Exam 4 Study Flashcards
Long-term elevated blood pressure is correlated with an increase in which of the following health problems?
Kidney disease
storke
heart disease
Two components of the cardiovascular system
Heart: pumps blood
Blood vessels: carries blood
T or F: In the human body, blood is always contained within the blood vessels or within the lymphatic vessels.
False: In humans, blood is contained within blood vessels. Lymph is contained within the lymphatic vessels, not blood.
Functions of blood
- carries nutrients to tissues
- removes waste products from tissues
- brings oxygen to tissues
Three main functions of the cardiovascular system
- protect body against infection
- transport gases, nutrients, and wastes
- regulate temperature, pH, and salt balance
body system primarily impacted by hypertension
cardiovascular system
Where is blood in the body?
within blood vessels
The lymphatic system works with the cardiovascular system by
collecting excess tissue fluid
Blood brings carbon dioxide to the lungs, where it also picks up…
oxygen, which is needed by cells of the body.
Three types of blood vessels
- arteries
- veins
- capillaries
The functions of the cardiovascular system include generation of blood pressure by the heart, transportation of blood, regulation of blood flow and…
exchanges of nutrients, wastes, and gases at the capillaries
Location of heart
between the lungs, directly behind the sternum
the major portion of the heart, composed of cardiac muscle tissue
myocardium
The system that assists the cardiovascular system by collecting excess tissue fluid is the…
lymphatic system
Atrium vs ventricle
atrium: nearer to top, receive blood from veins
ventricle: nearer to bottom/apex, stronger at pumping
A type of cell junction that aids in simultaneous contractions of cardiac fibers
gap junction
Four chambers of the heart
left and right atria
left and right ventricle
The human heart is located between the lungs and is tilted with the apex angled to the individual’s
Left
The myocardium consists of what type of muscle tissue?
cardiac
Know locations of…
Superior vena cava
Aorta
Pulmonary trunk
Right coronary artery
Inferior vena cava
What tightly join cardiac muscle fibers to neighboring fibers?
intercalated discs
Septum of the heart
Location of heart valves
- Aortic semilunar valve
matches: between left ventricle and aorta - Bicuspid or mitral valve
matches: between left atrium and ventricle - Pulmonary semilunar valve: between right ventricle and pulmonary trunk
- Tricuspid valve: between right atrium and ventricle
Cardiac veins
return blood from the coronary capillary beds, and empty into the right atrium
a heart attack is the result of…
disruption of the blood supply to the heart
Main blood vessels that carry blood immediately away from the right and left ventricles of the heart
aorta and pulmonary trunk
passage of blood
- inferior/superior vena cava from systemic veins to right atrium
- through tricuspid valve to right ventricle
- through pulmonary semilunar valve to pulmonary trunk
- to lungs
- from pulmonary veins to left atrium
- through bicuspid valve to left ventircle
- through aortic semilunar valve into aorta
- to vena cava
Bi vs tricuspid valve
bi: left
tri: right
The first arteries that branch off the aorta are called the…
cardiac arteries
Two main blood vessels that carry blood into the right atrium of the heart
Superior and inferior vena cava
Chamber of heart with the thickest wall
left ventricle because it must pump to the entire body
Cardiac system
The cardiac cycle includes systole and diastole.
Both atria contract at the same time.
The myocardium receives oxygen and nutrients from which blood vessels?
coronary arteries
Right side pumps ___, left side pumps___
right: lungs
left: body
Systole vs diastole
systole: contraction
diastole: relaxation
Heart rate of a healthy adult human at rest
60 to 80 bpm
sound of the heart beat occurs when…
- first beat: increasing pressure of blood inside the ventricles forces the AV valves to close
- second beat: ventricles relax, causing the semilunar valves to close
the function of the atrioventricular (AV) node
It conducts an electrical impulse into the ventricles
Pacemaker of the heart
SA (sinoatrial) node
Which cardiac structure conducts the heart beat from the atria to the ventricles?
AV node
The major actions of the hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine on the heart is to cause the heart to…
contract faster and stronger
Which of the following refers to uncontrolled irregular activity of the ventricles?
ventricular fibrillation
Blood vessels high pressure to low pressure
aorta, arteriole, capillary, venule, venae cavae
Cardiac circuits
pulmonary: through lungs
systemic: serves needs of body tissues
Blood leaving the heart to travel the pulmonary circuit leaves which chamber of the heart?
right ventricle
Blood in pulmonary arteries
away from heart, oxygen-poor
Venae cavae
The inferior vena cava collects blood from the lower body.
They are the largest veins in the systemic circuit.
The largest artery in the human systemic circuit is the
aorta