Test 2 AP2 Lect Flashcards
What does the systemic circulation deliver?
Delivers O2 to all body cells and carries away wastes
What is the function of the pulmonary circuit?
Eliminates CO2 via the lungs and oxygenates the blood
What is the avg. size of the heart?
14cm long, 9cm wide
The cardiac myocyte generates ATP thru?
Cellular repsiration (need constant supply of O2)
What is myocardial infarcation?
Heart attack - heart does not have sufficient blood supply
Where is the heart located?
Posterior to the sternum, base lies beneath 2nd rib, apex @ 5th intercostal, lies upon diaphragm
What are the 3 layers of the heart?
Endocardium (innermost), myocardial (middle), epicardium (outermost)
The epicardium is continous with which membrane?
Visceral layer of serous pericardium
Function of the epicardium?
Forms a protective outer covering, secretes serous fluid
Function of the myocardium
Contracts to pump blood from the heart chambers
Function of the endocardium
Forms a protective inner lining of the chamber and valves
What are veins?
Blood vessels (b.v) that carry blood towards the heart
What are arteries?
B.V that carries blood AWAY from the heart
The right atrium receives blood from the?
Inferior vena cava (IVA), superior vena cava (SVA), and coronary sinus
What are the three sections of the coronary sinus?
(1) Great cardiac vein (2) Middle cardiac vein (3)Small cardiac vein
The coronary sinus gets their drainage from?
From the coronary circulation and then goes to the RA (right atrium)
How does blood flow from the heart to the lungs?
Vena cava –> right atrium –> tricupside valve –> right ventricle –> semilunar pulmonary valve –> pulmonary trunk –> lungs (r. pulmonary artery & l. pulmonary artery)
Where does the right ventricle receive its blood from?
Right atrium
What valve is between the right atrium and the right ventricle?
Tricupsid valve