Chapter 23 Flashcards
(40 cards)
Cardiac Cycle:
Heart contracts and relaxes rhythmically
Heart relaxes blood flows from veins into all 4 heart chambers during
diastole
Systole:
heart contracts and blood flows from atria into ventricles
The basic tempo of the heartbeat is set by
the SA node
Why do we need oxygen?
Required to harvest energy from food effeciently
Circulatory systems receive
nutrients, exchange gases, and remove wastes.
Mammals have a # Chamber heart?
4
How many types of vessels are there?
3
What are the different types of vessels?
Arteries
Veins
Capillaries
Arteries
carry blood away from the heart
Veins
return blood to the heart
Capillaries
convey blood between arteries and veins
Name two types of cardiovascular diseases:
Stroke
Atherosclerosis
Open circulatory systems
bugs- consist of
heart
open-ended vessels
blood that directly bathes the cells
Blood Flow:
Body -> Right Atrium -> Right Ventricle -> Lungs -> Left Atrium -> Left Ventricle -> Body
Body ->
Right Atrium
Right Atrium ->
Right Ventricle
Right Ventricle ->
Lungs
Lungs ->
Left Atrium
Left Atrium ->
Left Ventricle
Left Ventricle ->
Body
deoxygenated Blood comes into the heart through:
superior or inferior vena cava
deoxygenated Blood leaves the heart and goes to lungs thru the
pulmonary arteries
Oxygenated blood returns to the heart via the
left atrium through the PULMONARY VEIN