Chapter 11 Cardiovascular Flashcards
Which heart chamber has the thickest wall
Left ventricle
The layer of the heart that contracts is _____________
Myocardium
The tiny mass of cells that forms the pacemaker of the heart is called the ______________
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Blood that nourishes the heart wall is provided by the right and left ___________
Coronary arteries
What are all the factors that increase peripheral resistance? (3)
- Vasoconstriction
- Blood thickness
- Thick vessel walls (Atherosclerosis)
What are the blood vessels that transport oxygen rich blood?
Arteries, Aorta and pulmonary veins
What is the major function of the cardiovascular system?
What is the transport vehicle?
The force moving the blood is?
Transportation
Blood is the transportation vehicle
Beating heart and blood pressure
- What is the intrinsic conduction system?
what is the pathway of impulses through this system (5)
Intrinsic conduction system:
-controls the heart rhythm: the heartbeat “lub-dub” pattern
Pathway:
1. SA Node (pacemaker) (contracts atrium)→
2. AV Node (slows impulse so ventricles can fill) →
3. Bundle of His (carries impulse to ventricles)→
4. Right and Left Bundle Branches (go to R and L ventricle ensuring they contract at same time) →
5. Purkinje Fibers (tiny fibers carrying impulse to all muscle cells causes the ventricles to contract)
- What is systole, diastole, stroke volume, and heart sounds ?
- Diastole – heart is relaxed and filling with blood
- Systole – ventricles are contracting
- Stroke volume - how much blood is pumping out with force per beat
- Heart sounds - LUB DUB from valves on each side closing
- What are the phases of the cardiac cycle (5)
- Atrial diastole – atriums and ventricles relaxed and filling
- Atrial systole – atria contract, ventricles filled
- Isovolumetric contraction – all valves close, LUB sound, building pressure
- Ventricular systole – pressure shoots blood out of the heart
- Isovolumetric relaxation – all valves close, DUB sound, atria filling again
-This all happens in 0.8 of a second
- What is cardiac output?
what determines it with the equation?
Cardiac output – amount of blood pumped by 1 ventricle per minute
- heart rate - how many beats per minute (speed)
- stroke volume - amount of blood pumped by 1 ventricle per beat
CO = HR x SV
- Describe the effect of each of the following on heart rate and cardiac output: stimulation
by the vagus nerve, exercise, epinephrine and various ions.
The vagus nerve - slows down heart rate. Decreases cardiac output. parasympatheic nervous system.
Exercise - increases heart rate and cardiac output. sympathetic nervous system.
Epinephrine - adrenaline hormone increases heart rate and cardiac output as part of the sympathetic nervous system. fight or flight response.
Various ions - low calcium and potassium ions slow the heart.
- What are arteries, veins, arterioles, venules, and capillaries
arteries - transport blood away from heart, thicker
veins - transport blood to heart, thin, has valves
capillaries - where arteries and veins change, site of exchange of nutrients and waste
arterioles - branches of arteries, control blood flow into capillaries by getting bigger or smaller
venules - branch of veins with blood leaving capillaries, going back to heart
- What are the 2 pairs of arteries supplying the brain?
What is hepatic portal circulation?
Brain arteries:
-internal carotid (2)
- vertebral arteries(2)
Hepatic portal circulation -veins that drain the digestive organs of nutrients and go to the liver through the hepatic portal vein
Define pulse
How many beat per minute do we have?
and name several pulse points (5)
pulse - pressure wave of an artery
-70-76 beats per minute
-radial pulse-wrist
-brachial artery - ditch of arm
-common carotid artery - neck
-facial artery - jaw
-superficiial temporal artery-temple
- What is blood pressure?
What is systolic and diastolic pressure?
What is a healthy blood pressure rate?
the pressure against the walls of the blood vessels
-systolic pressure - pressure in the arteries when ventricles contract
-diastolic pressure - pressure when ventricles are relaxing
-healthy blood pressure is 120/70
- What are the 4 ways capillaries exchange substances across their walls?
- Diffusion through membrane -oxygen and carbon dioxide
- . Diffusion through clefts - holes in the wall let in water and fluids
- Diffusion through pores - windows for absorption (stomach or hormones)
- transport via vesicles - endocytosis or exocytosis
- Why is the exchange in capillaries needed in maintaining homeostasis
it enables the transfer of nutrients, oxygen, waste products, and other substances between the blood and tissues.
- Describe the impact of aging on the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system.
-no decline in resting cardiac output
-age related diseases might slow it down
- Describe the homeostatic relationship between the cardiovascular system and the other body systems.
-delivers oxygen and nutrients all over the body
-removes its wastes
the capillary walls are just _______ layer thick, called the __________
one
tunica intima
What is the location of the heart in the thorax?
mediastinum
Which heart chamber has the thickest walls? What is the functional significance of this structural difference?
the left ventricle has the thickest wall because it pumps to the entire body
Why are the heart valves important?
because they keep blood flowing in 1 direction
What is the function of the intrinsic conduction system of the heart?
it coordinates the action of the heart chambers
To which heart chambers do the terms systole and diastole usually apply?
ventricles
During isovolumetric contraction of the cardiac cycle, which chambers are relaxing, and which are contracting?
the atria are relaxing, ventricles contracting
What causes the lub-dup sounds heard with a
stethoscope?
the heart valves closing
What would you expect to happen to the heart rate of an individual with a fever? Why?
fever increases the heart rate because the rate of metabolism of the cardiac muscle increases
What is the most important factor affecting stroke volume?
preload - cardiac muscle stretch
The more stretched = more stroke volume
Assume you are viewing a blood vessel under the microscope. It has a large, lopsided lumen, relatively thick tunica externa, and a relatively thin tunica media. Which kind of blood vessel is this?
vein
. Arteries lack valves, but veins have them. How is this structural difference related to blood pressure?
-veins need extra measures to get back to the heart because they have less blood pressure
How is the structure of capillaries related to their function in the body?
capillary walls have only 1 layer so they can easily exchange substaces through them from blood to tissue cells
-endothelium and basement membrane
In what part of the body are the femoral, popliteal, and arcuate arteries found?
femoral - thigh
popiteal - knee
arcuate - foot
In what part of the body are the axillary, cephalic, and basilic veins located?
axillary - armpit
cephalic - shoulder
cassilic - upper arm
Which vessel—the hepatic portal vein, hepatic vein, or hepatic artery—has the highest content of nutrients after a meal?
hepatic portal vein
In what two important ways is the pulmonary circulation different from the systemic circulation?
-pulmonary circulation is much shorter -requires a less powerful pump
-going to lungs not body
-Pulmonary arteries carry oxygen depleted blood, while systemic arteris carry oxygen rich blood.
Which artery is palpated at the wrist?
At the groin?
At the side of the neck?
wrist - radial artery
groin - femoral
side of neck - common carotid