HEART AND NECK Flashcards
controls how the heart pumps
Autonomic nervous system
Plays an important role in the body (cardiovascular)
SALIENT POINTS OF THE CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
network the arteries, veins, capillaries blood throughout the body, keeps the heart filled with blood and maintains blood pressure
vascular
lie centrally in the chest behind the protective sternum
HEART
A cone-shaped muscle with four chambers
HEART
A double pump about the size of a clenched fist
HEART
12 cm long and 9 cm wide
HEART
adult males heart size
250-390 g (8.8 13.8 oz)
adult females heart size
200-275 g (7.0-9.7 oz)
Pumps blood throughout circulatory system
HEART
Weight of the heart
women: 255 grams, men: 310 grams
CHAMBERS OF THE HEART
Right atrium
Right ventricle
Left atrium
Left ventricle
receives deoxygenated blood from the body via the superior and inferior cava
Right atrium
receives blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs via the pulmonary artery
Right ventricle
receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via four pulmonary veins
Left atrium
receives oxygenated blood from the lungs via the left atrium pumps into blood into the systemic circulation via the aorta
Left ventricle
the largest and most muscular chamber
aorta
VALVES OF THE HEART
ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVES
SEMILUNAR VALVES
ATRIOVENTRICULAR VALVES
Tricuspid valve
Bicuspid (mitral) valve