Chapter 22 - The Heart Flashcards
Purpose of the heart
propels blood through 100 000km of vessels and about 5L per minute
Cardiology
Study of the heart
Location of the heart
-center of the cardiovascular system
Arteries
carry blood away from the heart
Veins
carry blood back to the heart
Great Vessels
arteries and veins entering and leaving the heart
Heart Valves Purpose
ensure blood flow is unidirectional
Heart Structure
two side-by-side pumps that work at the same rate and pump the same volume of blood
Pumps
one goes to the lungs (pick up oxygen) and one goes to body tissue (deliver oxygen)
Blood Pressure
-heart generates BP through alternate cycles of contraction and relaxation
-the force of blood pushing against the inside walls of blood vessels
Pulmonary Circulation
-starts with the right side of the heart pumping deoxy blood through pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary Veins
carry blood to left side of the heart after O2 pickup and CO2 release
Systemic Circulation
left side of the heart pumps blood oxygenated blood through systemic arteries to bodys cells
Systemic Veins
carry blood back to the right side of the heart after waste/gas exchange
Pattern of blood flow
R side of heart-> lungs-> L side of heart-> systemic cells
Position of the Heart
-located slightly left of the midline
-deep to sternum
Mediastinum
Space that holds the heart
Right Border
located more anteriorly
Left Border
located more posteriorly
The base of the heart
-poserosuperior surface
-mainly the left atrium
The superior border of the heart
formed by the great arterial vessels and the superior vena cava
Apex
-located on diaphragm
-inferior conical end
Inferior Border
formed by the right ventricle
Pericardium
-double serous membrane that encloses the heart
-restricts movement slightly in the thorax
-2 parts:
Fibrous Pericardium
tough outer sac
Serous Pericardium
-composed of parietal and visceral layers
-free (not attached)
Pericardial Cavity
thin space between layers of serous pericardium containing serous fluid
Functions of Fibrous Pericardium
-made of dense irregular connective tissue
-prevents overstretching of the heart
-provides protection
-anchors heart to mediastinum
-**attached to thoracic cavity
Layers of Serous Pericardium
-outer: partietal
-serous fluid
-inner: visceral
Epicardium
-visceral layer of serous pericardium and areolar connective tissue
-most superficial layer
Myocardium
-cardiac muscle
-middle layer
-thickest layer
-responsible for beating and contraction
Endocardium
-internal surface of heart chambers
-simple squamous epithelium and areolar connective tissue
-deepest layer of the heart wall
Cardiac Muscle Intercellular Junctions
-intercalculated discs
=desmosomes (flexibility) + gap junctions (electrical signal)
4 Heart Chambers
-2 superior and smaller atria
-2 inferior and larger ventricles