lecture 12: cardiovascular system Flashcards
parts of the cardiovascular system
heart
blood
blood vessels (vasculature)
vasculature
blood vessels
veins, arteries, and capillaries
structure of the heart
circulation maintains heart works properly by pumping blood continuously
apex and base
Right side: R. atrium, R. ventricle, superior vena cava
Left side: Aorta, pulmonary artery, L. atrium, L. ventricle, coronary artery and vein
myocardium
heart muscle (what most of it is made out of)
atria made out of this with thinner walls
pulmonary artery
removes waste in the heart
coronary vein
remove waste, CO2, etc. from tissue
coronary artery
bring oxygen and nutrients to the heart tissue
in lungs
blood exchanging oxygen and CO2 with alveoli
pulmonary capillary beds
O2 moves into the blood and CO2 leaves (from tissues)
go from blood to alveoli
pulmonary veins
oxygenated blood gets moved to the heart
return from lungs
aorta
blood moves to the tissues from L atrium and L ventricle
Left atrium
blood from pulmonary veins comes into here
contracts and pushes it to L ventricle
L ventricle pushes to aorta and all arteries and systemic circuit tissues
artery
blood vessel that moves blood away from the heart
vein
blood vessel that moves blood towards the heart
oxygenated blood
arterial blood with high O2 concentration (L side)
deoxygenated blood
venous blood pumping
how much O2 depends on how much tissues have extracted/metabolic rate (R side)
R atrium
contracts and pushes blood into R ventricle
R ventricle contracts and pushes blood onto pulmonary trunk
pump deoxygenated blood
pulmonary trunk
R ventricle pushes blood onto this
splits into R. and L pulmonary arteries going towards lungs
venae cavae
superior and inferior
empty onto R atrium
superior vena cava
bringing blood to heart from arms, shoulders, head, neck
inferior vena cava
bringing blood to heart from bottom of body
all venous blood
pulmonary arteries
deoxygenated blood being moved away from heart to the lungs
heart valves
2 atrioventricular (in between atria and ventricles)
2 semilunar (between ventricles and outflow vessels)
blood flow is unidirectional in heart, never goes back BECAUSE OF THESE
separation of chambers, do not want to mix blood
R ventricle
pushes blood towards lungs
not as thick as L
L ventricle
wants to produce lots of contraction, overcome gravity
lots thicker than R
pushes blood to whole systemic circulation, including the head
overcome gravity pushing blood up
contracts more forcefully
interventricular septum
separating the ventricles
important to not mix blood
need arterial blood to be fully oxygenated
descending aorta
brings oxygenated blood to tissues
AV (mitral valves)
atriventricular
prevent blood from backflow to atrium
formed by thin flaps of connective tissue joined at base by ring of connective tissue
very flimsy, delicate
can be tricuspid or bicuspid
open towards the ventricles
dont “move” since theres no muscle, open and close due to pressure changes between the chambers and/or out flow vessels
happens passively
tricuspid valve
right AV
3 flaps, on R side of heart (between atrium and ventricle)