Cardiovascular system Flashcards
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Network of blood vessels that connect the heart with the rest of the body
What circuit is it
Systemic circuit
Network of blood vessels that connect the heart to the lungs
What circuit is it
Pulmonary circuit
What does the blood vessels do in a systemic circuit
transport oxygenated blood to the tissues
-peripheral gas exchange occurs then the deoxygenated blood is transported back to the heart.
Define peripheral gas exchange
oxygen diffuse from blood into tissue which causes cellular respiration to occur
what is diffused out of tissue in systemic circulation
metabolic waste such as carbon dioxide diffuse from tissue into blood transported back to the heart and lungs for removal from the body
What is the process of gas exchange at the tissue known as
Internal respiration
What do the blood vessels do in the pulmonary circuit
deoxygenated blood which has returned to the heart to be pumped to the lungs to be oxygenated.
What type of gas exchange occur in the pulmonary circuit and what does it do
Alveolar gas exchange waste products in blood to be diffuse into alveoli and oxygen diffuse from the lungs into the blood
What is the process of gas exchange at the lungs known as
External respiration
What is the function of blood vessels and what they carries
transport blood around the body
Blood carries nutrients, gases, metabolic waste products, hormones, immune cells
Where is the heart located
mediastinum behind sternum and anatomically left
What is the tough connect tissue that surrounds the heart called
Pericardium
What are the two layers of pericardium called
Fibrous
Serous
Functions of the pericardium (4)
protect
Anchor heart
prevent overfilling
provide a friction free environments when heart beats
What is the three layers in the heart
Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
What is the outer layer of the heart wall called and what is it made of
epicardium
connective tissue
What is the middle layer of the heart and what is it made of
myocardium
Cardiac muscle
What is the inner layer of the heart called and what is it made of
Endocardium
Simple squamous epithelium
What is the specific property of cardiac muscle
Involuntary contractions
What are the four chamber of the heart called
Right atrium
Left atrium
Right ventricle
Left ventricle
Are the ventricle separated and if so how
Yes by a muscular wall called the septum
is atria plural or single
pleural
Is atrium plural or single
Single
What is the atrium
chambers that receive blood that returns to the heart