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Cardiovascular system Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 layers of the heart?

A
  • Epicardium (outer)
  • Myocardium (middle)
  • Endocardium (inner)
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2
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What do white blood cells do?

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  • Fights infection
  • Identify, destroy and remove pathogens
  • Originate in bone marrow
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3
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Capillaries

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  • Connects arteries and venules
  • One cell thick
  • Where gas exchange takes place
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4
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Thermoregulation

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  • Helps maintain thermal balance
  • Occurs in vasodilation and constriction
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5
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How are waste products removed?

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1) Lactic acid carried from the tissues to the kidneys and liver
2) CO2 is carried from tissue to the lungs

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6
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Functions of the cardiovascular system

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  • Delivering oxygen and nutrients
  • Removes waste products
  • Thermoregulation
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7
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Platelets

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  • Clots blood to prevent blood loss
  • Disc shaped
  • Made in the bone marrow
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8
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Tricuspid valve

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Between the right atrium and right ventricle

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9
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Veins

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  • Return blood to the heart
  • Thin walls due to low pressure
  • Large diameter
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10
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Pulmonary semi-lunar valve

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Between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

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11
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Arteries

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  • Carry blood away from the heart
  • Thick walls due to high pressure
  • Small diameter
  • Have elasticity
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12
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Aortic semi-lunar valve

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Between left ventricle and aorta

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13
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Bicuspid valve

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Between left atrium and left ventricle

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14
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Plasma

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  • Transports nutrients like CO2, hormones and protein
  • Maintains blood pressure and homeostasis
  • Maintains blood volume
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15
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Under what bone is the heart located?

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The sternum

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16
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What surrounds the outside of the heart?

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The pericardium - a twin layered sac

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17
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What is in between the pericardium and the heart?

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Pericardial fluid

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18
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What is pericardial fluid important to prevent?

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Friction

19
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Right atrium

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Supplies deoxygenated blood at low pressure to move the blood down to the right ventricle

20
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Right ventricle

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Supplies deoxygenated blood at low pressure to move the blood to the lungs

21
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Left atrium

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Supplies oxygenated blood at high pressure and moves blood to the left ventricle

22
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Left ventricle

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Supplies oxygenated blood at high pressure and moves blood to the body

23
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How many layers do arteries and veins have?

A

3

24
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What are the 3 layers of arteries and veins?

A
  • Tunica Externa
  • Tunica Media
  • Tunica Intima
25
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What is the Tunica externa?

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The outermost layer of arteries and veins that are made of connective tissue

26
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What is the Tunica media?

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The middle layer of arteries and veins and is made of elastic fibres

27
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What is the Tunica intima?

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The innermost layer of arteries and veins and are made of a single layer of endothelium

28
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Definition of elasticity

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Being able to stretch and then go back to the original position

29
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Definition of contractility

A

A measure of cardiac pump performance

30
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What are arterioles?

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Smaller versions of arteries

31
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What are venules?

A

Smaller versions of veins

32
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What do arterioles do?

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  • Control blood distribution
  • Enable blood to pass to the capillary
33
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What protein do red blood cells contain?

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Haemoglobin - gives the blood its colour

34
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What happens when 4 oxygens combine with haemoglobin?

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It forms oxyhaemoglobin

35
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What are the 5 main functions of the CV system?

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  • Delivering oxygen and nutrients
  • Removing waste products
  • Thermoregulation
  • Fighting infection
  • Clotting blood
36
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What is thermoregulation?

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The distribution of heat allowing us to maintain thermal balance

37
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Explain the function - Delivering oxygen and nutrients

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  • During exercise we need more oxygen and nutrients
  • When the CV system can’t meet needs we will fatigue
38
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Explain the function - Removal of waste products

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  • Lactic acid is carried to the kidneys and liver
  • Carbon dioxide is carried to the lungs
  • If these aren’t removed then fatigue will occr
39
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Explain the function - Thermoregulation

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  • Distribution and redistribution of heat
  • Help us to maintain thermal balance
  • Occurs in vasoconstriction and vasodilation
40
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Explain the function - Fighting infection

A
  • The WBC are stored in the bone marrow and transported through the blood
  • Destroy pathogens and produce antibodies
41
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Where are the ‘bundle of his’ located?

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In the septum that separates the ventricles

42
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Where are the purkinje fibres located?

A

In the walls of the ventricles

43
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What do purkinje fibres do?

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Carry the impulse to ventricle walls, causing them to contract

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