Exercise 6 - Pig Circulatory System Flashcards
vein direction
toward the heart
artery direction
away from the heart
two basic artery designations
systemic (blood flow to body), pulmonary (blood flow to lungs)
arterial walls
have inherent thickness; composed of smooth muscles and elastic fibers
which are usually larger, veins or arteries?
veins
veins or arteries: which rely on a system of one-way valves to maintain the movement of blood ____ the heart, under lower pressure than found in the other?
veins (toward the heart)
artery path
artery –> arteriole –> capillary –> cells of organs
vein path
organs –> venules –> veins
four distinct heart chambers
two thin-walled atria, two thick, muscular ventricles
atria
attached contiguously to the anterior ends of the respective ventricles; receive blood from the veins and pump to ventricles
ventricles
pump blood to lungs (right) and body (left)
path of blood flow through heart
anterior/posterior vena cava –> right atrium –> right atrioventricular valve/tricuspid valve –> right ventricle –> semilunar valve –> pulmonary artery –> lung –> pulmonary vein –> left atrium –> left atrioventricular valve/bicuspid valve –> left ventricle –> aortic arch –> brachiocephalic artery, common carotid, subclavian arteries (all anterior), dorsal aorta (dorsal)
largest chamber with thickest wall
left ventricle
function of atrioventricular valves and semilunar valves
prevent blood from flowing backward along the pathway, contribute to producing the pressure gradients necessary to move the blood
leak in valves leads to…
…heart murmur
foramen ovale
opening between atria which allows the blood of the fetus to bypass the not yet functioning lungs
blue baby syndrome caused by, also known as
non-closure of the foramen ovale, cyanotic heart disease
location of common carotid arteries
on either side of the trachea
common carotid arteries divide into these as they flow anteriorly
internal and external carotid arteries
internal carotid arteries supply…
… the brain with blood
external carotid arteries carry blood to…
… the face, tongue, etc.
veins carrying deoxygenated blood back from the head
internal and external jugular veins
external jugular vein is divided into what anteriorly
external and internal maxillary veins
external and internal maxillary veins do what
drain blood from the face, tongue, and jaw
two major veins that return blood to the right atrium from the head and forelimbs and remaining trunk and hind limbs
head and forelimbs: anterior (cranial) (humans: superior) vena cava
remaining trunk and hind limbs: posterior (caudal) (humans: inferior) vena cava
the pulmonary trunk rises from the ___ and carries _____ blood toward the ___ via the ______
right ventricle; deoxygenated; lungs; right and left pulmonary arteries
arteries and veins that feed the actual muscle and tissue of the heart
coronary arteries and veins
the source of fetal oxygen and nutrition
placenta
ductus arteriosus
short connecting vessel that shunts the blood to the dorsal aorta
umbilical arteries
branch from the dorsal/descending aorta and carry some of the blood through the umbilicus and out to the placenta
exits the heart anteriorly
dorsal aorta
large single artery separating anteriorly from the dorsal aorta to form the two common carotid arteries
brachiocephalic trunk
the ___ subclavian artery branches off from the brachiocephalic trunk and the ___ subclavian branches directly from the aortic arch
right; left
the _____ arteries are not symmetrical
subclavian
where do the subclavian arteries send blood?
the forelimbs
location of axillary vein
armpit area
location of lateral thoracic vein
parallels the external surface of the rib cage
brachial veins branch into
radial and ulnar veins