Lecture 1- CVS introduction

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all cells are

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metabolically active

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what does metabolically activate mean

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use oxygen and produce carbon dioxide

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single celled organism don’t need a CVS because

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they can use diffusion to get get nutrients to where it needs to be

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larger organisms need a CVS to

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get oxygen and nutrients to all cells

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site of diffusion

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capillaries

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capillaries adaption

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single layer of endothelial cell surrounded by basal lamina

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summaries the purpose of the CVS

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• To carry oxygen and nutrients to the tissue capillaries where diffusion can take place • Carries CO2 and waste products back into the blood

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deoxygenated blood

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leaves tissue and is pumped to the lung by the right ventricle via the pulmonary veins

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why are alveoli so efficient at gas exchange

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rich blood supply thin wall (one cell thick)

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is the oxygenated blood that fills the left ventricle enough to perfuse the heart

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no it requires its own blood supply- coronary circulation

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coronary circulation

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Coronary arteries supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle, and cardiac veins drain away the blood once it has been deoxygenated. Most myocardial perfusion occurs during heart relaxation (diastole) when the subendocardial coronary vessels are open and under lower pressure.

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if the coronary arteries supplying the left ventricle are blocked or damaged

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the heart wall is too thick to be able to supply enough oxygen and nutrient to th§e wall of the muscle- cardiac myocyte death

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anatomical position of the heart

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right ventricle facing the front

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left anterior descending artery known as

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the widow maker- most likely to be blocked in a heart attack

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oxygenated blood enter the

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left ventricle via the pulmonary vein

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deoxygenated blood is taken to the right ventricle via

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the vena cavas

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deoxygenated blood is taken tot the lungs via the

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pulmonary artery

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oxygenated blood is delivered to the rest of the body via the

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aorta

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coronary arteries are what type of arteries

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end arteries

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end arteries

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have few anastomoses- they don’t connect together much

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anastomoses

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where arteries join each other

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why are anastomoses beneficial

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if one artery gets cut off then another artery can supply that area

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end arteries are prone to

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atheroma–> narrowing due to atheromatous plaque formation

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what encompasses the heart

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pericardial sac- visceral cavity

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describe the pericardial sac

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a double-walled sac containing the heart and the roots of the great vessels - filled with pericardial fluid

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what are the two walls of the pericardial sac cakked

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parietal visceral

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parietal wall

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outer fibrous wall

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visceral

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very thin covering

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layers of the pericardium (outer to inner)

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• fibrous layer - parietal layer - pericardial cavity - visceral layer (epicardium) - myocardium - endocardium

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transverse pericardial sinus

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lies anterior to the superior vena cava and posterior to the ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk.

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why is the transverse pericardial sinus clinical important

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This sinus is clinically important because passing one end of clamp through the sinus, and the other end anterior to the aorta/pulmonary trunk will allow complete blockage of blood output.

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two main coronary arteries which branch to supply the entire heart

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left and right coronary arteries

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left and right coronary arteries arise from the

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left and right aortic sinuses within the aorta

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aortic sinuses

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small openings found within the aorta behind the left and right flaps of the aortic valve. When the heart is relaxed, the back-flow of blood fills these valve pockets, therefore allowing blood to enter the coronary arteries.

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the left coronary artery (LCA) initially branches to yield the

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left anterior descending (LAD), which gives off the left marginal artery (LMA) and the left circumflex artery (Cx)

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left anterior descending (LAD) also called the

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anterior inter-ventricular artery

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the right coronary artery (RCA)

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branches to form the right marginal artery (RMA) anteriorly

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cardiac veins

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blood travels form the subendocardium into the thebesian veins- small tributaries running throughout the myocardium–> these drain into larger veins that drain into the coronary sinus

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coronary sinus

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main vein fo the heart located on the posterior surface in the coronary sulcus

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coronary sulcus

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runs between the left atrium and left ventricle

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the coronary sinus drains into the

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right atrium

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within the right atrium the opening of the coronary sinus is located between the

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right atrioventricular orifice and the inferior vena cava orifice

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in general the area o the heart which an artery passes

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will be the area that it perfuses

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where does the left anterior descending artery supply

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right ventricle, left ventricle and interventricular septum

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where does the left marginal artery supply

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left ventricle

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where does the right coronary artery supply

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right atrium and ventricle

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where does the right marginal artery supply

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right ventricle and apex

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where does the left circumflex artery supply

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left atrium and ventricle

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where does the posterior interventircular artery supply

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right and left ventricles and interventircular septum

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branching structure of the coronary arteries

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