Human science cardiovascular anatomy Flashcards
What is the circulatory system?
heart, blood, vessels and blood.
What is the lymphatic system?
lymph nodes, vessels and lymph.
What is pulmonary circulation?
Right side pumps blood to lungs.
What is the Systemic circulation?
Left side pumps blood to the rest of the body.
Where is the systemic circuit?
Left side of the heart in the aortic valve.
Where is the pulmonary circuit?
Right side of the lungs in the pulmonary valve.
What are the four chambers of the car?
two atria and two ventricles separated by the septum.
What are the major blood vessels of the heart?
inferior and superior vena cava, aorta, pulmonary trunk and blood vessels supported by fat in sulcus.
Epicardium
outermost, serous.
Myocardium
middle, muscle layer.
Endocardium
innermost, endothelium.
What is the fibrous pericardium?
outermost, rigid and prevents overstretching.
What is the Parietal pericardium (serous)?
interior to fibrous.
What is the Visceral pericardium or epicardium (serous)?
wrapped around the heart.
Pericardial fluid released by serous layers lubricated for easy gliding.
Chamber
atria and ventricles.
