Heart and lungs Flashcards
Mediastinum
Lies between right and left pleura of lungs
Pericardium
outermost layer of heart
Myocardium
facilitates pumping action; contractile elements
Myocardial cells
automaticity, rhythmicity, conductivity
Pulmonary Circulation
delivers blood from heart to lungs & back to heart
Peripheral circulation
delivers blood from heart to body & back to heart
Arteries
large vessels that carry blood away from heart
Arterioles
small, branch arteries
Capillaries
smallest vessels; site of gas & nutrient exchange
Veins
vessels that carry blood toward heart
Venules
small veins that carry blood toward heart
Venous blood
blood returning to heart
Arterial blood
blood leaving heart and going to body or lungs
Tricuspid valve
right side
atrioventricular
Bicuspid/ mitral
left
atrioventricular
Pericardium
tough, membranous sac that encases heart
Systole
contraction phase; blood is pumped out of chamber
Diastole
relaxation phase; blood fills chamber
Autorhythmaticity
ability to initiate impulse for contraction at regular intervals
SA node
pacemaker of cardiac contraction
Atrioventricular node
delays impulse by 1/10 of second, allowing atria to contract before ventricles
Purkinje fibers
rapidly spreads impulse to contract throughout ventricles
Parasympathetic (crainosacral)nerve fibers:
decrease heart rate
Sympathetic (throcolumbar) nerve fibers
increase heart rate