Exam 3 Flashcards
What is the key organ of the cardiovascular system?
Heart
How are arteries different from veins?
Arteries carry blood away from heart, veins carry blood to heart
OR
Arteries contain oxygenated blood, veins contain deoxygenated blood
What do capillaries do?
Gas exchange
Fully explain the movement of blood in the heart.
- Veins carry deoxygenated blood to right atrium
- Deoxygenated blood flows to right ventricle (RV)
- Pulmonary Trunk transports deoxygenated blood from RV to lungs
- Oxygenated blood is delivered to left atrium (LA)
- Oxygenated blood flows from LA to left ventricle (LV)
- Aorta transports oxygenated blood from LV to systemic organs
Name the structure in the right atrium that acts as the natural pacemaker of the heart.
SA node
What is the main factor that affects blood pressure?
Blood vessel diameter
What word is used to describe the process of DECREASING blood vessel diameter?
Vasoconstriction
What effect does vasodilation have on blood pressure?
blood pressure will decrease
Explain the difference between systolic pressure and diastolic pressure.
Systolic - pressure while heart is contracting
Diastolic - pressure while heart is relaxing
What effect does an increase in blood volume have on blood pressure?
Increase pressure
What organ is responsible for regulating blood volume?
kidney
If blood pressure gets too low due to a decrease in blood volume, what can the cardiovascular system do to temporarily fix the problem?
Increase heart rate
What type of receptors are responsible for detecting changes in blood pressure?
Baroreceptors
What term is used to describe higher than normal blood pressure?
Hypertension
What important respiratory function occurs in the alveoli?
Gas exchange
Which type of respiration refers to the movement of gas between air in the environment and the bloodstream?
External respiration
What does surfactant do in the alveoli?
Reduce surface tension
Explain the relevance of Dalton’s law to the respiratory system.
Air moves in and out of the body based on partial pressure of gases
Explain the relevance of boyle’s law to the respiratory system.
Change in chest volume causes changes in air pressure within the lungs
In what direction does the diaphragm move when it contracts?
Down
When the diaphragm moves upward, how does the chest cavity change in volume?
Decrease
If the chest cavity increases in volume, how does air pressure in the lungs change?
Decrease
If air pressure in the lungs decreases, where will air want to move to?
Into the lungs
What effect does absence of surfactant have on breathing difficulty?
Makes it more difficult
What is the most common waste product from cell metabolism?
CO2
Does the respiratory system help regulate blood ph and acid-base balance?
Yes
How many molecules of oxygen can bind to 1 molecule of hemoglobin?
4
What is the difference between oxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin?
Oxyhemoglobin binds to oxygen while methemoglobin does not bind
Besides oxygen, name another molecule that can bind to hemoglobin.
CO2
What is the normal blood ph range in animals?
7.35 to 7.45