Cardiovascular System Flashcards
What pulmonary system
Transports blood to and from the lungs
What’s Systemic system?
Transports blood to and from
Rest of the body
Where’s the heart situated in the body (what cavity)
Thoracic cavity
What’s the sac called the heart is enclosed with
Pericardium
What’s the atrium/atria do
Receive blood from the veins and direct it into the ventricle
What’s the ventricles do
Contract to force bloood out through the arteries
What’s the systole phase of the heart (systolic pressure)
When the heart contracts “beats”
What’s the diastole phase of the heart (diastolic pressure)
When the heart relaxes
What’s a heart murmur caused by
A leaky valve
What’s sinus arrhythmia
When the heart slows down and speeds up corresponding to their breathing
Normal heart rates in dogs and cats
Dogs - 80-120
Cats - 110-160
What do arteries do
Carry blood away from the heart
What do veins do
Carry blood to the heart
What artery used to feel animals pulse rate ? (Hind leg)
Femoral artery
The name of the vein in the neck
Jugular vein
