Cardiovascular System Flashcards
What is the pathway of oxygenated blood through the heart?
Right and left pulmonary vein Left atrium Bicuspid valve Left Ventricle Semi lunar valve Aorta Body
What is the pathway of deoxygenate blood through the heart?
Superior and inferior venacava Right atrium Tricuspid valve Right ventricle Semi lunar valve Left and right pulmonary artery Lungs
What are the Three layers of the heart called?
Epicardium (outer layer)
Myocardium (middle layer)
Endocardium (inner layer)
What is pulmonary circulation?
The pulmonary circulation is the bit of the circulatory system which carries deoxygenated blood away from the right ventricle of the heart, to the lungs, and returns oxygenated blood to the left atrium and ventricle of the heart.
What is systematic circulation?
It carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells and picks up carbon dioxide and waste products. It also carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle, through the arteries, to the capillaries in the tissues of the body.
What is the double pump system?
The first pump carries oxygen-poor blood to your lungs, where it unloads carbon dioxide and picks up oxygen. It then delivers oxygen-rich blood back to your heart. The second pump delivers oxygen-rich blood to every part of your body.
What are the coronary arteries?
These are the blood vessels that supply oxygenated blood to the heart
What are the atria?
These are the upper chambers of the heart. They receive blood returning to your heart from either the body or lungs.
What are Ventricles?
The pumping chambers of the heart. Right is deoxygenated, left is oxygenated.
What is the bicuspid valve?
One of the four valves in the heart located between the left atrium and left ventricle, and it prevents backflow into the atria.
What is the tricuspid valve?
Right side of the heart, in-between the right atrium and ventricle. prevents backflow into right atria. valve closes to prevent backflow
What are the semi-lunar valves?
One is located between the left ventricle and aorta and the other in between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery
They both prevent backflow
What is the Function and characteristics of arteries?
Carry blood away from the heart Always carry oxygenated blood (except the pulmonary artery) They are elastic walls Thicc (with two C's) walls Carry blood at a high pressure
What is the Function and characteristics of arterioles?
Link arteries with capillaries
Similar properties and functions to arteries
Have thinner muscular walls
What is the Function and characteristics of capillaries?
One cell thick Gaseous exchange Blood flowing slowly Thin walls Small vessels