Unit 4: Defense and Cardiovascular Flashcards
What is the order of blood cell through CV System?
- right atrium
- tricuspid valve
- right ventricle
- pulmonary valve
- pulmonary arteries
- lungs
- pulmonary veins
- left atrium
- bicuspid valve
- left ventricle
- aortic valve
- aorta
- systemic arteries
- systemic arterioles
- systemic capillaries
- systemic venules
- systemic veins
- vena cava
3 major components of cardiovascular system
heart, blood and blood vessels
In the systemic circuit the arteries will be what color and, the veins will be what color?
In the systemic circuit the arteries will be red, the veins blue.
In the pulmonary circuit the arteries will be what color, the veins will be what color?
In the pulmonary circuit the arteries will be blue, the veins red.
Arteries conduct blood?
Away from the heart toward the organs.
Veins transport blood?
From the organs back to the heart.
What is difference between a Vein walls and artery walls?
Vein walls are thinner, more distensible and less elastic than artery walls
Between the arteries and the veins are the microscopic vessels inside the organs. These include the?
arterioles (variable resistance vessels), capillaries (exchange vessels) and venules.
The receiving chambers of blood are called? The major pumping chambers are called?
atria are the receiving chambers and major pumping chambers are called ventricles
Blood moves from arteries to veins through the organs because of a _______ between arteries and veins and because ______ valves in the heart prevent backflow
pressure gradient and one-way
The heart sounds – lub, dub – are due to the simultaneous closing of the AV valves (“lub”) when the ventricles contract (“systole”) followed by the simultaneous closing of the semilunar valves (“dub”) when the ventricles relax and fill (“diastole”).
The heart sounds – lub, dub – are due to the simultaneous closing of the AV valves (“lub”) when the ventricles contract (“systole”) followed by the simultaneous closing of the semilunar valves (“dub”) when the ventricles relax and fill (“diastole”).
What pressure drives the blood through the organs to the veins?
Arterial blood pressure
What are capillary?
The capillaries are the leaky part of the vascular system, permitting the exchange of substances between the blood and the tissue spaces.
Arterioles are known as what? Give a example of what they do?
Arterioles are known as variable resistance vessels. When we exercise the arterioles in our skeletal muscles dilate, allowing more blood to flow through
Why are lymphatic system considered only half a system?
It has no arteries and no pump like the heart. Instead, it begins with capillaries.