Review of Cardiovascular System Flashcards
heart
muscular pump which moves blood to lungs and other tissue of body
systemic circulation
supplies tissue of body w/ nutrients and oxygen-rich blood
types of circulations
systemic
pulmonary
oxygenated blood in systemic circulation
returns FROM lung that is pumped FROM left ventricle THROUGH aorta and systemic arteries TO tissues where gas exchange occurs
deoxygenated blood in systemic circulation
returns TO right atrium FROM superior vena cava
deoxygenated blood in pulmonary circulation
pumped BY right ventricle THROUGH pulmonary arteries
what kind of blood is in capillaries of lungs?
blood is oxygenated
oxygenated blood in pulmonary circulation
return TO left atrium THROUGH pulmonary veins
cardiac perfusion
heart itself receives blood through coronary arteries which branches off aorta
when does heart receive blood
ONLY during relaxation d/t extreme pressure in heart during contraction
what does changes in pressure in heart determine?
determines flow of blood in heart => opening and closing of valves
blood moves along a what kind of pressure?
pressure gradient - high to low
what does valve contribute to
unidirectional flow of blood
diastole
opening av valves
closing semilunar valves
opening av valves (diastole)
blood return to heart through atria - force AV valves open
atria contract, forcing additional blood into ventricles