Circulatory System Flashcards
Cranial and dorsal portion of the heart
Site for entry and exit of major blood vessels
Base
Point of heart, free, not attached by ligaments or blood vessels. Points causally and ventrally
Apex
Connective tissue sac that surrounds the heart, made of 2 layers
Pericardium
The pericardial sac is filled with ______ ______ which serves as a lubricant as heart beats
Pericardial fluid
An increase in fluid around heart, constricting it and making it so it can’t expand as much can cause
Heart failure
Name for hardware disease
Traumatic reticulo-pericardis
Hardware disease can cause what to build up around the heart
Leads to
Pus (if nicks pericardial sac)
Leads to washing machine murmur
How to treat hardware disease
Pericardial stripping
Where foreign objects go in a cow’s stomach
Reticulum
Which side handles unoxygenated blood, which side handles oxygenated blood
Unoxygenated: right
Oxygenated: left
Where the right atrium receives blood from
The crania and caudal vena cava
The cranial vena cava drains blood from the_______. The caudal vena cava drains blood from the _____
Head
Body
Valve in right atrium that keeps blood going in right direction and not regurgitating back into the atria
Atrio-ventricular or tricuspid valve
Chamber that sends blood to the lungs via the pulmonary artery to pick up O2 and discard CO2
Right ventricle
What chamber the pulmonary valve is located in, keeps blood from flowing back
Right ventricle
The only artery in the body with oxygen poor blood
Pulmonary artery
In the lungs _____ leaves the blood and ______ is picked up
CO2 leaves, O2 is picked up
The only vein in the body with oxygen rich blood
Pulmonary vein
Which chamber the oxygen rich blood from the lungs goes to
The left atrium