Lecture 4- Cardiovascular system, anatomy of the heart, part 1 Flashcards
What organs does the cardiovascular system consist of? What is the basic role of each?
Heart= pump Arteries= supply take blood to target tissues from heart Veins/lymphatics= drainage, veins (blood), lymphatics (lymph fluid back into circulatory system) Capillaries= exchange between tissues and blood, take nutrients to and waste away
What are organs of the cardiovascular system made of?
Vascular tissue
What is vascular tissue made of?
- connective tissue
- cells
How does the connective tissue making up vascular tissue vary?
Varies according to where it is/ function:
- More collagen makes it strong +resistant
- More elastin makes it stretchy
What specific cell types make up vascular tissue?
- epithelia (form barriers between environments)
- Muscle
What two types of muscle are involved in the cardiovascular system?
- Cardiac for the heart walls
- Smooth for involuntary movements found in blood vessels and walls of lymphatics
What is the lymphatic system?
- It is part of the cardiovascular system
- A network of tissues, vessels and organs that work together to move a colorless, watery fluid called lymph back into your circulatory system (your bloodstream).
- It is known as a open-entry drainage system and is one way
The blood vascular system is…
- A closed supply and drainage system
- It works in a continuous loop to bring blood from heart to the target tissue and back
In a diagram red=
- Vessels that carry oxygenated blood
- This is not necessarily all arties as the vein from the lung to the left side of the heart carries oxygenated blood
In a diagram blue=
- Vessels that carry deoxygenated blood
- This is not necessarily all veins as the artery from the right side of the heart to the lungs carries deoxygenated blood (it going to get oxygenated)
How many pumps does the cardiovascular system consist of? What are their functions?
2 pumps that work in series the right side of the heart send to lungs (to be oxygenated). The left side then pumps to the rest of the body.
In a diagram green=
-Vessels transporting lymph fluid back to veins close to the heart (carrying blood back)
What are the two circulations within the cardiovascular system?
- Pulmonary circulation (heart and lungs)
- Systemic circulation (out to body)
What circulation reverses the rules of what you would typically think in terms of what vessels are carrying oxygenated and deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary circulation. Arteries carry deoxygenated, Veins carrying oxygenated.
What vessel is associated with the supply side of the cardiovascular system?
Arteries are the only supply path go away from the heart out to organs.
How are arteries situated and what is this to avoid?
Major arteries are situated to avoid damage
eg: deep in the trunk; on flexor aspect of limbs
What is special about important structures in terms of supply?
Important structures often receive supply from two sources (two separate arteries)
eg: hand
Do arteries keep the same name at each branch?
No, change
What makes up the exchange network of the cardiovascular system?
Capillaries of varying degrees of permeability:
- Continuous (controlled ~ tight)
- Fenestrated (leaky)
- Sinusoidal (very leaky i.e. has lots of openings)
What are the three pathways for drainage in the cardiovascular system?
- Deep veins
- Superficial veins
- Lymphatics
(deep and superficial are part of the blood vascular, lymphatics are part of the lymphatic system)