PMLS LEC2 Flashcards
Circulates blood throughout the body
HEART
Heart is located in the
center of the thoracic
cavity
Four-chambered, hollow, muscular
organ
HEART
HEART Surrounded by a sac called
pericardium
LAYERS
EPICARDIUM
MYOCARDIUM
ENDOCARDIUM
outer layer of the heart
epicardium
middle layer of the heart
myocardium
inner layer of the heart
endocardium
Thin, serous watery membrane that is continuous with the lining of the pericardium
Epicardium
Thick layer of cardiac muscle
Myocardium
Thin layer of epithelial cells that is continuous with the lining of the blood vessels
endocardium
Covers the heart and attaches to the pencardium
epicardium
contracts to pump blood into the arteries
myocardium
Lines
the interior chambers and valves
endocardium
CHAMBERS
Right Atrium
Right Ventricle
Left Atrium
Left Ventricle
Received (deoxygenated blood via Superior and Inferior vena cava.
Right Atrium
right atrium receives deoxygenated blood via
superior vena cava and inferior vena cava
Pumps into right ventricle
right atrium
Receives blood from right atrium
right ventricle
Pumps into pulmonary artery
right ventricle
carries to lungs for oxygenation
right ventricle
Receives oxygenated blood via pulmonary veins
Left Atrium
Pumps into left ventricle
Left Atrium
Receives blood from left atrium
Left Ventricle
Pumps into aorta
Left Ventricle
Walls are 3xIns thick
Left Ventricle
Pump into arterial system
Left Ventricle
VALVES
Right AV Valve (Tricuspid)
Left AV valve (Bicuspid or Mitral)
Right semilunar valve
(Pulmonary or Pulmonic)
Left semilunar valve
(Aortic Valve)
Closes when the right ventrice contrac
Right AV valve (Tricuspid
Prevents blood from flowing back into the right atrium
Right AV valve (Tricuspid)
Closes when the left ventricle contracts and prevents blood
from flowing back into the lelt atrium.
Left AV valve (Bicuspid or
Mitral)
Closes when the right ventricle relaxes, and prevents
blood from flowing back into the right ventrice
Right semilunar valve
(Pulmonary or Pulmonic)
Closes when the left ventricle relaxes and prevents blood from flowing back into the left ventricle
Left semilunar valve
(Aortic Valve)
Right AV valve (Tricuspid) Location
Between right atrium and ventricle
Right AV valve (Tricuspid) Cusps
3 cusps (flaps)
Left AV valve (Bicuspid or
Mitral) Location
Between the left atrium and ventricle
Left AV valve (Bicuspid or
Mitral) Cusps
2 cusps
Right semilunar valve
(Pulmonary or Pulmonic) Location
At the entrance to the pulmonary artery
Right semilunar valve
(Pulmonary or Pulmonic) cusps
3 half moon shaped cusps
Left semilunar valve
(Aortic Valve) cusps
3 half moon shaped cusps
Left semilunar valve
(Aortic Valve)
At the entrance to the aorta
Flow of blood within the heart muscle
Coronary Circulation
Doesn’t receive nourishment/oxygen from blood
passing through chambers
Coronary Circulation
Receives oxygen via left & right coronary arteries
Coronary Circulation
Chest pain due to reduced blood flow to the heart
muscle
Angina
Caused by narrowing, obstruction or spasm of
the coronary arteries
Angina
buildup of waxy substance called plaque
Atherosclerosis
waxy substance
plaque
severe narrowing of coronary arteries
Atherosclerosis
reduce blood flow to the heart muscle
Atherosclerosis
Partial obstruction of a coronary artery
Heart Attack
•Unable to meet oxygen need resulting to
“myocardial ischemia”
Heart Attack
•Complete obstruction can lead to “myocardial
infarction”
Heart Attack
•Unable to meet oxygen need resulting to
“myocardial ischemia”
•Complete obstruction can lead to
“myocardial
infarction”
Heart’s contractions must be synchronized
(coordinated)
Electrical Conduction System
Achieved by means of specialized muscle cells
Electrical Conduction System
Initiated by electrical impulse generated from
“sinoatrial node (SA)” /pacemaker
Electrical Conduction System
Initiated by electrical impulse generated from
sinoatrial node (SA)” /pacemaker
Begins the heartbeat by generating the electrical pulse that travels through the musces of both atria, causing them to contract simultaneously and push blood through the atrioventricular (AV) valves into the ventricles
Sinoatrial (SA) node
Sincatrial (SA) node Location
Upper wall of the right
Sincatrial (SA) node
atrium
Relay the impulse to the AV node
Internodal pathway fibers
Internodal pathway fibers location
Wall of the right atrium
Picks up the impulse, slows it down while the atria finish contracting, and then relays it through the AV bundle (bundle of His)
AV node
AV node location
Bottom of the right atrium in the interatrial septum
Relays impulse throughout the ventricular walls by means of bundle branches and Purkinje fibers, causing the ventricles to
AV bundle (Bundle of His)
Top of the interventricular septum
contract, forcing blood through the semilunar valves; both atria and ventrices relax briefly before the entire cycle starts again
AV bundle (Bundle of His)
AV bundle (Bundle of His) location
Top of the interventricular septum
Graphic record of heart’s electrical activity
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG/EKG)
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG/EKG) produced by an
electrograph
are recorded as waves
Electrical impulses
activity of atria ; first wave
P
collection of three waves
QRS
activity of ventricles
T
number of heartbeats per minute
Heart Rate
Adult Heart Rate
Ave. 72 bpm
irregularity in heart rate
Arrhythmia
is a slower than normal heart rate
Bradycardia
Bradycardia bpm
<60
is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats a minute/heart rate that’s too fast
Tachycardia
Tachycardia bpm
> 100 bpm
rapid, uncoordinated contractions
Fibrillation
volume of blood pumped by the heart in one
minute
Cardiac Output
Cardiac Output Abe
5L/min
Palpable rhythmic throbbing
PULSE
Most easily felt by impressing the radial artery on
the thumb side wrist
PULSE
pulse is Most easily felt by impressing the ______ on
the ________
radial artery on
the thumb side wrist
•Force/pressure/tension exerted by the blood on
the walls of blood vessels
BLOOD PRESSURE
BLOOD PRESSURE Results are expressed in ______ amd expressed as
millimeters of
mercury (mm Hg) , SYSTOLIC / DIASTOLIC
arterial pressure during
contraction of the ventricles
Systolic Pressure
arterial pressure during
relaxation of the ventricles
Diastolic Pressure
Systolic
<120
Diastolic
<80
pumps blood through the body by ways of
tubing
Heart