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The purpose of the cardiovascular system… (4)

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  1. Vital for survival
  2. Carries oxygen and nutrients to tissues
  3. Carries wastes away from tissues
  4. Closed system
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What are the 2 circuits of the cardiovascular system?

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  1. Pulmonary

2. Systemic

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Flow of the pulmonary system

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  • Heart to lungs and back

- Oxygenates blood

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Flow of the systemic system

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  • Heart to body and back

- Delivers oxygen to tissues

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Structure of the heart (5)

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  1. Cone shaped
  2. Inside pericardial cavity
  3. Inside mediastinum
  4. Apex tipped toward the inferior and the left
  5. Base superior
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Double serious membrane with fibrous coat

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Pericardium

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What are the layers that make up the pericardium (2)

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  1. Parietal pericardium

2. Epicardium

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  • Outer layer of the sac

- Fibrous and areolar layer

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Parietal Pericardium

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  • Also known as the visceral pericardium
  • Inner layer of sac
  • Adheres to the heart wall
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Epicardium

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Cavity that it is between layers and contains serous fluids

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Pericardial Cavity

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Layers of the wall of the heart

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  1. Epicardium
  2. Myocardium
  3. Endocardium
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Layer that is composed of visceral pericardium

-Functions as the protective outer layer

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Epicardium

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  • Middle layer
  • Responsible for contractions
  • Made of cardiac muscle
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Myocardium

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  • Inner layer
  • Lines and protects chambers and valves
  • Continuous with endothelium of heart blood vessels
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Endocardium

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Cardiac Muscle Characteristics (5)

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  1. Striated
  2. Aerobic Respiration
  3. Short T-tubules
  4. Autorhythmic
  5. Connected mechanically and chemically
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How is cardiac muscle connected mechanically and chemically? (2)

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  1. Intercalated discs

2. Gap junctions

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What are the 4 chambers of the heart?

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  • 2 atria

- 2 ventricles

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General characteristics of the 2 atria? (3)

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  1. Superior chambers
  2. Receive blood from veins
  3. Have auricles
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What are auricles?

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Flaps where blood pools

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General characteristics of the ventricles (2)

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  1. Inferior chambers

2. Force blood out too arteries

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Structural differences between the ventricles (4)

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  1. Left is thicker and stronger
  2. Right goes only to the lungs
  3. Left is round
  4. Right is pouch shaped
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Characteristics about the Tricuspid Valve (4)

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  1. AKA Right Atrioventricular Valve
  2. At right atrioventricular orifice
  3. Open when atrial force is greater and close when ventricle force is greater
  4. 3 cusps
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Characteristics of the Bicuspid Valve (3)

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  1. AKA Left Atrioventricular valve
  2. At left artioventricular orifice
  3. 2 cusps
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Known as “heart strings”

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Chordae Tendonae

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Characteristics of Chorae Tendonae (3)
1. Hold valves in place 2. Attached to cusps on ventricles side 3. Prevents cusps from collapsing into atria when valve is closed and backflow of blood
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Characteristics of Papillary Muscles (3)
1. Small bundles of muscles 2. Attach to the chordae tendonae 3. When valves close, these muscles contract and tighten cords
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Name of the scaffolding on interior walls
Trabeculae Carneae
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Name of valve between ventricle and artery
Semilunar Valves
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- Right semilunar valve - At entrance of the pulmonary trunk - Opens when the right ventricle contracts
Pulmonary Valve
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- Left semilunar valve - At entrance to aorta - Opens when left ventricle contracts
Aortic Valve
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Path of Blood (
1. Right Atrium 2. Right AV valve 3. Right Ventricle 4. Pulmonary Valve 5. Pulmonary Trunk 6. Lungs 7. Left Atrium 8. Left AV valve 9. Left Ventricle 10. Aortic Valve 11. Aorta- to tissues
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Type of circulation that supplies the heart tissues with blood -blockage can result in a heart tissue dying
Coronary Circulation
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Arteries that branch directly off the aorta as is emerges
Coronary Arteries
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2 Components of the Left Coronary Artery
1. Circumflex Artery | 2. Anterior Interventricular Artery
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2 Components of the Right Coronary Artery
1. Posterior Interventricular Artery | 2. Marginal Artery
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- Drain myocardium | - Travel with arteries
Cardiac Veins
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What are the 3 cardiac veins and what do these all drain into?
1. Great 2. Middle 3. Small - All drain into the coronary sinus
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Where does the coronary sinus empty into?
The right atrium
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Contractile phase, chamber empties
Systole
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Relaxation phase, chamber fills
Diastole
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Lub =
AV valves close
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Dub=
Semi lunar valves close
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Heat beat is enabled by... (2)
1. Nodal Cells | 2. Conducting Fibers
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Specialized muscle cells that conduct action potentials
Nodal Cells
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Distributes stimulus to myocardium
Conducting Fibers
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- Pacemaker - Spontaneously depolarizes - At the back wall of the right atrium
SA (sinoatrial) node
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-Where the 4 chambers meet
AV (atrioventricular) node
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Signal transmitted to AV node through...
Internodal Pathways
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Transmits signal down the Interventricular septum
AV bundle
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- Branch off the AV bundle - Moves further down the septum - One supplies the ventricle
Bundle Branches
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- Reflect up external wall of ventricle | - Extend to papillary muscles
Purkinje Fibers
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The different waves in a electrocardiogram...
1. P wave 2. QRS wave 3. T wave
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Wave that depicts the depolarization of atria
P wave
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Depolarization of ventricle
QRS wave
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Repolarization of ventricle
T wave
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Cardiac output =
5 L/min
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Spontaneous contractions
Autorhythmicity
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Autonomic chemical control is controlled by...
NE and E: they increase the rate and force
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2 centers of Neural control in the medulla
1. Cardioacceleratory | 2. Cardioinhibitory
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Release NE/ increase HR
Cardioacceleratory Centers
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Release Ach/ decrease HR
Cardioinhibitory Centers

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