood flows from the right and left coronary arteries into the …

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arterioles then transition into capillaries which supply the myocardium

95
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Capillaries transition into..

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venules which transition into cardiac veins

96
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Cardiac veins transition into the..

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coronary sinus which drains deoxy blood into the right atrium (sent to the lungs)

97
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Blood vessel arrangement

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  • From the heart blood flows into arteries
  • From the arteries blood flows into arterioles
  • From the arterioles blood flows into capillaries
  • From the capillaries blood flows into venules
  • From the venules blood flow into veins
  • From veins blood flows back to the heart

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