Test 4a Flashcards
What constitutes the cardiovascular system?
Heart and all blood vessels
4 things that the cardiovascular system transports to main homeostasis
Oxygen, carbon dioxide, hormones, nutrients
Where is the heart located?
Mediastinum in the middle of the chest cavity
The more pointed end of the heart
Apex
Where does the apex point?
Diagonally down to the left
The upper posterior portion
Base
Outer protective layer formed of fibrous tissue
Pericardium
What does the pericardium do?
Helps to keep heart anchored to surrounding structures
What does the pericardium anchor to?
Sternum and diagphragm
Protective layer surrounding the heart that is deep to fibrous pericardium
Serous pericardium
The two layers of the serous pericardium
Parietal layer, visceral layer
Outer most layer in contact with the fibrous pericardium
Parietal layer
Inner most layer that is actually apart of the heart wall
Visceral layer
What is between the parietal and visceral layer?
Serous fluid
What produces serous fluid?
Pericardial membranes
3 layers of the heart wall
Epicardium, myocardium, endocardium
Outer layer that is also the same as the visceral layer of membrane covering the heart
Epicardium
Thick cardiac muscle bundles that are arranged in a twisted, ring-like manner
Myocardium
Thin endothelium that lines the four heart chambers
Endocardium
Which layer of the heart wall contracts?
Myocardium
4 chambers of the heart
2 atria, 2 ventricles
What are atria and ventricles lined with to assist with smooth blood flow?
Endocardium
Top chambers of the heart that receive blood from periphery
Atria
Lower chambers of the heart that disperse blood back to circulate to the body
Ventricle
Wall that divides the heart longitudinally into left and right
Septum
Two septums of the heart
Interventricular septum, interatrial septum
Right side heart function
Pumps blood to lungs for exchange of gases
Left side heart function
Pumps blood to periphery to distribute needed substances to cells and pick up waste products
Carries oxygen poor blood from upper body to right atria
Superior venae
cavae
Carries oxygen poor blood from lower body to right atria
Inferior venae cavae
How does right atria receive blood?
Through valve in right ventricle
From right ventricle where does blood go?
Through valve into pulmonary trunk
From pulmonary trunk where does blood go?
Divides in right and left pulmonary arteries
From pulmonary arteries where does blood go?
Lungs
What occurs in the lungs?
Gas exchange in capillaries
From lungs, where does blood go?
Returns to heart via pulmonary veins
From pulmonary veins where does blood go?
Left atria
From left atria where does blood go?
Through valve to left ventricle