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The Heart pumps blood through ____ Circuits in series.
- 2
Pulmanary Circuit
- Right side
- To and from lungs
Systemic Circuit
- Left side
- To and from the body
3 Type of blood vessels
- Arteries
- Veins
- Capillaries
Arteries
- Carry blood away from the heart and to the capillaries
Capillaries
- Microscopic vessels where exchange between blood and cells occurs
Veins
- Recieve blood from the capillaries and carry it toward the heart.
Right Atrium
- Recieves ssytemic blood
Right Ventricle
- Pumps blood to the lungs (pulmanary)
Left Atrium
- Recieves blood from the lungs
Left Ventricle
- Pumps blood to organs (Systemic)
Mediastinum
- Heart located here
- Space between two pleural cavities
Apex of the heart
- Pointed tip of the heart
- Points down and to the left
Pericardial Sac
- surrounds the heart
Pericardial Cavity
- Lined by pericardium
Visceral Pericardium (epicardium)
- Covers the heart surface
- Inner wall of the pericardium
Parietal Pericardium
- Lines the pericardial sac that surrounds the heart
- Outer wall of the pericardial sac
Pericardial cavity
- Space between the layers of the pericardial sac
- Small amount of lubricating fluid located here
Coronary Sulcus
- Deep groove that marks boundary of atria and ventricles
Anterior and Posterior interventricular sulci
- Mark boundary between left and right ventricles
The Heart pumps blood through ____ Circuits in series.
- 2
Pulmanary Circuit
- Right side
- To and from lungs
Systemic Circuit
- Left side
- To and from the body
3 Type of blood vessels
- Arteries
- Veins
- Capillaries
Arteries
- Carry blood away from the heart and to the capillaries
Capillaries
- Microscopic vessels where exchange between blood and cells occurs
Veins
- Recieve blood from the capillaries and carry it toward the heart.
Right Atrium
- Recieves ssytemic blood
Right Ventricle
- Pumps blood to the lungs (pulmanary)
Left Atrium
- Recieves blood from the lungs
Great Veins and arteries are located at _____?
- The base of the heart.
Apex
- Pointed tip of the heart
- Points down and to the left
The heart is surrounded by
- The pericardial sac
Mediastinum
- Heart located here
- Space between two pleural cavities
Pericardial Cavity is lined by
- the Pericardium
Visceral Pericardium (epicardium)
- Covers the hearts surface
- Inner wall of the pericardium
Parietal Pericardium
- Lines the pericardial sac that surrounds the heart
- Outer wall of the pericardium
Paricardial Cavity
- Space between layers of the pericardial sac
- Small amount of lubricating fluid located here
Coronary Sulcus
- Deep groove that marks the boundary of atria and ventricles
Anterior and posterior interventricular sulci
- Mark boundary between left and right ventricles
- Contain major coronary vessels
- Filled with protective fat
Heart Wall Layers
- Epicardium
-Myocardium
- Endocardium
Epicardium
- AKA visceral pericardium
- Outermost layer
- Serous membrane
Myocardium
- Middle Layer
- Thick muscle layer
- Most important layer
- This muscle dies during heart attack
Endocardium
- Forms the heart valves
- Simple squamous lining of chambers
- Continuous with endothelium - Blood vessels
- Blood will not clot on the endocardium
Characteristics of Cardiac Muscle Cells
- Connected by intercalated discs
- Contain Mitochondria
- Have Myofibrils
- Nucleus
- Sectioned
- Shorter than skeletal muscle fibers
- Striations (Sarcomere organization)
- Depend on aerobic metabolism
- Heart acts as a single unit
Funct. of Intercalated Discs
- Serve as gap junctions that rapidly transmit action potential
Interatrial Septum
- Separates the right and left atria
Interventricular Septum
- Separates the right and left ventricles
Two types of Atrioventricular valves
- Bicuspid (aka Mitral Valve)
- Tricuspid Valve
Bicuspid Valve
- Aka: Mitral Valve
- Located between the left atrium and left ventricle
- Allows blood to flow from the atrium to the ventricle
- Closes when ventricles contract to prevent back flow of blood from ventricle to atrium
Tricuspid Valve
- Located between the right atrium and right ventricle
- Opens to allow blood to flow from atrium to ventricle when atrium contacts
- Closes when ventricle contracts to prevent back flow of blood from ventricle to atrium
Path of blood flow
RA >Tricuspid Valve > RV > Pulm Valve > Pulm. Artery > Lungs > Pulm. Vein > LA > Bicuspid Valve > LV > Aortic Valve > Aorta > Arteries > Arterioles > Capillaries > Veinules > Veins > Venae cavae > RA
Superior and Inferior Venae Cavae
- Carry deoxygenated systemic blood (blood from the body) to the Right Atrium of the heart
Chordae Tendinae
- Anchor the valve cusps to papillary muscles which open and close the valves
Blood pressure in the arteries is _____ compared to veins because _____?
- Higher; because veins have thinner walls and larger lumen then arteries
Left ventricular myocardium is ______ in comparison to right ventricular myocardium.
- Thicker
Two pairs of one- way valves prevent ________ of blood during contraction.
- Backflow of blood
Heart sound S1 is caused by?
- The closing of the atrioventricular valves
Heart sound S2 is caused by?
- The closing of the pulmanary and aortic valves
Heart murmurs are caused by?
- Abnormal valves
* too loose or tight
Stenotic Heart murmurs are caused by______?
- Heart Valves that are too tight.
______ Heart murmurs are caused by valves that are too loose.
- Incompetent
Heart murmurs are can be heard because they cause ______ blood flow.
- Turbulent
Atrioventricular Valves
- Aka (AV) Valves
- Located between atria and ventricles
- Blood pressure closes valave cusps during ventricular contraction
- Papillary muscles tense chordae tendinaea to prevent valves from swinging into the atria
Semilunar Valves
- Prevent backflow of blood from the pulmanary trunk and aorta into the ventricles
- Have no muscular support
Two type of Semilunar valves
- Pulmanary Valve
- Aortic valve
_____ supplies the heart with blood?
- Coronary Arteries
Coronary Arteries originate from _________?
- The base of the aorta
Most blood supply to the heart occurs between ______ during _____phase?
- Ventricular contraction; Relaxation
Blood from the coronary circulation empties into ______ through the _______?
- Right Ventricle; coronary sinus
About _____% of people are left Coronary Dominant?
- 10%
Two types of Cardiac Cells
- Contractile Cells
- Conduction Cells
Heartbeat requires ______?
- Two types of Cardiac Cells
Func. Contractile Cells
- Responsible for pumping action of the heart
Func. of Conduction Cells
- Generate and spread stimulus (action potential)
The heart contracts in series; first the ______ contract then the ______ contract.
- Atria; ventricles
______ is responsible for setting the pace of the heartbeats?
- Sinoatrial Node (SA Node)
______ is considered to be the speed bump in the heart beat?
- Atrioventricular Node (AV Node)
Differences in cardiac muscle and skeletal muscle contraction.
- Cardiac action potential has a long plataeu phase.
- Cardiac muscle has a long refractory period and can not be tetanized.
Func. of The conduction system of the heart.
- Initiates and spreads electrical impulses through the heart
Two types of cells in the conduction sysytem of the heart
- Pacemaker cells
- Conducting cells
Func. of Pacemaker cells
- Set the heart rate
* automaticity
* Normal Pacemaker is SA node (Fastest car theory)
Function of Conducting cells
- Distributes stimuli to myocardium
Path of the conduction system.
- SA node > across atria > AV node > Bundle of His > Right and Left Branch Bundles > Purkinje fibers to the ventricles
SA Node generates ___ to ___ action potentials per minute.
- 70 to 80
AV Node generates ___ to ___ action potentials per minute.
- 40 to 60
Purkinje fibers generate ___ to ___ action potentials per minute.
- 20 to 40
The _____ pacemaker paces the heart.
- Fastest.
Bradycardia
- Abnormally slow heart rate
(below 60 beats/min)
Tachycardia
- Abnormally high heart rate
(above 100 beats per/min)
Ectopic Pacemaker
- Abnormal cells generate high rate of action potentials bypassing the conduction system and disrupts ventricular contractions.
Electrocardiogram
- Aka (ECG or EKG)
- Recording of the electrical activity of the heart
Three main components of EKG.
- P-wave
- QRS complex
- T-wave
P-Wave represents?
- Atrial depolarization
QRS Complex represents?
- Ventricular depolarization
T-Wave represents?
- Ventricular Repolarization
Atrial Repolarization gets lost in which component of the EKG?
- QRS complex
Systole
- Contraction phase
Diastole
- Relaxation phase
Blood pressure in any chamber rises during _____ and falls during ______?
- Systole; diastole
Blood flows from _______ pressure to _______ pressure.
- high; low
Blood flow is controlled by____?
- Timing of contractions
Blood flow is directed by ____?
-One-way valves
Start and stop of Systole phase is marked by?
- Closing of the aortic and pulmanary valves
Stroke Volume
- The amount of blood pumped by the ventricle per beat
Cardiac Output
- The amount of blood pumped by the ventricle per minute
3 Determinants of Stroke Volume
- Preload
- Afterload
- Contractility
Preload
- Most important
- In general more venous blood return the more forceful the Contraction
- Frank-Starling Principle
Afterload
- Inverse relation to Stroke Volume
- Smaller diameter vessels higher the resistance
Contractility
- Force of contraction
Factors controlling Cardiac Output
- Blood volume
- Autonomic innervation
- Hormones
- Persons Health
A healthy person can increase cardiac output by _____?
- three to five-fold
Autonomic innervation effects?
- Heart rate and Stroke volume
Blood volume Reflexes
- Stimulated by changes in venous return
- Atrial Reflex ( Bainbridge Reflex)
* Speeds heart rate by stretching the right atrium
- Frank-Starling priciple
* Increases stroke volume by streching the ventricles
CNS control is where?
- Medulla Oblongata
Medulla Oblongata
- Cardioaccelatory center
- Cardioinhibitory center
- Other inputs
Cardioacceleratory center
- Activation of sympathetic neurons
Cardioinhibitory Center
- Governing of parasympathetic neurons
Other functions of medulla oblongata.
- Blood pressure sensors
- Oxygen, carbon dioxide sensors