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The Heart and Blood Vessles Flashcards

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the need for a circulatory system

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larger organisms require a circulatory system to transport materials to and
from cells

small organisms such as amoeba, fungi etc have no need for one as diffusion is adequate

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diffusion definition

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movement of molecules from one area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.

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Closed circulatory system

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heart pumps blood through a network of vessels
materials are exchanged between the blood and cells through thin walled capillaries
eg: humans, rabbits, earthworm

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Advantages of a closed circulatory system

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  1. Blood can be pumped faster, speeds up the delivery and removal of materials (animals can have a higher metabolic rate
  2. It allows for control over the distribution of blood
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Open circulatory system

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Heart pumps blood into open ended vessels
blood flows through tissues and bathes cells
blood flows back to heart
Eg: insects and spiders

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Parts of Artery and Vein

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Collagen
Muscle and elastic fibre
Endothelium
LUMEN

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Arteries

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carry blood away from heart
blood is under high pressure
thick wall
small lumen
valves absent
Pulses**
blood high in O2

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Veins

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carry blood to heart
low pressure
large lumen
thick wall
valves
smoothly**
blood low in O2

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Capillaries: parts

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lumen
endothelium

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Capillary

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one cell thick
where exchange of materials to the cells (o2, co2, urea)

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purpose of valves

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to prevent back flow of blood
control direction of blood flow

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Blood pressure

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is the force the blood exerts against the wall of a blood vessel

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The heart location

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between two lungs above diaphragm
slightly tilted to the left
protected by rib cage
chest cavity, thoracic

surrounded by pericardium

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Atria

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pump blood into lower chambers (ventricles)
thin walls as pump blood short distance

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Ventricles

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pump blood out of the heart - right to the lungs left to the head and body (thick)

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what holds valves in place

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tendons heart strings

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Valves

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prevent back flow
tricuspid
bicuspid
semilunar valves (half moons) in pulmonary artery and aorta - prevent blood returning to the heart

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LORD

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left
oxygenated
right
deoxygenated

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deoxygenated blood

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blood that’s low in oxygen enters heart through the vena cava
blood enters the right atrium, goes through tricuspid valve to enter right ventricle
blood is forced to the lungs through the semilunar valve in the pulmonary artery

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oxygenated blood

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oxygenated blood returns to the heart from the lungs
it enters the left atrium through the pulmonary veins
pumped down through the bicuspid valve to left ventricle
blood is pumped out to the body through semilunar valve in aorta

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What separates oxygenated and deoxygenated

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double circulation

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heart is a double pump
pulmonary circuit
systemic circuit

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advantages of a double circulatory system

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allows oxygenated and deoxygenated blood to be kept separate
ensures that the blood pressure is high enough to reach all parts of the body

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single circulatory system.

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can only produce low blood pressure around most of the body which restricts activities of an animal
eg:fish

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portal system
blood pathway that begins and ends in capillaries vessels do not connect directly to the heart Eg: Heptic portal vein
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pulmonary circuit
deoxygenated blood pumped from right side of heart to lungs oxygenated blood returns to left side of the heart
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systemic circuit
oxygenated blood pumped from left side of heart to all various parts of the body and returns as deoxygenated blood to the right side of heart
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general path of blood
1. heart 2. arteries 3. arterioles 4. capillaries (exchange) 5. venules 6. veins
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heart is made of…
cardiac muscle which is involuntary and slow to fatigue pericardium prevents friction
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hepatic portal vein
capillaries on both ends which connects the digestive system to the liver
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Ventral surface
front curved coronary artery runs from left to right
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Dorsal surface
back flat
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systole
id when the heart chambers contract
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diastole
is when the heart chambers relaz
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SA node
sino atrial node pacemaker
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AV node
atrio ventricular node
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Cardiac cycle
refers to events which take place during one heartbeat
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What ensures the constant movement of blood
the alternate systole and diastole of the heart muscle
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Heartbeat is controlled by…
specialised tissue called sino-atrial node (SA) pacemaker
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pacemaker location
found embedded in the wall of the right atrium near where the superior vena cava enters the heart
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factors that affect the rate of heartbeat
exercise temperature emotions shock drugs
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Stages of heart beat 1
1. Atrial diastole (atria and ventricles are relaxed— blood enters left and right atrium)
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Stage of heartbeat 2.
2. Atrial systole (sa node sends electrical impulses across the muscles of both atria This causes both atria to contract (systole) and pump blood down into ventricles as impulses pass through atria they reach AV node (bottom of right atrium against septum)
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Stages of heart beat 3
Ventricular systole AV nose passes impulses down through septum to the walls of the ventricles causing them to contract forces blood out of the heart and into pulmonary artery and aorta
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Cardiac blood supply
coronary arteries branch out of the aorta and carry oxygen and nutrients to muscle cells of the heart —> blockage of coronary arteries, common cause of heart attack (angina)
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Pulse
a wave of vibrations taht passes down the walls of the arteries when the aorta expands following a ventricular contraction
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Effects of Smoking on circulatory system
major cause of CHD tobacco contains harmful substances nicotine (blood pressure) carbon monoxide (hardens arteries) smoking increases risk of thrombosis (clot)
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Effect of exercise of circulatory system
regular exercise makes heart stronger and more efficient at pumping improves supply of oxygen to cardiac muscle and reduces blood pressure
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Effect of diet on circulatory system
Excessive salt: increases blood volume and pressure Sat Fat/cholesterol: block arteries Fibre: reduces absorption of cholesterol and decreases risk of heart disease Lack of Protein: lowers blood pressure Lack of iron: anaemia
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EXPERIMENT: Dissect, display and identify parts of the heart
1. Rinse, board 2. distinguish ventral and dorsal 3. Identify four major blood vessels 4. Locate four chambers (using scalpel) 5. Cut open left ventricle (thick wall, strings, bicuspid valve) 6. Cut Right ventricle (thin wall, strings, tricuspid valve) 7. Cut Atria (thin walls, bicuspid and tricuspid valves) 8. Cut pulmonary artery (semilunar valve) 9. Cut aorta (semilunar valve, beginning of coronary artery) 10. Identify septum 11. Used small labels to identify all 12. clean and sanitise
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EXPERIMENT: to investigate the effect of exercise on the pulse rate of a human
1. Locate pulse 2. count number of pulses per min at rest 3. repeat twice more, calculate average 4. walk for five mins and repeat 5. briskly walk and repeat 6. exercise and repeat

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