Chapter 7- The Cardiovascular System Flashcards
3 parts of cardiovascular system
- 4 chambered heart
- blood vessels (arteries, capillaries, and veins)
- blood
general movement of blood
veins –>right side of heart–>lungs–>left side of heart–>recirculated through arteries
pulmonary circulation
right side of heart accepts deoxygenated blood returning from body and moves it tot he lungs by way of pulmonary arteries
systemic circulation
left side of heart receives oxygenated blood from lungs by way of pulmonary veins and forces it out to the body through the aorta
4 chambers of heart
2 atria (thin walls) and 2 ventricles (more muscular. get blood after atria and once they fill the contract to send blood to lungs and systemic circulation)
atrioventricular valves
separate atria from ventricles (LAB RAT)
Left Atrium = Bicuspid
Right Atrium = Tricuspid
semilunar valves
separate ventricles from vasculature, these valves allow the pump to create the pressure within the ventricles necessary to propel the blood for circulation (also prevents backflow) (three leaflets)
tricuspid valve
three leaflets. valve b/w right atrium and right ventricle
mitral or bicuspid valve
two leaflets. valve b/w left atrium and left ventricle
pulmonary valve
valve that separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary circulation
aortic valve
valve that separates left ventricle from aorta
right vs. left heart
R- supporting circulation to lungs
L- systemic circulation (more muscular side)
pathway of electrical conduction for heart
SA (sinoatrial) node –> both atria contract –> AV (atrioventricular) node –> signal delayed for a bit while ventricles fill up –> AV (bundle of His) bundle –> purkinje fibers
location of SA node
small collection of cells located in right atrium (starts electrical impulse of heart)
atrial systole and atrial kick
contraction, results in increase in atrial pressure that forces a little more blood into the ventricles. this additional volume of blood is an atrial kick (accounts for 5-30% of cardiac output)
Purkinje fibers
distribute electrical signal through the ventricular muscle
intercalated discs
connects muscle cells in heart. contain many gap junctions directly connecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells thereby allowing for coordinated ventricular contraction
vagus nerve
provides parasympathetic signals to slow the heart down
Two phases involved in heartbeat
systole and diastole
systole
ventricular contraction and closure of AV valves occurs and blood is pumped out of ventricles
diastole
heart is relaxed. semilunar valves are closed and blood from atria fills the ventricles
cardiac output
total blood volume pumped by a ventricle in a minute.
CO = (heartrate)(stroke volume) —about 5 L/min
artery
blood away from heart. largest in system is aorta. major arteries: coronary, common carotid, renal. very muscular and elastic (resist flow of blood which is why heart has to be so powerful)
arterioles
smaller, muscular arteries. arteries branch into these, which ultimately lead to capillaries that perfuse the tissue.
venules
smaller venous structures that connect capillaries to larger veins of body.
endothelial cells
lines all of the blood vessels. helps to maintain the vessel by releasing chemicals that aid in vasodilation and vasoconstriction. can allow white blood cells to pass through the vessel wall and into tissues during an inflammatory response. release chemicals when damaged that are necessary in formation of blood clots to repair the vessel and stop bleeding.
what to recognize regarding veins and arteries
same types of cells comprise the different vessels and that arteries have much more smooth muscle than veins
arteries typically carry oxygenated blood. which 2 arteries carry deoxygenated blood?
pulmonary arteries (going to lungs) and umbilical arteries (fetus lungs do not work until birth)
capillaries
vessels w/ 1 endothelial layer and are so small that red blood cells travel in a single file line. thin- to allow for diffusion of gases/ nutrients/ waste/ hormones
what is a bruise?
damaged capillaries that leak blood in a closed space
veins
always carry deoxygenated blood. thin walled, inelastic vessels that transport blood to heart.
veins typically carry deoxygenated blood. which 2 veins carry oxygenated blood?
pulmonary veins and umbilical veins
what causes varicose veins?
when blood tries to move backward the valves will slam shut. distended valves where blood has pooled.
typically blood will pass through how many capillary beds before returning to the heart? exceptions?
1, but there are three portal systems where it will pass through two capillary beds in series before returning to heart. (hepatic, hypophyseal, and renal)
hepatic portal system
blood leaving capillary beds in walls of gut passes through the hepatic portal vein before reaching the capillary beds in the liver
hypophyseal portal system
blood leaving capillary beds in hypothalamus travels to a capillary bed in the anterior pituitary to allow for paracrine secretion of releasing hormones
renal portal system
blood leaving the glomerulus travels through an efferent arteriole before surrounding the nephron in a capillary network called the vasa recta.
where does a capillary carry blood?
from arterioles to venules
2 components of blood
- 55% plasma (water, nutrients, salt, gas, hormones, proteins)
- 45% cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, platelets)
formation of blood cells
hematopoietic stem cells (originate in bone marrow)