CV Quiz 1 Flashcards
What are the major functions of the cardiovascular system? (5)
- Transport essential substances to the tissues
- Remove biproducts of metabolism
- Regulation of body temperature
- Humural communications throught the body
- Adjustments of oxygen and nutruent supply in different physiological states
Why is the heart considered 2 pumps?
It consists of the RV for pulomonary circulation and LV for systemtic circulation.
What parts of the heart cause unidirectional flow in the cardiovascular system?
Valves
What part of the circulation distributes blood to the tissues?
Arteries
What part of the circulation contains the majority of the total blood volume?
Veins
The greatest resistance to blood flow occurs in what part of the circulation?
Arterioles
What is the function of the capillaries?
Exchange of nutrients
Is blood flow pulsatile or non-pulsatile in the capillaries?
Non-pulsatile
As the cross-sectional area of a vascular bed increases, the velocity of blood flow increases or decreases?
Decreases
What contributes to optimal conditions for capillary function?
Blood flow velocity is very slow, allowing for conditions that are ideal for gas exchange
What is the control of blood flow related to in the majority of the tissue beds in the body?
Tissue needs
Describe the boundaries of the mediastinum.
Divided into supperior and anterrior sections.
Supperior: above plane between sternal angle and inferrior border of t4 vertebral body
Inferrior: anterrior, middle and posterrior
In what part of the mediastinum is the heart located?
Inferrior middle
Name the different layers of the pericardium
- Fibrous
- Seroous
- Pariatel layer
- Visceral layer
What nerves travel across the pericardium to the diaphragm? From which nerve roots do these nerves originate?
a. Phrenic nerves
b. C3-C5 vertebrae
What is the sympathetic innervation to the heart?
T1-T4 “Cardiac accelerators”