finals lecture 10 (ppt) Flashcards
A closed system of the heart and blood vessels
Cardiovascular System
pumps blood
heart
allowbloodtocirculateto all parts of the body
blood vessels
Located at the thorax and between the lungs
heart
Pointed apex directed toward left hip
heart
About the size of your fist
heart
less than 1 pound
heart
a double serous membrane
pericardium
Nexttoheart
Visceralpericardium
Outside layer;
fibrous tissue, anchors the heart to make sure that the heart stays in place. It also acts as a barrier.
parietal pericardium
Serous fluid
fills the space between the layers of pericardium
Coverings of the heart
Pericardium and serous fluid
Location:Outsidelayer
o Description:
▪ This layer is the
parietal
pericardium
▪ Thin, serous(watery) membrane
that is continuous with the lining
of the pericardium
▪ Connective tissue layer (elastic
fibers and loose connective tissue; and specialized connective tissue adipose)
o Function:Coverstheheartandattaches to the pericardium
Epicardium
Layers of Heart wall
Epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
o Location:Middlelayer
o Description:
▪ Mostly thick layer of cardiac muscle
o Function: Contracts to pump blood into
the arteries
myocardium
o Location:Innerlayer
o Description: ▪Endothelium (layer of epithelial tissue and smooth muscle)
▪ Thin layer of epithelial cells that is continuous with the lining of the blood vessels
o Function: Lines the interior chambers and valves
endocardium
Four Chambers of heart
artia (right and left artium), Ventricles (right and left ventricle)
Upper right chamber;
Receives deoxygenated blood from the body via both the Superior(upper) vena cava and inferior (lower) vena cava and pumps into the right ventricle
Right atrium
Upper left chamber; Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the pulmonary veins and pumps it into the left ventricle.
Left artium
Lower right chamber;
Receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs to be oxygenated.
Right ventricle
Lower left chamber; Receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it into the aorta. The cell walls of the left ventricle are nearly three times as thick as those of the right ventricle owing to the force required to pump the blood into the arterial system.
Left ventricle
2 types of septum
interatrial septum and Interventricular septum
divides the left and right atrium
Interatrial septum
divides the left and right ventricles
interventricular septum
Valves of the heart
Atrioventricular valves (Tricuspid valve and Bicuspid valve), Semilunar valves (Pulmonary semilunar valve and Aortic semilunar valve)
(right atrioventricular valve)
▪ Location: Between the right atrium and right ventricle
▪ Description: Has three cusps hence the name tricuspid
▪ Function: Closes when the right ventricle contracts and prevents blood from flowing back into the right atrium
Atrioventricular valves
(left atrioventricular valve or mitral valve)
▪ Location: Between the left atrium and left ventricle
▪ Description: Has two cusps, hence the name bicuspid
▪ Function: Closes when the left ventricle contracts and prevents blood from flowing back into the left atrium
Bicuspid valve
between ventricle and artery
o Pulmonary semilunar valve (right semilunar valve)
▪ Location: At the entrance to the pulmonary artery
▪ Description: Has three half- moon shaped cusps
▪ Function: Closes when the right ventricle relaxes and prevents blood from flowing back into the right ventricle
Semilunar valves
(left semilunar valve)
▪ Location: At the entrance to the aorta
▪ Description: Has three half shaped cusps
▪ Function: Closes when the left ventricle relaxes and prevents blood from flowing back into the left ventricle
Aortic semilunar valve
Incompetent valve – backflow and repump
- Stenosis – stiff – heart workload increased
- May be replaced
- Lup Dub Heart Sound
Valves Pathology
ASSOCIATED GREAT VESSELS OF THE HEART
Aorta, Pulmonary arteries, vena cava and pulmonary veins
Leaves left ventricle
Aorta
Leave right ventricle
Leave right ventricle
Enters right atrium
Vena Cava
enter left atrium
Pulmonary veins (four)
Blood in the heart chambers does not nourish the myocardium
Coronary Circulation
The heart has its own nourishing circulatory system
o Coronaryarteries
o Cardiac veins
o Blood empties into the right atrium via
the coronary sinus
Coronary Circulation
Rapid heartbeat
o Inadequateblood
o Angina pectoris
Cardiac Pathology
CONDUCTION SYSTEM OF THE HEART
- Intrinsic conduction system (nodal system)
- Heart muscle cells contract, without nerve
impulses, in a regular, continuous way - Does not have to pass the central nervous
system to pump
Special tissue sets the pace
Sinoatrial node, Atrioventricular node, Atrioventricular node, Bundle branches Purkinje fibers
(right atrium) “Pacemaker”; generates an electrical signal that causes the upper heart chambers (atria) to contract
Sinoatrial node
(junction of right and left atria and ventricles) – electrical gatekeeper and introduces a delay between atrial and ventricular excitation, allowing for efficient ventricular filling.
Atrioventricular node