Cardiovascular System Part 2: Coronary circulation Flashcards
Blood Flow and Blood Supply of the Heart
Blood flows through the heart from areas of
Areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
The movement of blood through the heart is controlled by the ?
opening and closing of the valves, and the contraction and relaxation of the myocardium muscle.
The flow of blood through the numerous vessels in the myocardium is called?
coronary circulation
The principal coronary vessels are the?
left and right coronary arteries
the left and right coronary arteries, also known as?
as branches of the ascending aorta.
Each artery branches and then branches again to deliver oxygen and nutrients throughout the ?
heart muscle
deoxygenated blood, which carries carbon dioxide and wastes, is collected by a large vein on the posterior surface of the heart called? empties into?
coronary sinus; empties into right atrium
Blood Flow and Supply Diagram
Image- Slide 36/37 -study flow of images
consists of specialized cardiac muscle tissue that makes and sends out action potentials
Conduction system
located in the right atrial wall, begins cardiac excitation.
Step__
aka?
- The sinoatrial (SA) node
known as; pacemaker of heart
located in the interatrial septum; step__,
Function?
- atrioventricular (AV) node,
action potential slows considerably, providing time for the atria to empty their blood into the ventricles
- atrioventricular (AV) bundle; aka?
- bundle of HIS; From the AV node, the action potential enters the atrioventricular (AV) bundle in intravascular system
- ONLY site that can conduct from the atria to the ventricles.
AV bundle
- After conducting through the AV bundle, the action potential then enters both the right and left
- bundle branches that move through the interventricular septum toward the apex of the heart.
- rapidly conduct the action potential,
- parkinje fibers ; rapidly conduct the action potential
Conduction of the heart diagram
study image- slide 42
recording of the electrical changes that accompany the heartbeat is called an
electrocardiogram, which is abbreviated as either ECG or EKG