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OCR level 3 technical in sport and physical activity > Cardiovascular System > Flashcards

Cardiovascular System Flashcards

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Explain the flow of blood in the Right side

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Deoxygenated blood enters the vena cava then the right atrium past the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle past the semi-lunar pulmonary valve into the pulmonary artery to the lungs. The blood is then oxygenated during gaseous exchange. This is the pulmonary circuit

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Explain the flow of blood in the Left side

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Oxygenated blood enters the pulmonary vein then the left atrium past the bicupsid valve into the left ventricle past the semi-lunar aortic valve into the aorta to the body. This is the systemic circuit

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Details about the Tricuspid valve

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Prevents back flow of blood into the right atrium

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Details about the Vena cava

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Transports deoxygenated blood from the body to the right atrium

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Details about the Pulmonary artery

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Transports deoxygenated blood to the lungs to become oxygenated during gaseous exchange

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Details about the Semi-lunar pulmonary valve

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Prevents back flow of blood into the right ventricle

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Details about the Semi-lunar aortic valve

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Prevents back flow of blood into the left ventricle

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Details about the Pulmonary vein

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Carries oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium

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Details about the Right ventricle

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Contracts to pump deoxygenated blood to the lungs

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Details about the Aorta

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Carries oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the body

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Details about the Left atrium

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Receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein

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Details about the Left ventricle

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Contract to pump oxygenated blood into the aorta

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Details about the Bicuspid valve

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Prevents back flow of blood into the left atrium

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Details about the Right atrium

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Receives deoxygenated blood from vena cava

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15
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What is Cardiac output?

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The volume of blood pumped out the heart per minute

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What is the resting value for Cardiac output?

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4000-6000ml or 4-6l

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Formula for Cardiac output

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Stroke volume x Heart rate

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What is Stroke volume?

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The volume of blood pumped out the left ventricle per beat

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What is the resting value for Stroke volume?

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60-80ml per beat

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Explain why the Stroke volume of a trained athlete is different to an untrained individual

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Trained athlete has…
- Stronger cardiac muscle
- Improved venous return
- More blood in the left ventricle
- Increased elasticity of ventricles
- Increased ejection fraction

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What is Heart rate?

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The amount of times the heart beats per minute

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What is the resting value for Heart rate?

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60-80 beats per minute

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Formula for max Heart rate

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220 - age

24
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Explain why an untrained individual has a higher resting Heart rate

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  • Weaker cardiac muscle
  • Less hypertrophy
  • Lower venous return
  • Lower stroke volume
25
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What is Stroke volume dependant on?

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Venous return as increasing stroke volume increases venous return

26
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What can help Venous return?

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Pocket valves in veins = prevent the back flow of blood
Vein placement = muscle squeezes on veins
Increased blood flow back to heart = faster removal of waste products

27
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Changes to Heart rate during exercise

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Before - anticipatory rise due to release of adrenaline
During - increases as demand for more oxygen
During - oxygen demand meets supply
After - removal of waste products

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Structure of Veins

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  • Large lumen
  • Thin muscular walls
  • Thin tunica media
  • Contains valves
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Function of Veins

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Carries blood at the lowest pressure and contains pocket valves to assist the blood flow. They carry blood back into the heart.

30
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Structure of Arteries

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  • Thick muscular walls
  • Thick tunica media
  • Small lumen
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Function of Arteries

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Carries blood at the highest pressure away from the heart. Their walls extend and recoil to withstand the pressure.

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Structure of Capillaries

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  • 1 cell thick = short diffusion distance
  • Tunica intima only
  • Very small lumen
  • Single layer of cells
  • No muscular walls
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Function of Capillaries

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Blood pressure here is low so diffusion can take place enabling oxygen , carbon dioxide and nutrients to pass into cells

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Details about Pocket valves

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  • Formed from tunica intima
  • Prevents back flow of blood
  • As blood moves through the veins the valve opens and as blood flow slows or stops the valve then closes until the flow increases again
35
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Details about Respiratory pump

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  • Breathing helps to increase the flow of blood back to the heart
  • Breathing in causes pressure inside your thoracic cavity to decrease and pressure inside your abdominal cavity to increases as the diaphragm contracts
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Details about Vein placement

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  • Located in muscles or between muscle and bone
  • As the muscle contracts it squeezes the vein so is a good way of returning venous blood back to the heart
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Function of Arterioles

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Connects arteries to capillaries and have muscular walls to help carry blood away from the heart

38
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Details about Veinules

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Connects capillaries to viens and are smaller versions of veins without valves. They receive blood from capillaries at low pressure

39
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What is Blood?

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The body’s mean of transporting substances around the body

40
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What does Blood transport?

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  • Carbon dioxide
  • Oxygen
  • Materials like hormones
  • Nutrients and minerals
  • Waste products
41
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What are the 4 components of blood?

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  • Red blood cells
  • White blood cells
  • Plasma
  • Platelets
42
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Details about White blood cells

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  • Fight infections
  • Bigger than red blood cells
  • Large nuclei
  • Produced in bone marrow
  • Stored in the blood
  • Acts as body’s defence system
  • Identify , destroy and remove pathogens
  • Produce antibodies to fight the infection
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Details about Plasma

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  • Liquid that transports blood cells and nutrients
  • Blood cells and platelets are suspended in plasma
  • Plasma consists of 90% water, inorganic salts, glucose, antibodies, urea and other waste products and plasma proteins
44
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Details about Red blood cells

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  • Transport oxygen around
  • Disc shapes so large surface area
  • Produced in the marrow
  • Oxygen is carried by a protien called haemoglobin which is a red coloured compound
  • Also carries carbon dioxide out of the body
  • Haemoglobin can also bind with oxygen forming oxyhaemoglobin
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Details about Platelets

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  • Aid in blood clotting
  • Prevent blood loss by repairing tissue and closing wounds
  • Formed in red bone marrow
  • Yellow
  • Can grow into irregular shapes and stick together to form a plug over wounds
  • Produce thrombokinase which is needed for the clotting process
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Structure of Arterioles

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  • Thick walls
  • Large diameter
  • Tunica media has elastic fibres and smooth muscle
  • Smooth muscle contracts to reduce size of lumen (vasoconstriction) and relaxes to increase its width (vasodilation)
47
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What do Arterioles do during exercise?

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Vasodilate to the working muscles and vasoconstrict to non essential organs such as the gut

48
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Role of Pre capillary sphincters

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Regulate the flow of blood into the capillaries
- Dilate to the working muscles
- Constrict to non essential organs e.g. gut

49
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What is the Vascular shunt mechanism?

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The redistribution of blood during exercise
- Arterioles vasodilate to the working muscles and vasoconstrict to non essential organs such as the gut
- Pre capillary sphincters dilate to the working muscles and constrict to non essential organs e.g. gut

50
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Explain Vasoconstriction and what it results in

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The diameter of the blood vessel narrows which reduces the blood flow resulting in an increase in temp as heat loss is prevented

51
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Explain Vasodilation and what it results in

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The diameter of the blood vessel near the skin widens which increases the blood flow resulting in a decrease in temp as heat is carried to the skins surface

52
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Short term effects

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  • Increases cardiac output
  • Increases stroke volume
  • Increases heart rate
  • Increases blood temp
  • Increases blood pressure
  • Vasoconstriction and Vasodilation of arterioles
53
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Effects of a cool down

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  • Keeps capillaries dilated
  • Quicker removal of lactic acid
  • Increases venous return which prevents blood pooling
  • Gradually reduces HR , BR and BP
54
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Effects of a warm up

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  • Increases cardiac output
  • Increases stroke volume
  • Increases heart rate
  • Increased blood flow to muscles so more oxygenated blood
  • Activates VSM
  • Increases venous return
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Long term effects (positive and negative)

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Positive
Stronger heart
• Myocardial hypertrophy
• Thicker left ventricle walls
• More blood can be pumped to working muscles during exercise
• Increased stroke volume
• Increased cardiac output
Lower resting heart rate
• Bradycardia
• Lower working heart rate
• Faster HR recovery after exercise
Increased capillarisation
• More oxygen to muscles/tissues
• Increased gaseous exchange
• More efficient vascular shunt mechanism
• Improved vasodilation/vasoconstriction
Increased number of red blood cells
• More haemoglobin
• Increased haematocrit levels
• More oxygen can be transported to muscles
• Reduced blood viscosity
• Increase in plasma levels
• More white blood cells so less illness
Lowers blood pressure
• Reduced risk of high blood pressure
• Systolic/diastolic pressure lower
• Reduced cholesterol
• (Cholesterol/plaque) lines walls of blood vessels reducing blood flow
• Prevent hardening of artery walls
Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
• Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
• Heart attack/myocardial infarction
• Angina / strokes

Negative
Too much exercise can put increased strain on heart
• Cardiac hypertrophy can be dangerous
• Heart attack
• Arrhythmia
• Sudden cardiac death
• Often linked to genetic factors
Exercise at higher temperatures can cause thickening of blood
• Increased blood viscosity
• Increasing blood pressure
• Due to dehydration
lifting heavy weights causes greatest strain on heart
• Causes highest blood pressure readings
• Ruptured blood vessels
Importance of health screening before starting exercise programme
• Medical check-up
• Regular ECG/
• Principles of training correctly applied

OCR level 3 technical in sport and physical activity (5 decks)

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