circuits

Question 1

the purpose of the pulmonary circuit

Answer 1

to reoxygenate blood

Question 2

the purpose of the systemic circuit

Answer 2

to provide fresh, oxygenated blood to the body’s cells and remove used, deoxygenated blood

Question 3

dissolved substances includes

Answer 3

salts
glucose
hormones
proteins
waste products

Question 4

pulmonary circuit

Answer 4

RA to the lungs to the left atrium

main function to reoxygenate blood

Question 5

what if the pulmonary veins developed a blockage?

Answer 5

capillaries in lungs will rupture causing pulmonary edema

-at first the r ventricular load will increase a little bit, then drastically decrease

Question 6

systemic circuit

Answer 6

LA to the body to the RA

main function is to adequately perfuse body’s tissues

Question 7

what impact would athlerosclerosis have on the workload of the left atrium?

Answer 7

it would increase vascular resistance

Question 8

coronary circuit

Answer 8

from the aortic root to the heart to the RA

Question 9

cardiomyocytes have an absolute requirement for aerobic ATP production. How is this impacted due to the coronary artery disease?

Answer 9

ATP will decrease due to less blood meanin less o2 influencing the blood pH causing the heart to beat faster increasing heart rate basically killing you faster resulting in heart attack because all the atp is now gone

Question 10

reguardless of circuit most circulatory routes inclued

Answer 10

arteries to 
arterioles to 
capillaries to
venuoles to 
veins