Chapter 3 - The Cardiorespiratory System Flashcards
Cardiorespiratory System
A system of the body composed of that cardiovascular system and respiratory system
Cardiovascular System
Heart, blood vessels, and blood that transport blood from the heart to the tissues
Respiratory System
A system of organs (the lungs and respiratory passageways) that collects oxygen from the external environment and transports it to the bloodstream
2 Systems Working Together
Provide the body with adequate amounts of oxygen and nutrients and remove waste products like CO2 from cells in the body
The Heart
A hollow muscular organ that pumps a circulation of blood through the body by means of rhythmic contraction
Mediastinum
The space in the chest between the lungs that contains all the internal organs of the chest except the lungs
Control of Cardiac Muscle
Involuntary
-Cardiac muscle also contains myofibrils and sarcomeres but cannot be consciously controlled like skeletal muscle
Cardiac Muscle Fiber Structure
Shorter and more tightly connected than skeletal muscle
Intercalated Discs
Help hold muscle cells together during contraction and create an electrical connection between the cells that allows the heart to contract as one functional unit
Heart’s Conduction System
Sends an electrical signal rapidly through all the cardiac cells
- Transmitted through the SA node through both atria and down into the ventricles
- Internodal pathways then transfer the impulse from the SA node to the AV node which then delays the impulse slightly
- The AV bundle conducts the impulse to the ventricles for contraction via the light and right bundle branches of the purkinje fibers
Sinoatrial Node
Initiates the electrical impulses that determine the heart rate
SA Node Location
Right atrium
Atrioventricular Node
Receives the heartbeat impulses from the SA node and directs them to the walls of the ventricles
Atrium
The superior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and forces it into the ventricles
Ventricle
The inferior chamber of the heart that receives blood from the corresponding atria and forces that blood into the arteries
Interatrial Septum
Separates the atria
Interventricular Septum
Separates the ventricles
Pulmonic Side of Heart
Right side of the heart
-Receives blood from body that is low in oxygen and high in CO2 and pumps it into the lungs and back into left atria
Systemic Side of Heart
Left side of heart
-Pumps blood that is high in O2 and low in CO2 to rest of body
Right Atrium and Blood
Gathers deoxygenated blood returning from the body
Left Atrium and Blood
Gathers oxygenated blood coming to heart from lungs
Right Ventricle and Blood
Gathers deoxygenated blood from right atrium and pumps to lungs
Left Ventricle and Blood
Gathers oxygenated blood from left atrium and pumps to rest of body