Module 2: Cardiovascular system and blood Flashcards
endothelial cells are
epithelial cells within the cardiovascular system
blood vascular system is
a closed supply and drainage system (continuous)
lymphatic vascular system is
an open entry drainage system (one way)
red blood is
oxygenated
blue blood is
deoxygenated
purple represents
gas exchange
green represents
lymphatics
arteries carry blood
away from the heart
veins carry blood
towards the heart
pulmonary circuit involves
the heart and lungs
systemic circuit involves
the body (excluding the lungs) and the heart
why are major arteries situated deep (next to bone)
as protection to avoid being damaged
how many arteries feed important structures
2
role of capillaries
exchange network
three types of capillaries
continuous, fenestrated, sinusoidal
what is the leakiness like in continuous capillaries
controlled/ tight
what is the leakiness like in fenestrated capillaries
leaky
what is the leakiness like in fenestrated capillaries
very leaky
deep veins run antiparallel to what structure
arteries
superficial veins are
large veins as they are low pressure and low velocity so easy to clot
the cross sectional area of veins is how much greater than arteries
twice
veins are ___ pressure, ___ volume structures
low; high
arteries are ___ pressure ___ volume structures
high; low
blood in=
blood out
shape of the heart
blunt, cone-shaped
apex of the heart
pointed end, situated on approx 5th rib (midclavical)
base of heart
broad end, tilted towards neck
the heart is the size of
a closed fist
how much of the heart sits to the left
2/3
what valve separates the right atrium and right ventricle
tricuspid AV valve
what valve separates the left atrium and left ventricle
bicuspid AV valve
what valve separates the pulmonary artery and right ventricle
pulmonary semilunar valve
what valve separates the aorta and left ventricle
aortic semilunar valve
what separates the two ventricles
interventricular septum
blood flows from ___ to ___ in the heart
atrium; ventricle
function of valves
to prevent backflow of blood from the direction it came from
endocardium is
the innermost layer of the heart
myocardium is
the middle layer of the heart differing in thickness
epicardium is
outer layer of the heart
endothelium of the endocardium
squamous
endocardium contains
loose irregular fibrous connective tissue, blood vessels and Purkinje (electrical conduction) fibres
what side of myocardium is the thickest
right is 3x thicker than due to higher pressure
epicardium contains
visceral pericardium, blood vessels, loose irregular adipose
pericardium contains three layers outermost to innermost
parietal pericardium, pericardial fluid, visceral pericardium
function of AV valve
prevent blood returning to atria during ventricular contraction
loading the chambers up with blood is
diastole
in diastole the AV valves are ___ and the semilunar valves are ___
open; closed
pressure is going up the chamber is
systole
in systole the AV valves are ___ and the semilunar valves are___
closed; closed
function of semilunar valves
prevent blood returning to ventricles during diastole
chordae tendineae
act as parachute chords acting so the valve leaflet doesn’t slam shut and flick through to the other side
papillary muscle
attach to the chordae tendeae stopping valve slamming
position of the right coronary artery
runs the epicardial groove between right atrium and right ventricle, over surface layer of heart wall
function of right coronary artery
supplying ventricular wall of right ventricle
position of left coronary artery
runs behind pulmonary artery forms a short left coronary artery and then branches to form the anterior interventricular artery.
position of interventricular artery
runs over the anterior surface of the heart over the interventricular septum
function of left coronary artery/ interventricular artery
supplying left ventricle
more muscle on the left side of the heart means the right need a ___ blood supply
lesser
great cardiac veins are on what side of the heart
left
function of small and great cardiac veins
draining into coronary sinus
small cardiac veins are on what side of the heart
right
the coronary sinus drains into
the right atrium
what type of blood does the right atrium contain
deoxygenated
myocardium is another name for
cardiac muscle
lots of capillaries around cardiac muscle suggest
it needs a oxygen rich blood supply
the myocardium contains
all 3 types of muscle
function of myocardium
allows the heart to beat continuously
intercalated discs are found in what muscle type
cardiac
the presence and position of nuclei in cardiac muscle are
centred and around 1-2 nuclei per cell
the sarcomeres in cardiac muscle are
irregular and branched
adhesion belts
link actin to actin- vertical
desmosomes
link cytokeratin with cytokeratin
gap junctions
electrochemical communicator- horizontal
function of adhesion belts
propagate contractions between cells keeping them in sync
function of desmosomes
keep cells together due to the force of tugging
function of gap junctions
help with the synchronisation of contractions
function of autonomic nerves
alter the rate of conduction impulse generation
function of conduction system of the heart
coordination of heart contractions and of AV valve action
SA node
little cluster of cells which generate APs which can be increased by sympathetic nerves or decreased by parasympathetic nerves.
SA node is also known as the
rate/ pace maker
Internodal pathways
electrical signal passes through these around the chambers when we leave the atrial chambers and get towards the ventricles these unit to a single point
AV node
single point where internodal pathways lead this the gate keeper from the atrium to the ventricles