Anatomy and physiology Flashcards
(40 cards)
What divides the heart into 2?
Septum
What are the chambers called?
Atrium and ventricle
Atria
Pushes blood into ventricles so thin walls- high pressure unnecessary.
Ventricles
Push blood out of the heart- they have thicker walls for a higher pressure
Vena cava
deoxygenated blood back to right atrium
Aorta
takes oxygenated blood around the body
Tricuspid valve
Between right atrium and ventricle
Bicuspid valve
Between left atrium and ventricle
Bicuspid valve
Between left atrium and ventricle
Myogenic
The capacity of the heart to generate it’s own impulses
SA Node
Pacemaker
Neural control mechanisms
Proprioceptors, baroreceptors, chemoreceptors
Central Nervous Systems
Brain and spinal cord
Sympathetic nervous system
Causes heart to beat faster
Parasympathetic nervous system
Causes heart to slow down
Cardiac control centre
In the medulla oblongata
Chemoreceptors
Senses chemical changes- increased co2 in the blood.
Stimulates the sympathetic nervous system
Baroreceptors
Senses change in BP due to increased stretch of arterial wall.
Increased stretch leads to decrease in HR.
Proprioceptors
detect increase in muscle movement.
Adrenaline
stimulates SA node, increases speed and force of contraction and increases cardiac output.
Stroke volume depends on
Elasticity of cardiac fibres and venous return
venous return
volume of blood returning to the heart via the veins
average resting stroke volume
70ml
stroke volume
volume of blood pumped out by ventricles per contraction