Module #1 - Heart: Anatomy and Function Flashcards
What are the 3 circulation systems of the cardiovascular system?
Pulmonary Circulation
Systemic Circulation
Coronary Circulation
Where is the pulmonary circulation supplied from?
Right side of the heart
Describe Blood flow in the pulmonary circulation (start w/ heart)?
R side of heart –> pulmonary trunk
Pulmonary trunk –> R/L Pulmonary arteries
Pulmonary arteries –> Capillaries surrounding alveoli
Capillaries –> pulmonary veins
Pulmonary veins –> L side of the heart
What is the function of pulmonary circulation?
Deliver blood to lungs for gas exchange
What is the pressure of the pulmonary circulation system compared to systemic pressure?
“Low pressure”
How does the volume of blood pumped per heart beat through the pulmonary circulation compared to systemic circulation?
Same amount of volume
Describe blood flow in the systemic circulation?
L side of the heart –> aorta
Aorta –> major blood vessels of body
Major blood vessels –> capillaries w/in each organ of the body
Capillaries –> venous system
Inferior/superior vena cava –> R side of the heart
What is the function of systemic circulation?
Deliver blood to every region of the body for gas exchange
How does the pressure of the systemic circulation compare to the pulmonary system?
High pressure
What is the function of coronary circulation?
Blood supply to the heart itself
Describe blood flow in the coronary circulation
L side of the heart –> aorta
Aorta –> R/L coronary arteries
R/L Coronaries –> Regional arterial branches
Arterial branches –> Coronary capillaries
Coronary capillaries –> Coronary veins
Coronary veins –> Coronary sinus
What are collateral arteries of the coronary circulation?
Anastomoses –> connections between r/l pathways or 2 branches of R or L coronary artery
What is arteriogenesis?
Collateral growth
When does arteriogenesis occur?
In response to coronary artery obstruction
remodeling allows for new/alternative blood flow pathways to supply myocardium
Describe blood flow through the 4 chambers of the heart
Right atrium –> Tricuspid valve (right AV valve)
Tricuspid valve –> Right ventricle
Right ventricle –> Right semilunar valve (pulmonary semilunar valve)
Lungs –> Left atrium
Left atrium –> Mitral valve (left AV valve)
Mitral valve –> Left ventricle
Left ventricle –> Left semilunar (aortic semilunar valve)
Where does the right atrium get its blood and what kind of blood does it get?
“Low oxygenated blood” from SVC, IVC, Coronary sinus (via coronary gens)
What does the tricuspid valve (right av valve) do?
Regulate blood flow from R atria –> R ventricle
Where does the right ventricle receive its blood and what kind of blood does it receive?
“Low oxygenated” from the R atrium
What is the shape of the right ventricle, and why is it shaped that way?
Triangularly shaped
Functions as “bellow” –> allows pumping of large volume into “low pressure” pulmonary circulation
What does the right semilunar valve do?
Regulate blood flow from right vent rile to pulmonary trunk
Where does the left atrium get its blood from and what kind of blood is it?
“Oxygenated blood” from 4 pulmonary veins (2 from right; 2 from left)
What does the mitral valve (left av valve) do?
Regulated blood flow between left atrium and left ventricle
Where does the left ventricle get its blood and what kind of blood is it?
“Oxygenated blood” from the left atrium
What is the shape of the left ventricle and why is it shaped like that?
“Bullet shaped” –> allows forceful pumping of blood into “high pressure” circulation
What does the left semilunar valve (aortic semilunar valve) do?
Regulates blood flow between left ventricle and aorta
Which phase is systole?
Contraction phase