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Cardiovascular System Flashcards

1
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What is the function of the pulmonary circuit?

A

Carries blood to lungs fo gas exchange

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What is the function of the systemic circuit?

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Supplies blood to organs and tissues of body

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3
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Where is the heart located?

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In between the lungs in a space called the mediastinum

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4
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What shape is the heart?

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Broad superior portion (base)

The inferior end tilts to the left and tapers to point (Apex)

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5
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What does the right atrium do?

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Receives deoxygenated blood from the body

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6
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What does the right ventricle do?

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Receives blood from the right atrium and send it to the lungs

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7
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What does the left atrium do?

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Receives oxgenated blood from the lungs

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What does the left ventricle do>

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Receives blood from the left atrium and sends it to all the tissues of the body

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9
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Name all the blood vessels in the heart (external anatomy)

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Superior vena cava
Ascending aorta
Interior vena cava
Pulmonary trunk

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10
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Name all the heart chambers (external anatomy)

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Right auricle
right atrium
right ventricle
left auricle
left ventricle
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11
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Name the borders of the heart (external anatomy)

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Right border of the heart
Left border of heart
Apex of heart

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12
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Posterioinferior view, name all the blood vessels

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Arch of aorta
Right pulmoonary artery
Superior vena cava
right pulmonary vein
inferior vena cava
left pulmonary veins
left pulmonary artery
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13
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Posterioinferior view, name all the heart chambers

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Left atrium
left ventricle
right atrium

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14
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What do the cardiac veins do?

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Provide the venous drainage of the heart

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15
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Name all the cardiac veins

A

Anterior cardian vein
Great cardiac vein
Small cardiac vein

Coronary sinus
Middle cardiac vein

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16
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Name all the heart chambers

A

Right atrium
Right ventricle
Left atrium
left ventricle

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17
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Name all the Blood vessels

A 
Aorta
Right pulmonary artery
Pulmonary trunk
right pulmonary veins
inferior vena cava
left pulmonary artery
left pulmonary vein
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18
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Name the internal structures of the heart

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Fossa ovalis
Tricuspid valve
Chordae tendineae
Trabeculae carneae
Moderator band
Mitral (biscupid) valve
Aorta valve
Pulmonary valve
Papillary muscle
Interventricular septum
19
Q

Name all the heart valves

A

Aortic valve
Biscupid valve
Tricuspid valve
Pulmonary valve

20
Q

Describe the pressure of the semilunar valves and their features

A

Low pressure: valves closed

Backflow of blood closes valves and filles coronary artery

21
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Describe the pressure of the cuspid valves

A

High pressure: valves closed

22
Q

What happens during a lub

A

Closure of the cuspid valve

23
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What happens during a dub

A

Closure of a semilunar valve

24
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How do you listen to the valves?

A

Aortic valve, tricuspid valve, mitral valve and pulmonary valve

25
Q

What is the R. 2nd intercostal valve?

A

Aortic

26
Q

What is the R. 5th intercostal valve?

A

Tricuspid

27
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What L. 2nd intercostal valve?

A

Pulmonary

28
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What is the L. 5th intercostal valve?

A

Mitral

29
Q

What does the SA node do?

A

The pacemaker, initiates heartbeat, sets heart rate

30
Q

What does the AV node do?

A

Electrical gateway to ventricles

31
Q

What does the AV bundle do?

A

The pathway for signls from AV node

32
Q

What should an infants heart rate be?

A

HR > 120 beats per minute

33
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What is a young adult female average heart rate?

A

72 to 80 bpm

34
Q

What is a young adul male’s average heart rate?

A

64 to 72 bpm

35
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What is Tachycardia?

A

Persistent, resting adult HR > 100

36
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What can cause tachycardia?

A

Stress, anxiety, drugs, heart disease of high body temp

37
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What is Bradycardia?

A

Persistent, resting heart rate < 60

38
Q

What can cause bradycardia?

A

Common in sleep and endurance trained athletes

39
Q

What are arterial pressure points?

A 
Termporal artery
Facial artery
Common carotid artery
Brachial artery
Radial artery
Femoray artery
Popliteal artery
Posterial tibial artery
Dorsalis pedis artery
40
Q

Where is blood pressure measured?

A

Brachial artery of arm

41
Q

What is systolic pressure?

A

BP during ventricular systole

42
Q

What is diastolic pressure?

A

BP during ventricular diastole

43
Q

What is the normal value of a young adult blood pressure?

A

120/80mmHg

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