Module 6: Comparative Anatomy Of The Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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The heart

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A muscular organ that pumps blood throughout the body → keeps the animal alive

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Mammalian heart

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Made of 4 chambers: 2 atria and 2 ventricles
One atrium and one ventricle on each side of the heart: right and left sides → separated by a septum
AV valves → separate the atria and ventricles

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Atrio-ventricular (AV) valves

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Separate the atria and ventricles from each other

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Interventricular septum

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The septum that separates the ventricles
Thicker than the septum that separates the atria

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Why is the heart a unique organ?

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  1. Made of cardiac muscle, which is specialized muscular tissue
  2. Has intrinsic contracting ability without having a stimulus
  3. Heart rate increased or decreased via autonomic nerves and other mediators
  4. Nutrient supply to the heart is via a small fraction of the blood that it pumps → distributed via the coronary blood vessels
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Syncytium

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The network that the cardiac muscles arranged to form
Makes all the fibers contract together at the same time → how the atria and ventricles can contract in a coordinated way to pump blood

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The heart’s intrinsic contracting ability without a stimulus

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  1. Impulse for contraction originates from the Sino-atrial node →
  2. It’s transmitted to the AV node →
  3. It’s propagated to the rest of the heart via specialized fibers that form the “Bundle of His” (purkinje fibers)
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Papillary muscles

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Specialized muscles that make up the inside walls of the heart → especially in the ventricles that are attached to the AV valves

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Chordae tendinae

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Thick chords that attach the papillary muscles to the valves

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Endocardium

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A thin membrane that covers the inside of the heart

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Myocardium

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The heart muscle itself

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Epicardium

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A thin membrane that covers the outside of the heart

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Difference in thickness between the right and left ventricular walls and Why

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The difference: the right ventricular wall is very thin compared to the left ventricular wall
Why: the left ventricle works the hardest to push blood at high pressure to the rest of the body

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Coronary groove

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The groove that runs around the heart separating the atria from the ventricles
It contains the coronary blood vessels

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Left vs. Right ventricles

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Left ventricle = very large vs. the right ventricle
The left ventricle has to be strong enough to pump blood through the aorta to the rest of the body → causes the left ventricle to extend to both the right and left side of the heart
2 grooves on either side of the heart that separate the right from the left ventricle → the paraconal and subsinosal grooves

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Paraconal groove

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Located beside the conus arteriosus that’s on the right ventricle

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Conus arteriosus

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A come- shaped prominence on the right ventricle from which the pulmonary trunk arises

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Subsinosal groove

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Located below the coronary sinus (in the right atrium)

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Coronary sinus

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A “pool” that collects venous blood from the heart muscle

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Pericardial sac

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A fibrous sac that covers the heart → contains a few millimeters of a thin, watery fluid called “pericardial fluid”
It’s a protective covering for the heart

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Blood vessels

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Form a critical part of the circulatory system → transport blood throughout the body
Major types → arteries, veins, arterioles, venules, capillaries

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Arteries

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Carry blood from the heart to various organs and tissues
Made of 3 layers: tunica intimate, tunica media, tunica adventitia

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Tunica intima

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Thinnest layer of an artery
Made of endothelial cells surrounded by connective tissue

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Tunica media

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Thickest layer of an artery
Made of elastic fibers, connective tissue vascular smooth muscles

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Tunica adventitia
Outermost layer of an artery Made of connective tissue Contains nerves that regulate the vessels
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Characteristics