circulatory system(test) Flashcards

(45 cards)

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Heart

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  • size of fist
  • located in mediastinum
  • tilted to the left
  • 4 chambers
  • makes a lub dub sound
  • sack around called pericardium
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pericardium

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sack around the heart
double layer membrane around the heart to reduce friction

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4 chambers of heart

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atrium
- top, right and left
- smaller and weaker than ventricles
- where blood comes into the heart
ventricles
- bottom, right and left
- left is stronger than the right, stronger muscle
- right sends blood to the lungs, left does everything else

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4 vessels connecting to the heart

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arteries: take blood away from the heart, connect to ventricles
- aorta: comes out of left ventricle, biggest artery, goes everywhere
- pulmonary: comes out of right ventricle, goes to lung, not rich in oxygen
veins: take blood away from the heart, connect to atrium
- vena cava: dumps into right atrium, blood from body to right atrium, everywhere but lungs
- pulmonary: blood rich in oxygen, come from lungs to left atrium

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4 heart valves

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1 way valves, prevent blood from going the wrong direction
AV valves: atrium-ventricle
- bicuspid(mitral), left valve
- tricuspid, right side
semilunar valves: @ beginning of arteries
- aortic, beginning or aorta arteries
- pulmonary, beginning of pulmonary arteries

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how does the heart get oxygen

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from coronary arteries, capillaries, veins
capillaries feed.

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when artrum contracts…

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blood goes to ventricle
the amount of blood in atrium when atrium contracts only makes up 20% of blood in ventricle, the ventricle is mostly filled by veins

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contracting units

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atrium and ventricles

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conducting system

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SA node, AV node, AV bundle, purkinje fibers

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SA node

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top right of heart, pacemaker
squeezing blood from atrium to ventricles

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AV node

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between atrium and ventricles
gets signal from SA node and sends message on, if SA isn’t working, AV will work on its own

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arteries

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  • high pressure
  • thickest walls
  • blood away from the heart
  • blood pressure measured here
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veins

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  • low pressure
  • one way valves
  • blood to heart
  • most of body’s blood (70%)
  • movement is caused by skeletal muscle
  • blue things see in skin
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capillaries

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  • thinnest walls
  • permeable
  • only one blood cell at a time passing through
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numbers relating to blood pressure

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top number: systolic, high
bottom number: diastolic, low

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blood pressure

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up…
- increased blood volume
- increased heart rate (exercise)
down…
- decreased blood volume

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cardiac output

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stroke volume
volume of blood pumped per minute

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hypotension

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low blood pressure

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hypertension

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high blood pressure

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arteries and arterioles

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typically contain 25% of blood in circulation
pressure varies between 40-100 mm of mercury
- need pressure to move blood
most organs receive blood from more than one artery
- alternate ways in case one gets blocked

arteries are built to withstand the greatest pressure of the system, strong walls, thick layer of connective tissue, more muscular than veins

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veins and venules

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70% of blood is in veins and venules
little smooth muscle
low pressure
- pressure isn’t moving the blood, have to keep moving to keep blood moving, skeletal muscles
many of medium veins, especially in limbs, have one way valves

veins generally have a greater diameter than arteries but thinner walls. not as elastic, but stretch a little.

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capillaries

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actual site of exchange(oxygen, CO2, food and waste)
walls are a single cell thick, things move in and out
arranged in capillary beds
extremely abundant in most tissues of the body
only about 5% of blood is in capillaries, most are shut

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lymphatic system

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also known as immune system
lymph vessels, lymph nodes - WBC, lymph fluid

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lymph fluid

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when plasma is outside the blood

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lymph vessels
like veins but open ended
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lymph nodes
WBC used to filter fluid flows through
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functions of the cardiovascular system
transportation - food and oxygen from digestive system to the cells - waste and CO2 from cells to urinary and respiratory systems - transport hormones throughout the body homeostasis - maintain acid based balance - regulate temperature - maintain fluid and electrolyte balance protection - clotting and inflammation, limit spread of disease - immune system- WBC
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top of the heart is called the...
base
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bottom of the heart is called the...
apex
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wall of heart
epicardium: outside layer of membrane myocardium: layer that is actual cardiac muscle, thick, cells interlace and excite each other endocardium: delicate membrane on the inside
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anyerysm
weak section in artery walls could bulge, break, and cause internal bleeding
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corinary circulation
blood coming off aorta to feed outside of heart is going through the coronary artery when the ventricle is resting. every other place gets blood when ventricle squeezes
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circle of willis
seven arteries linked together so if there is blockage can reroute easier (going to the brain)
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hepatic portal system
instead of taking blood directly to vena cava, blood goes to the liver to be inspected defense system
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why does the heart need a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients?
the heart never rests, so it can never build up a storage of glycogen
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EKG, PQRST wave, what are each part?
P: SA node sending out a message (atrium) QRS: electrical current through the ventricles AV node, AV bundles, purkinje fibers T: repolarization of the ventricles
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braclycardia
heart rate lower than 60
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tachycardia
heart rate greater than 100
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flutter
short bursts of 200-300 bpm
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fibrillation
heart beat is out of rhythm
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normal blood pressure
120/80
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building up of plaque
- cholesterol build up in arterial wall - immune system releases macrophages to eat cholesterol - macrophages become foam cells full of cholesterol - foam cells accumulate and become plaque -smooth muscles form a cop over to try and smooth it out - foam cells try to break out, weaken the cap - the cap cracks, and a chunk breaks off - the chunk gets into bloodstream and forms a clot that blocks blood flow, killing you
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cardiovascular training
benefits - blood volume - stroke volume - lung volume - heart size - CO2 extraction - lower heart rate - lower blood pressure
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high blood pressure
140/90
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varicose veins
can take them out because most of blood flow is deep and there is other ways of transportation