CV Study Guide Flashcards
Thecardiovascularsystemconsistsofthe
heartandallthebloodvessels.Functionally,
theheartislikea
doublepumpwitheachpumpconnectedtotheotherthroughalongseriesofbloodvessels
heart consists of how many chambers
4
tworeceivingchamberscalled
atria
twopumpingchamberscalled
ventricles.
Theleftsideoftheheartalwayspumps
oxygenatedblood,
andtherightsidealwayspumps
deoxygenatedblood.
Thepulmonarycircuitrefersto
allthebloodvesselsthattakedeoxygenatedbloodfromtherightventricleofthehearttothelungs,andthenreturnoxygenatedbloodtotheleftatrium.
systemiccircuit.
bloodvesselsthattransportthisoxygenatedbloodtothebody
gasexchangeoccurswithin
capillaries
capillaries
microscopicbloodvesselsonlyonecelllayerthick
capillaries wall made up of
simplesquamousepithelium.
Theseflatcellseasilypermitthediffusionofgases,suchasoxygen(O2)andcarbondioxide(CO2)
simplesquamousepithelium.
normalby-productofcellularrespirationandgraduallybuildsupwithinbodycells
Carbondioxide
Carbondioxidediffusesfromthebodycellsintothe
capillary.
pathwaythatbeginsandendswiththe
right atrium
whichatrioventricularvalve—bicuspidortricuspid—comesfirst
Yourideyourtricycle(tricuspid)beforeyourbicycle(bicuspid).
Coronarycirculationreferstothe
bloodsupplytotheheart
oronaryarteriessupplyoxygenatedbloodtothe
heart
cardiacveinscarrydeoxygenatedbloodbackto
the heart
flowchartsummarizescoronarycirculationthroughthebloodvessels
Baseofaortaleftandrightcoronaryarteriesbranchesofcoronaryarteries(circumflexa.,anteriorinterventriculara.,marginala.,posteriorinterventriculara.)coronarycapillariescardiacveinscoronarysinusrightatrium
coronaryarteriesbecomeblocked
bloodsupplytotheheartisreduced
coronaryarteriesbecomeblocked deprives cardiac muscles cells of
oxygen
if coronary arteries remain blocked for many years, it can lead to
myocardialinfarction(heartattack)
Todistinguishtheanteriorfromtheposteriorviewoftheheart
usethecoronarysinusasalandmarkfortheposteriorview
Goodlandmarksfortheanteriorviewinclude
pulmonarytrunk,anteriorinterventricularartery,circumflexartery,andascendingaorta.
heartisdividedinto
leftandrighthalvesandhasfourchambers,twoatriaandtwoventricles.
firstchamberstoreceivebloodfromthebody.
atria
what happens in the atria
fillwithblood,contract,andtransferbloodtothepumpingchambers,orventricles
which are the pumping chambers
ventricles.
rightventriclepumps
deoxygenatedbloodtothelungs
leftventriclepumps
oxygenatedbloodtotherestofthebody
hearthastwodifferenttypesofvalves
atrioventricular(AV)valvesandsemilunarvalves
atrioventricular(AV)valvesandsemilunarvalves.
TheAVvalvesarelocatedbetweentheatriaandtheventricles.Theoneontherightsideofthehearthasthreevalveflaps,soitiscalledthetricuspidvalve,andtheoneontheleftsidehastwovalveflaps,soitiscalledthebicuspid(mitral)valve.Thesevalvespermitaone-wayflowofbloodfromatriatoventricles.
semilnar valves
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chordaetendineae
Long,fibrous,cord-likestructures anchor the valve flaps to the papillary muscles
papillary muscles
long,cone-shaped,muscularextensionsoftheinnerventricles
chordaetendineaeandpapillarymuscleshelp
keeptheAVvalvesclosedduringventricularcontraction.
semilunarvalvesarelocatedat
thebaseofeachmajorarterythatleaveseachventricle
Ontherightsideisthepulmonarysemilunarvalve,andontheleftistheaorticsemilunarvalve
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Semilunarvalvesprevent
backflowofbloodintotheventricles
Fromoutermosttoinnermost,thewalloftheheartismadeofthreelayers
epicardium,myocardium,andendocardium
Theepicardium(visceralpericardium)ismadeof
fibrousconnectivetissueandistheinnermostlayerofthepericardialsacthatsurroundstheheart
myocardiumiscomposedof
multiplelayersofcardiacmuscleandmanybloodvesselsandnerves
endocardiumismadeof
simplesquamousepitheliumandlinestheinsideofalltheheartchambersandvalves
endocardium is continuous with the
endotheliumofbloodvesselsthatenterandexittheheart,suchastheaortaandthepulmonaryveins.
Thesemilunarvalvesresembleamodified
peacesignwhenclosed
Todistinguishbetweentheleftandrightventricles,notethatthewalloftheleftventricleis
thicker than the wall of the right ventricle
Theatrioventricularvalvesandassociatedstructuresresemblea
parachute; The valve flaps are the parachute, ventricle. the parachute cords are the chordae tendineae, and the paratrooper is the papillary muscle
Thehearthasitsowninternalregulationsystemtoachievetwoimportantfunctions:
(1)triggeringtheheartbeat,and(2)coordinatingthetimingbetweencontractionoftheatriaandcontractionoftheventricles
intrinsicconductionsystem
Thehearthasitsowninternalregulationsystemtoachievetwoimportantfunctions
without the intrinsicconductionsystem to ensure that the heart chambers do what
completelyfillwithbloodbeforecontracting,theheartwouldbeaveryinefficientpump
intrinsicconductionsystemconsistsofthefollowingsixstructures
sinoatrial (SA) node; Internodal pathway; atrioventricular node; atrioventricular (AV) bundle; bundle branches (right and left); purkinje fibers
intinsic conduction system cann be structurally divided into two main parts
thenodes(SAandAVnodes)andthepathway(internodalpathway,AVbundle,bundlebranches,andPurkinjefibers).
the nodes
(SAandAVnodes)
the pathway
(internodalpathway,AVbundle,bundlebranches,andPurkinjefibers)
Thenodesconsistof
clustersofspecializedcardiacmusclecellsthatcontainveryfewcontractileproteins—myosinandactin—foundinnormalcardiacmusclecells
nodes are the only cells in the body that are
autorhythmicmusclecells
Insteadofcontracting,nodesserveasakindof
“sparkplug,”orstimulus,toestablishtheheartbeat
SAnodeislocated
withinthewalloftherightatriumandisreferredtoastheprimarypacemaker.
AVnodeislocatedinthe
septumbetweenthetwoatriaandisreferredtoasthesecondarypacemaker
Likesmoothmusclecells,cardiacmusclecellscan
stimulateadjacentcells.
becausecardiacmusclecellsinterdigitatewitheachotherlikepiecesofajigsawpuzzle,stimulatingthefirstcellwill
quicklystimulatealltheothersinthepathway.
Theinternodalpathwayradiatesfromthe
SAnodeandextendstotheleftandrightatriaandAVnode.
AVbundleisarelativelyshortsegmentofcellsthatextendsfrom
theAVnodeandpenetratesintothetopoftheinterventricularseptum
AV BUNDLE IS THE ONLY
electricalconnectionbetweentheatriaandtheventricles.
AV bundle splits into two pathways at the interventricular septum
therightandleftbundlebranches,whichextendthroughtheinterventricularseptumtowardtheapexoftheheart
Theflowoftheimpulseforcontractionalwaysmovesinthefollowingsequence:
SAnodeinternodalpathwayAVnodeAVbundlebundlebranchesPurkinjefibers
theautorhythmiccellswithintheSAnodetriggerthe
impulsetospreadtotheleftandrightatriathroughtheinternodalpathway.
Theimpulsecausesthe_____tocontract,whichforcesbloodintotheventricles.
atria
Adelayinventricularcontractionisneededtoallow
theventriclestofillwithblood.ThisdelaycomesintheformofthetimeittakestostimulatetheAVnodeandsendtheimpulsedowntheAVbundleandbundlebranches.BythetimetheimpulsehasspreadtothePurkinjefibers,theventricleshavefinishedfillingwithblood,andtheventriclesarestimulatedtocontract.
Theintrinsicconductionsystemisan___________thatleadstothecontractingoftheheartchambers,amechanicaleventImpulsePathwaySpecializedcardiac
ELECTRICALEVENT
Anelectrocardiogram(ECGorEKG)
graphoftheheart’selectricalactivityasexpressedinmillivolts(mV)overtime.
instrumentusedtoobtainanECGiscalledan
electrocardiograph
AnECGisusedtodetectif
electricalconductionpathwaywithintheheartisnormalandifanydamagehasbeendonetotheheart
InatypicalleadIIrecording,threedifferentwavesappear:
P,QRScomplex,andT; Each wave represents an electrical event called a depolarization or a repolarization.
electricaleventsstimulate
cardiacmusclewithintheheartwalltoeithercontractorrelax.Consequently,theseeventsleadtothecontractionandrelaxationoftheheartchambers—atriaandventricles.
P WAVE
atrialdepolarization—attheendofthePwave,bothatriahavedepolarized,whichcausestheatriatocontract.
QRS COMPLEX
ventriculardepolarization—attheendoftheQRScomplex,bothventricleshavedepolarized,whichcausestheventriclestocontract.Note:Atrialrepolarizationalsooccursduringthisperiod,butitismaskedbytheventriculardepolarization.
T WAVES
ventricularrepolarization—attheendoftheTwave,bothventricleshaverepolarized,whichcausestheventriclestorelax.
Twotypesofvariations IN AN ECGmaysignalabnormalities:
Variationinwaveheight(theymaybeelevatedordepressed); 2.Variationinnormaltimeintervals
ifaPwaveiselevated,itmayindicate
atrialenlargement.
IftheQRScomplexiselevated,itmayindicate
ventricularenlargement.
AtallandpointedTwavemayindicate
myocardialischemia.
Theheartisessentially
twopumpsthatworktogetherasonesynchronizedunit.
Theleftsidepumpsonly
oxygenatedblood,andtherightsidepumpsonlydeoxygenatedblood
Thecardiaccyclereferstoallthe
pumpingactionsthatoccurwithintheheartduringoneentireheartbeat.Itconsistsofboththeatriaandtheventriclesfillingwithbloodandthencontracting.Itbeginswithcontractionoftheatriaandendswithrefillingoftheatria.Onaverage,thiscontinuouscycletakesabout800msec.tocompleteinanadult.
Theatriaandtheventricleshaverepeatedpatternsofcontraction_____andrelaxation________.
SYSTOLE AND DIASTOLE
Theatriafunctionasthe
receivingchambersofbloodfromthebody.Aftertheyfillwithblood,theycontractandforceblooddownwardintothetruepumps—themorepowerfulventricles.
TRUE PUMPS OF THE HEART
THE VENTRICLES
Becausethesechambershavethemoredifficulttaskofpumpingthebloodtothebody,theyhaveathickerlayerofcardiacmuscleintheirwallsandalargervolume.
THE VENTRICLES
Recallthatthehearthastwopairsof
valves:atrioventricular(AV)valvesandsemilunarvalves.
TheAVvalvesfunctionas
one-wayvalvestopermitbloodtoflowfromtheatriatotheventricles.Theclosingofthesemilunarvalvespreventsbloodfromflowingbackintotheventriclesafterbeingejected.
Theelectrocardiogram(ECG)isrelatedtothe
cardiaccycle.
AnECGmeasures
atrial contraciton; sovolumetric ventricular contraction ; Ventricular ejection; Isovolumetric ventricular relaxation; Passive ventricular filling
,thecardiaccyclehasbeendividedintofivesteps,asfollows:
atrial contraciton; sovolumetric ventricular contraction ; Ventricular ejection; Isovolumetric ventricular relaxation; Passive ventricular filling
atrial contraciton;
ECGconnection:fromPwavetoQwave; AVvalvesopen; Semilunarvalvesclosed; Description:Theleftandrightatriacontractsimultaneously,causingtheatrialpressuretoincrease.ThisforcesbloodthroughtheAVvalvesandintotheventricles.Theventriclesarerelaxedandfillingwithblood.Thesemilunarvalvesareclosedbecausethepressureintheventriclesistoolowtoforcethemopen.
sovolumetric ventricular contraction ;
ECGconnection:beginswithRwave●AVvalvesclosed; Semilunarvalvesclosed●Description:Theventriclesbegincontractinginthisphase,causingtheventricularpressuretoincrease.HigherventricularpressurerelativetotheatriaclosestheAVvalves.Thevolumeofbloodintheventriclesremainsconstant(isovolumetric).Allheartvalvesareclosed.
Ventricular ejection;
ECGconnection:fromSwavetoTwave●AVvalvesclosed●Semilunarvalvesopen●Description:Theventriclescontinuecontractingduringthisphase.Likewringingoutawetrag,theventricleswringtheblood out, beginning at the apex and moving upward. This allows for the maximum volume of blood to be ejected - about 70ml per ventricle. The high ventricular pressure forces the semilunar valves to open, and blood is ejected into the pulmonary arteries and the aorta
Isovolumetric ventricular relaxation;
ECGconnection:beginsatendofTwave●AVvalvesclosed●Semilunarvalvesclosed●Description:Theventriclesarerelaxing,andtheheartvalvesareallclosed.Thevolumeofbloodintheventriclesremainsconstant(isovolumetric).Becauseventricularpressuresarehigherthanatrialpressures,nobloodflowsintotheventricles.Ventricularpressureisquicklydecreasingduringthisphase.
Passive ventricular filling
ECGconnection:afterTwavetonextPwave; ●AVvalvesopen●Semilunarvalvesclosed; ●Description:Asbloodflowsintotheatria,theatrialpressureincreasesuntilitexceedstheventricularpressure.ThisforcestheAVvalvesopen,andbloodfillstheventricles.Thisisthemainwaytheventriclesarefilled.Attheendofthisphase,theventricleswillbeabout70–80%filled.
TheCARDIACCYCLEisa
MECHANICALEVENTlikesqueezingabottleofwater.Justasthepressureinthebottleriseswhensqueezed,sodoesthepressureinaheartchamberwhenitiscontracted.
Inthecentralnervoussystem(CNS),thecardiovascular(CV)centerinthemedullaoblongatais
thecommand-and-controlcenterforregulatingheartfunction.Itusesreflexpathwaystocontrolheartrate.
ThethreemajorperipheralsensoryreceptorsthatprovideinputtotheCVcenterare:
1.Proprioceptors; 2.Chemoreceptors—; 3.Baroreceptors;
1.Proprioceptors—
measuretensionchangesinmusclesandjoints
2.Chemoreceptors—
detectchangesinbloodaciditybysensingchangesinCO2andHlevels
3.Baroreceptors—
locatedinthecarotidsinus,aorticarch,andotherarteries;detectchangesinbloodpressure
TheCVcentersendsitsmotoroutputtotheheartthroughtwodifferentnerves:
1.Vagusnerve—todecreaseheartrate; 2.Cardiacacceleratornerve—toincreaseheartrate
VAGUS NERVE
TO DECREASE HEART RATE
CARDIAC ACCELERATOR NERVE
TO INCREASE HEART RATE
Theinternalpacemakerswithintheheart—
theSAnodeandAVnode—
Theinternalpacemakerswithintheheart helps set the
itsnormalrateandrhythm
Thevagusnerve(cranialnerveX)ispartofthe
parasympatheticdivisionoftheANSandsendsimpulses to the heart to decrease heart rate
why is the vagus nerve a mixed nerve
meaningthatitcontainsbothsensoryandmotorneurons.Baroreceptors,locatedinthecarotidsinus,aorticarch,andotherarteries,detectchangesinbloodpressure
Asbloodpressureincreasesabovenormallevels,impulsesaresentalongsensoryneuronstothe
CVcenterandthencarriedalongmotorneuronswithinthevagusnervetotheheart.
Thevagusnerveinnervatestheheartatthe
SAnodeandAVnode.
THE VAGUS NERVE FUNCTIONS TO INHIBIT THE HEART, THEREBY ….
reducingtheheartrateandstrengthofcontractions.This,inturn,decreasescardiacoutput,whichlowersbloodpressurebacktonormal.Atthesametime,impulsesalsoaresentoutalongvasomotornerves(notshowninillustration)thatstimulatevasodilation,therebyfurtherloweringthebloodpressure.