Chapter 3 Flashcards
four chambers of the heart
left and right atrium (upper)
left and right ventricle (lower)
describe blood flow
- Deoxygenated blood enters the R atrium through the vein
- R atrium contracts once full and pumps the blood into the R ventricle
- R ventricle fills, contracts, and pumps blood to the lungs through the pulmonary artery
- The CO2 is removed (to the lungs) and O2 is picked up (by the blood) through diffusion
- Oxygenated blood flows through the pulmonary vein to the left atrium
- Once full, the atrium contracts and pumps to the L ventricle
- L ventricle contacts when full and pumps the blood through the aorta (largest artery in the body)
- Aorta distributes to the blood vessels
valves that prevent any back-flow of blood
tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, aortic
tricuspid valve
opens for flow from the r atrium to r ventricle
pulmonary valve
allows flow from r ventricle to the lungs
mitral valve
allows flow from l atrium to l ventricle
aortic valve
allows flow into the aorta
blood pressure
the amount of force that is exerted by the blood on the walls of the vessels that is created by the pumping of the heart
blood vessels
veins, arteries, capillaries, venules, endothelial cells
veins
carry blood to the heart
artereis
carry blood away from the heart
capillaries
deliver o2 and nutrients and pick up waste and co2
venules
capillaries empty here and then into large veins that return to the heart
respiratory system (lungs)
- supplies oxygen to the body and carries away carbon dioxide
- regulates acid created during metabolism
- pressure change causes air to pass in and out of the lungs
resting heart rate
50-90 bpm