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The body system that includes the heart and blood vessels
Cardiovascular system
Visceral Pericardium
epicardium (folds back-serous member)
Parietal Pericardium
"wall membrane"
Fibrous Pericardium
fibrous outer sac
The cardiac muscle forming the walls of the heart is the
Myocardium
The upper chambers of the heart are the __________ (pl) and the lower chambers of the heart are the
_______________(pl)
Atria
Ventricles
Oxygenated blood flows into the heart from the
_______________ veins
Pulmonary
Cardiac ______________

Coronary _____________
Cardiac Veins

coronary Arteries
Tricuspid= _____________ side

Bicuspid= ______________ side
Tricuspid = Right side

Bicuspid = Left side
Systole = ______________

Diastole = ______________
Systole = contract (squeeze)

Diastole = relax (fill with blood)
Chordae Tendinae
'Parachute Strings'
also called
"Fleshy struts" that are with in the ventricles
Palillary muscles
'breast like' muscles
semi-lunar valves
half-moon shaped
septum
seperates
The tight cellular connections between the cardiac muscle cells are called _________ ____________
Intercalated discs
Venous blood is ________________
and on the _______________ side of the heart
deoxygenated;
Right
Arterial blood is _____________
and on the ____________ side of the heart
oxygenated;
Left
Pathway of a drop of blood from the superior vena cava to the aorta
(include chambers, valves, vessels and required structures)
SUPERIOR VENA CAVA to the RIGHT ATRIUM (see pectinate muscles "combs", coronary sinus opening, fosa ovalis); pass the CUSPS of the TRICUSPID VALVE to the Right Ventricle (see papillary muscles, chordae tendinae, cusps of the tricuspid valve); leave R ventricle & pass the pulmonary semilunar valve to Pulmonary Trunk then to Left Pulmonary Artery; to capillary beds of lungs to become oxygenated; back through pulmonary vein to the Left Atrium (see pectinate muscles); past cusps of Bicuspid (mitral)valve to Left Ventricle (see papillary muscles, chordae tendinae and cusps of bicuspid valce, trabiculae carneae) past semilunar valve to aortic trunk to aortic arch to the rest of the body
Because the heart stimulates itself to contract at regular intervals (rhythmic), it is said to be __________.
Autonomic
The spontaneously developing local potential that occurs at the SA node is called the _____________.
Prepotential
Lack of blood supply to a tissue is called __________.
Ischemia
P Wave______________
Atrial depolarization
QRS complex
Ventricular depolarization
T wave
Ventricular repolarization
QRS wave ____________the atrial repolarization
masks
Pain that results from a reduction in blood supply to cardiac muscle is called [Gk. anchone, strangling + pec, chest] ___________ _______________.
angina pectoris
Prolonged lack of blood supply to the cardiac muscle ultimately results in tissue death and this is called _____________ ______________
myocardial infarction
Specialized cellular contacts found only in cardiac muscle are called [L. inter, between, + calare, to proclaim] ______________ __________.
Intercalated discs
The _______ node initiates the spontaceous depolarization of cardiac muscle.
SA node
Sarcoplasmic Reticulum (SR)
internal membrane system that triggers contractions
T tubules
external pores
Sarcomere
unit of contraction
RMP
(Resting membrane potential)
Charge difference
Period of isovolumetric contraction
contract/same colume
Period of ejection
blood ejects
Period of isovolumetric relaxation
relax/same volume
Atherosclerosis
deposits that help clog arteries
Arteriosclerosis
bardening of the arteries
Atrial flutter
two or three P waves for every QRS
Artial fibrillation
irregular timing, no P waves
Ventricular fibrillation
no QRS/not compatible with life
first heart sound
AV valves snap shut "lubb"
second heart sound
semilunar valve snap shut "dubb"
third heart sound
turbulence
(occassionally fashion into ventricles)
Tachycardia
fast heart rhythem
(over 100 beart/minute)
Bradycardia
slow heart rhythem
(less than 100 beats per minute)
Arrythmia
an irregularity in pulmonary electrical current
-broad range of arrythmias; mild/occassional=no concerns;
several that cause both ventricles and atria to contract at the same time, then the atria can not sufficiently push blood to the ventricle= death
Heart Murmer
abnormal heart cound
-occurs because the valve(s) is/are faulty causing blood to leak backwards
-if severe leaks will need valve replaacement surgery or death may occur; however, some people have leavky valves and do just fine
The epithelium of the nasal cavity is PCCE or ___________ ciliated columnar epithelium with mucus.
pseudostratified
The "windpipe" is more formally called the _________.
trachea
The elastic cartilage "flap" that covers the opening to the trachea is the _______________.
epiglotis
[epi, upon + glottis]
4 protective devices for eliminating unwanted particles from the nasal cavities:
conchae/turbulence
mucus
cilia
gastric juice
Ulvula
soft palate
nasal septum
vomer/cartilage partition
vestibule
entry room/inside of each nares
choanae
opening into the pharynx
meatus
canal
fauces
"arch"
glottis
opening
oropharynx
soft palate to epiglottis
nasopharynx
chonanae to soft palate
laryngopharynx
epiglottis to esophagus
The ridge shaped cartilage at the bifurcation of the trachea into primary bronchi is called the __________.
carina
[L. carinna, kneel]
The series of small branches from the bronchi are collectively called the________________.
bronchioles
The tine "air sacs" that exchange gases in the lungs are called _______________(pl)
alveoli
sequential order from trachea to alveoli
primary bronchi
terminal bronchioles (last part before see bubbles)
respiratory bronchiles (fist time see the bubbles)
alveolar ducts
alveolar sacs
trachea/bronchi
PCCE - pseudostratified
respiratory bronchioles
simple squamous epithelium
alveoli
cuboidal epithelium
lobes of lungs
right lung has 3;
left lung has 2
(fissures)
segents of lung
right lung has 10;
left lung has 9;
(C.T. partitions)
lobules of lung
supplied by bronchioles
The membrane that covers the surface of the lungs is called the visceral ___________________.
plura
The "middle" space between the lungs that contains the heart is called the _____________.
mediastinum
The indentation in the lungs that creates space for the heart is called a _____________.
Hilum
Respiratory zones
Respiratory zone is where the gasses are exchanged.
includes
respiratory croncholes, alveoli ducts, alveolar sacs, alveoli, alveolus
Conducting Zones
The conducting zone gets the gasses to the respiratory zone. (no gas exchange here!)
external nares, vestibule, inferior/middle/superior conchea, pharynx, larynx, trachea, carina, main/secondary/teritiary bronchi, bronchioles x7, terminal broncholes
The chricoid cartilege ___________shaped
Ring
The arrictinoid cartilege is _________shaped.
Laddle
The thyroid cartilege ________shaped.
shield
The vocal cord attachment is the______________ cartilage.
arylenoid
The tracheal carteledge is ___________ shaped
C shaped
The carniculate is __________ shaped.
horn
The epiglottis acts as a _ _ _.
lid
3 parts of the Respiratory Membrane O2 travels to for gas exchange
alveolar epithelium
fused basement membrane
capillary endothelium
3 part of respiratory membrane CO2 will travel through
capillary endothelium
fused basement membrane
alveolar epithelium
Hereditory disease where mucas accumulates in the lungs.
Cystic Fibrosis
Bronchittis is
inflammation of the bronchi
Disese where alveoli are broken down decreasing surface area of alveoli
Emphazema
"punching bag" at the back of the soft pallet
ulvula
Typical ECG (electrocardiogram) has _ normally recognizable deflection waves
6
(o,p,q,r,s,t
Cardiac muscle cells are electrically connected by ________ junctions and behave as a single unit.
gap
Because it sets the rate of depolarization for the normal heart, the ________ node is known as the pacemaker of the heart.
SA (sinoatrial)
Activity of the nerves of the ___________ nervous system is essential for cardiac mucsle to contract.
autonomic
Graphic recording of the electrical changes that occur in a cardiac cycle
electrocardiogram
In a typical ECG, the __ wave signals the depolarization of the atria immediately before they contract
R
Electrical activity recorded by any lead depends on the location and orientation of the recording electrodes.

T or F
true
The heart is enclosed in a double-walled sac called the ________.
pericardium
The heart is divided into ________chambers
four
The two receiving chambers of the heart are the _________.
Atria
The left ventricle discharges blood into the _________, from which all systemic arteries of the body diverge to supply the body tissues.
aorta
The atrioventricular valve, or _______, prevents backflow into the right atrium when the right ventricle is contracting.
tricuspid
The heart serves as a double pump. The _____ side serves as the pulmonary circulation pump, shunting carbondioxide-rich blood to the lungs.
right
The functional blood supply of the heart itself is provided back by the ___________ ___________.
coronary arteries
Two microscopic features of cardiac cells that help distinguish them from other types of muscle cells are ____________ and _______________.
branching;
intercalated discs
In the heart, the ___________ ventricle has thicker walls and a basically circular cavity shape.
left
cardiac cells (in connective tissue) are arranged in __________ or ________ shaped bundles.
spiral;
figure-8
Pericardium is _________ textured and its point of attachment is at the _______ of the heart
flexible and thin;
apex area
Which vessel is easier to stretch?
Arteries- aorta
because of the volume and pressure sent out with each contraction
Is the aorta or vena cava larger?

Which has thicker walls?
Vena Cava is larger because it has 3 circulatory systems blood coming in.

Aorta has thicker walls because it has higher pressure of blood flow through it.
Why is the left ventricle larger and thicker than the right ventricle?
because the left ventricle needs to squeeze harder to create more pressure to get the blood out to the rest of the body;
right ventricle only needs to get it to the pulmonary system
How do sheep valves compare to human counterparts?
They are relatively the same
What buffer system maintains blood ph?
carbonic acid-bicarbonate
_____________ is the phase of pulmonary ventilation where air passes out of the lungs.
Expiration
During inspirations what 3 things happen?
diaphragm moves to a flattened position
gass pressure inside the lungs is lowered
size of thoracic cavity increases
During normal quiet breating, about ______-ml of air moves into and out of the lungs with each breath.
500
________ __________ is the maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximal inspiration.
Vital capacity
Changes in pH and oxygen concentrations in the blood are monitored by chemoreceptor regions in the _______ and _________ bodies
aortic and carotid
The carbonid acid-bicarbonate buffer system stabilizes arterial blood pH at ____
7.4 0.02
_____________ released into the blood by the body cells tend to lower te pH of the blood and cause it to become acidic.
Acids
Bronchial sounds are produced by what?
air rushing through the large respiratory passageways (the trachea and the bronchi)
what does vesicular breathing sounds and how are they produced?
The second sound;
result from air filling the alveolar sacs (resembling sound of rustling/muffled breeze)
What is tidal volume?
amount of air inhaled or exhaled with each breath under resting conditions (500ml)
Amount of air that can be forccefully inhaled after a normal tidal colume inhalation is ________ ____ ________.
Inspiratory reserve volume (IRV)
Amount of air that can be forcefully exhaled after a normal tidal volume exhalation is _ _______ ___.
expiratory reserve volume (1200ml)
Maximum amount of ait that can be exhaled after a maximal inspiration is _________ _________.
Vital capacity (4800ml)
VC = TV + IRV + ERV

what do these accronyms respresent?
vital capacity = tidal volume + inspiratory reserve volume + expiratory reserve volume

"CO2" will be the answer