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What is the term for the point of maximum impulse of the heart?
What is the term for the point of maximum impulse of the heart?
- Clubbing
- Stenosis
- Poikilothermy
- Thrill (correct)
Which term refers to the abnormal sound heard on auscultation of a blood vessel?
Which term refers to the abnormal sound heard on auscultation of a blood vessel?
- Murmur
- Bruit (correct)
- Clot
- Homans’ sign
What is the term for the inadequate blood supply to the tissues, often due to a narrowed or blocked artery?
What is the term for the inadequate blood supply to the tissues, often due to a narrowed or blocked artery?
- Ischemic (correct)
- Pericardial friction rub
- Hypomagnesemia
- Dysrhythmias
Which term refers to the swelling of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes, often associated with chronic hypoxia?
Which term refers to the swelling of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes, often associated with chronic hypoxia?
What is the term for the volume and pressure inside the heart at the end of diastole, before the next contraction?
What is the term for the volume and pressure inside the heart at the end of diastole, before the next contraction?
Which term refers to the abnormal heart rhythm?
Which term refers to the abnormal heart rhythm?
Which structure anchors the tricuspid and mitral valves to the ventricle floor?
Which structure anchors the tricuspid and mitral valves to the ventricle floor?
What controls the heart's rhythm by generating the beat of the atria?
What controls the heart's rhythm by generating the beat of the atria?
Which valve separates the right atrium and the right ventricle?
Which valve separates the right atrium and the right ventricle?
What is the usual ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure?
What is the usual ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure?
What generates the beat of the ventricles at a slower rate than the atria?
What generates the beat of the ventricles at a slower rate than the atria?
What hormone is released from the posterior pituitary to directly increase water reabsorption by the kidneys?
What hormone is released from the posterior pituitary to directly increase water reabsorption by the kidneys?
What is responsible for providing oxygenated blood to the myocardium?
What is responsible for providing oxygenated blood to the myocardium?
What initiates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism, raising blood pressure?
What initiates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism, raising blood pressure?
Which part of the heart is responsible for generating approximately five times the force of the other part?
Which part of the heart is responsible for generating approximately five times the force of the other part?
Which hormones increase cardiac output and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera?
Which hormones increase cardiac output and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera?
What happens if blood flow through the kidneys decreases?
What happens if blood flow through the kidneys decreases?
What is the effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on blood pressure?
What is the effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on blood pressure?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What is the function of precapillary sphincters?
What is the function of precapillary sphincters?
How is blood pressure measured?
How is blood pressure measured?
What is the normal average of systemic arterial pressure?
What is the normal average of systemic arterial pressure?
What primarily affects blood pressure?
What primarily affects blood pressure?
What is the function of capillaries in the cardiovascular system?
What is the function of capillaries in the cardiovascular system?
What is the average resting cardiac output in liters per minute?
What is the average resting cardiac output in liters per minute?
What is the average ejection fraction as a percentage of the total amount of blood within the left ventricle that is ejected with every heartbeat?
What is the average ejection fraction as a percentage of the total amount of blood within the left ventricle that is ejected with every heartbeat?
What is the role of the sinoatrial (SA) node in the cardiac conduction pathway?
What is the role of the sinoatrial (SA) node in the cardiac conduction pathway?
What effect does stretching of the ventricular myocardium have during exercise?
What effect does stretching of the ventricular myocardium have during exercise?
Which hormone increases the heart rate and force of contraction?
Which hormone increases the heart rate and force of contraction?
Which part of the medulla sends impulses through the parasympathetic nervous system to slow the heart rate?
Which part of the medulla sends impulses through the parasympathetic nervous system to slow the heart rate?
What is the term for the inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the body's metabolic demands?
What is the term for the inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the body's metabolic demands?
Which term refers to the inability of the heart to maintain adequate circulation of blood to meet the body's needs?
Which term refers to the inability of the heart to maintain adequate circulation of blood to meet the body's needs?
What is the formula to calculate cardiac output?
What is the formula to calculate cardiac output?
What is the term for the phenomenon where the pulse becomes weaker during inspiration and stronger during expiration?
What is the term for the phenomenon where the pulse becomes weaker during inspiration and stronger during expiration?
What is the average resting cardiac output in liters per minute?
What is the average resting cardiac output in liters per minute?
Which term refers to the alternating strong and weak pulses, usually related to severe left ventricular failure?
Which term refers to the alternating strong and weak pulses, usually related to severe left ventricular failure?
What is the average ejection fraction as a percentage of the total amount of blood within the left ventricle that is ejected with every heartbeat?
What is the average ejection fraction as a percentage of the total amount of blood within the left ventricle that is ejected with every heartbeat?
What is the term for the condition characterized by a biphasic pulse, often associated with aortic regurgitation?
What is the term for the condition characterized by a biphasic pulse, often associated with aortic regurgitation?
What initiates each heartbeat in the cardiac conduction pathway?
What initiates each heartbeat in the cardiac conduction pathway?
Which term refers to the decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure upon standing, often leading to dizziness or syncope?
Which term refers to the decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure upon standing, often leading to dizziness or syncope?
What happens to the heart rate and stroke volume during exercise?
What happens to the heart rate and stroke volume during exercise?
Which hormone increases the heart rate and force of contraction?
Which hormone increases the heart rate and force of contraction?
What is the typical ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure?
What is the typical ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure?
What hormone directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure?
What hormone directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure?
Which hormones increase cardiac output and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera?
Which hormones increase cardiac output and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera?
What initiates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism, raising blood pressure?
What initiates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism, raising blood pressure?
Which hormone is released from the posterior pituitary to directly increase water reabsorption by the kidneys?
Which hormone is released from the posterior pituitary to directly increase water reabsorption by the kidneys?
What is the effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on blood pressure?
What is the effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on blood pressure?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What is the term for the volume and pressure inside the heart at the end of diastole, before the next contraction?
What is the term for the volume and pressure inside the heart at the end of diastole, before the next contraction?
What happens if blood flow through the kidneys decreases?
What happens if blood flow through the kidneys decreases?
What is the effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on blood pressure?
What is the effect of atrial natriuretic peptide on blood pressure?
What is the usual ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure?
What is the usual ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure?
What is the term for the swelling of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes, often associated with chronic hypoxia?
What is the term for the swelling of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes, often associated with chronic hypoxia?
Which structure provides oxygenated blood to the myocardium and returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium?
Which structure provides oxygenated blood to the myocardium and returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium?
What anchors the tricuspid and mitral valves to the ventricle floor?
What anchors the tricuspid and mitral valves to the ventricle floor?
What generates the beat of the ventricles at a slower rate than the atria?
What generates the beat of the ventricles at a slower rate than the atria?
What causes the first of the two major heart sounds, 'lubb'?
What causes the first of the two major heart sounds, 'lubb'?
What is responsible for pumping blood through the aortic semilunar valve to the body?
What is responsible for pumping blood through the aortic semilunar valve to the body?
What controls the heart's rhythm by generating the beat of the atria?
What controls the heart's rhythm by generating the beat of the atria?
Which term refers to the abnormal sound heard on auscultation of a blood vessel?
Which term refers to the abnormal sound heard on auscultation of a blood vessel?
What is the term for the swelling of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes, often associated with chronic hypoxia?
What is the term for the swelling of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes, often associated with chronic hypoxia?
What is the term for the alternating strong and weak pulses, usually related to severe left ventricular failure?
What is the term for the alternating strong and weak pulses, usually related to severe left ventricular failure?
What is the term for the volume and pressure inside the heart at the end of diastole, before the next contraction?
What is the term for the volume and pressure inside the heart at the end of diastole, before the next contraction?
What is the term for the point of maximum impulse of the heart?
What is the term for the point of maximum impulse of the heart?
What is the term for the abnormal heart rhythm?
What is the term for the abnormal heart rhythm?
What is the typical ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure?
What is the typical ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure?
What hormone directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure?
What hormone directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure?
Which hormones increase cardiac output and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera?
Which hormones increase cardiac output and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera?
What initiates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism, raising blood pressure?
What initiates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism, raising blood pressure?
What effect does stretching of the ventricular myocardium have during exercise?
What effect does stretching of the ventricular myocardium have during exercise?
What is the function of atrial natriuretic peptide on blood pressure?
What is the function of atrial natriuretic peptide on blood pressure?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What is the normal average of systemic arterial pressure?
What is the normal average of systemic arterial pressure?
What is the term for the point of maximum impulse of the heart?
What is the term for the point of maximum impulse of the heart?
What is the term for the phenomenon where the pulse becomes weaker during inspiration and stronger during expiration?
What is the term for the phenomenon where the pulse becomes weaker during inspiration and stronger during expiration?
What is the term for the inadequate blood supply to the tissues, often due to a narrowed or blocked artery?
What is the term for the inadequate blood supply to the tissues, often due to a narrowed or blocked artery?
What is the effect of stretching of the ventricular myocardium during exercise?
What is the effect of stretching of the ventricular myocardium during exercise?
What is the term for the volume and pressure inside the heart at the end of diastole, before the next contraction?
What is the term for the volume and pressure inside the heart at the end of diastole, before the next contraction?
What anchors the tricuspid and mitral valves to the ventricle floor?
What anchors the tricuspid and mitral valves to the ventricle floor?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What is the term for the condition characterized by a biphasic pulse, often associated with aortic regurgitation?
What is the term for the condition characterized by a biphasic pulse, often associated with aortic regurgitation?
What is the average ejection fraction as a percentage of the total amount of blood within the left ventricle that is ejected with every heartbeat?
What is the average ejection fraction as a percentage of the total amount of blood within the left ventricle that is ejected with every heartbeat?
What is the term for the swelling of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes, often associated with chronic hypoxia?
What is the term for the swelling of the terminal phalanges of the fingers and toes, often associated with chronic hypoxia?
What is the formula to calculate cardiac output?
What is the formula to calculate cardiac output?
What is the typical range for ejection fraction, a measure of ventricular efficiency?
What is the typical range for ejection fraction, a measure of ventricular efficiency?
What is the role of the atrioventricular (AV) node in the cardiac conduction pathway?
What is the role of the atrioventricular (AV) node in the cardiac conduction pathway?
What effect does epinephrine have on the heart?
What effect does epinephrine have on the heart?
What happens to cardiac output during exercise?
What happens to cardiac output during exercise?
What is the function of the precapillary sphincters in the cardiovascular system?
What is the function of the precapillary sphincters in the cardiovascular system?
What is the term for the inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the body's metabolic demands?
What is the term for the inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the body's metabolic demands?
Which term refers to the abnormal sound heard on auscultation of a blood vessel?
Which term refers to the abnormal sound heard on auscultation of a blood vessel?
What is the term for the point of maximum impulse of the heart?
What is the term for the point of maximum impulse of the heart?
What is the term for the volume and pressure inside the heart at the end of diastole, before the next contraction?
What is the term for the volume and pressure inside the heart at the end of diastole, before the next contraction?
Which term refers to the alternating strong and weak pulses, usually related to severe left ventricular failure?
Which term refers to the alternating strong and weak pulses, usually related to severe left ventricular failure?
What is the term for the condition characterized by a biphasic pulse, often associated with aortic regurgitation?
What is the term for the condition characterized by a biphasic pulse, often associated with aortic regurgitation?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What is the normal average of systemic arterial pressure?
What is the normal average of systemic arterial pressure?
What primarily affects blood pressure?
What primarily affects blood pressure?
What is the force of the blood against the walls of the blood vessels measured in?
What is the force of the blood against the walls of the blood vessels measured in?
What regulates the blood flow through a capillary network?
What regulates the blood flow through a capillary network?
What primarily carries blood from capillaries to the heart?
What primarily carries blood from capillaries to the heart?
What is the formula to calculate cardiac output?
What is the formula to calculate cardiac output?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What primarily regulates the diameter of arteries?
What is the typical range for ejection fraction, a measure of ventricular efficiency?
What is the typical range for ejection fraction, a measure of ventricular efficiency?
What primarily controls the heart's rhythm by generating the beat of the atria?
What primarily controls the heart's rhythm by generating the beat of the atria?
What effect does epinephrine have on the heart?
What effect does epinephrine have on the heart?
What happens to cardiac output during exercise?
What happens to cardiac output during exercise?
What is the term for the simultaneous contraction and relaxation of the atria and ventricles, creating the normal heart sounds?
What is the term for the simultaneous contraction and relaxation of the atria and ventricles, creating the normal heart sounds?
What anchors the tricuspid and mitral valves to the ventricle floor?
What anchors the tricuspid and mitral valves to the ventricle floor?
What generates the beat of the ventricles at a slower rate than the atria?
What generates the beat of the ventricles at a slower rate than the atria?
What primarily affects the difference in systemic and pulmonary blood pressure?
What primarily affects the difference in systemic and pulmonary blood pressure?
What is the term for the inability of the heart to maintain adequate circulation of blood to meet the body's needs?
What is the term for the inability of the heart to maintain adequate circulation of blood to meet the body's needs?
What is the term for the alternating strong and weak pulses, usually related to severe left ventricular failure?
What is the term for the alternating strong and weak pulses, usually related to severe left ventricular failure?
What is the typical ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure?
What is the typical ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure?
Which hormone directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure?
Which hormone directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure?
What hormone, released from the posterior pituitary, directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure?
What hormone, released from the posterior pituitary, directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure?
Which hormones increase cardiac output and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera?
Which hormones increase cardiac output and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera?
What primarily affects blood pressure?
What primarily affects blood pressure?
What hormone is involved in directly increasing water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure?
What hormone is involved in directly increasing water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure?
True or false: The usual ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure is 3:2:1.
True or false: The usual ratio of systolic to diastolic to pulse pressure is 3:2:1.
True or false: Decreased blood pressure stimulates the kidneys to secrete renin, which initiates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism, raising blood pressure.
True or false: Decreased blood pressure stimulates the kidneys to secrete renin, which initiates the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism, raising blood pressure.
True or false: Norepinephrine and epinephrine increase cardiac output and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera.
True or false: Norepinephrine and epinephrine increase cardiac output and cause vasoconstriction in skin and viscera.
True or false: Antidiuretic hormone, released from the posterior pituitary, directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure.
True or false: Antidiuretic hormone, released from the posterior pituitary, directly increases water reabsorption by the kidneys, thus increasing blood volume and blood pressure.
True or false: Atrial natriuretic peptide has no effect on blood pressure.
True or false: Atrial natriuretic peptide has no effect on blood pressure.
True or false: The kidneys are not of great importance in the regulation of blood pressure.
True or false: The kidneys are not of great importance in the regulation of blood pressure.
True or false: Atrial natriuretic peptide decreases blood pressure.
True or false: Atrial natriuretic peptide decreases blood pressure.
True or false: Renin is not secreted when blood flow through the kidneys decreases.
True or false: Renin is not secreted when blood flow through the kidneys decreases.
True or false: Other hormones that affect blood pressure include those of the adrenal medulla, norepinephrine and epinephrine, which decrease cardiac output and cause vasodilation in skin and viscera.
True or false: Other hormones that affect blood pressure include those of the adrenal medulla, norepinephrine and epinephrine, which decrease cardiac output and cause vasodilation in skin and viscera.
True or false: Decreased blood pressure inhibits the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism.
True or false: Decreased blood pressure inhibits the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone mechanism.
Flashcards
What is Stroke Volume?
What is Stroke Volume?
The amount of blood ejected by a ventricle in one contraction. It averages 60-80 mL per beat.
What is Ejection Fraction?
What is Ejection Fraction?
A measure of ventricular efficiency. It is normally 55% to 70% of the total amount of blood within the left ventricle that is ejected with every heartbeat.
What is Cardiac Output?
What is Cardiac Output?
The product of stroke volume and heart rate, with an average resting value of 5-6 L per minute.
What is the Sinoatrial Node?
What is the Sinoatrial Node?
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What is Normal Sinus Rhythm?
What is Normal Sinus Rhythm?
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What is the Atrioventricular Node?
What is the Atrioventricular Node?
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What is the Heart's Skeleton?
What is the Heart's Skeleton?
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How does exercise affect cardiac output?
How does exercise affect cardiac output?
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What is the role of the nervous system in heart regulation?
What is the role of the nervous system in heart regulation?
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How does Epinephrine affect the heart?
How does Epinephrine affect the heart?
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How does Atrial Natriuretic Peptide affect the heart?
How does Atrial Natriuretic Peptide affect the heart?
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What are arteries and arterioles?
What are arteries and arterioles?
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What is the Cardiac Center?
What is the Cardiac Center?
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What is the Cardiovascular System?
What is the Cardiovascular System?
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What is the Pericardium?
What is the Pericardium?
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What is Myocardium?
What is Myocardium?
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What is Endocardium?
What is Endocardium?
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What is Coronary Circulation?
What is Coronary Circulation?
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What is the Tricuspid Valve?
What is the Tricuspid Valve?
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What is the Pulmonary Semilunar Valve?
What is the Pulmonary Semilunar Valve?
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What is the Mitral Valve?
What is the Mitral Valve?
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What is the Aortic Semilunar Valve?
What is the Aortic Semilunar Valve?
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What is the Left Ventricle?
What is the Left Ventricle?
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What are Chordae Tendineae?
What are Chordae Tendineae?
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What are Papillary Muscles?
What are Papillary Muscles?
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What is the Cardiac Cycle?
What is the Cardiac Cycle?
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What is the 'Lubb' sound in the heart?
What is the 'Lubb' sound in the heart?
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What is the importance of the Cardiovascular System?
What is the importance of the Cardiovascular System?
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Study Notes
Cardiac Output and Conduction Pathway
- Cardiac output is determined by multiplying stroke volume by heart rate, with an average resting cardiac output of 5 to 6 L per minute.
- Stroke volume, the amount of blood ejected by a ventricle in one contraction, averages 60 to 80 mL/beat.
- Ejection fraction, a measure of ventricular efficiency, is normally 55% to 70% of the total amount of blood within the left ventricle that is ejected with every heartbeat.
- The cardiac conduction pathway involves the sinoatrial (SA) node, which is autorhythmic and depolarizes about 100 times per minute, initiating each heartbeat.
- The SA node is called the pacemaker, and a normal heartbeat is called a normal sinus rhythm.
- Impulses travel from the SA node to the atrioventricular (AV) node, where the impulse slows considerably to allow the atria time to contract completely and the ventricles to fill with blood.
- The heart’s skeleton insulates the ventricles, ensuring that only impulses passing through the AV node can enter.
- During exercise, venous return increases, stretching the ventricular myocardium, causing an increase in stroke volume and heart rate, leading to an increase in cardiac output.
- The nervous system can change the heart rate in response to environmental circumstances, with the medulla oblongata receiving sensory input and altering heart function.
- Epinephrine increases the heart rate and force of contraction, while atrial natriuretic peptide increases the excretion of sodium by the kidneys, reducing blood volume and pressure.
- Arteries and arterioles carry blood from the heart to capillaries, with their walls consisting of three layers.
- The cardiac center in the medulla contains an acceleratory center and an inhibitory center, which send impulses through the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems to accelerate or slow the heart rate, respectively.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
- The cardiovascular system comprises the heart, blood, and vessels, responsible for distributing blood throughout the body.
- The heart is located within the thoracic cavity and is enclosed by the fibrous pericardium, parietal pericardium, and visceral pericardium.
- The walls of the heart's chambers are made of myocardium and lined with endocardium, which also covers the valves and continues into the blood vessels.
- Coronary circulation provides oxygenated blood to the myocardium and returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium through the coronary sinus.
- Blood flows from the right atrium through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle, then through the pulmonary semilunar valve to the lungs, and from the left atrium through the mitral valve into the left ventricle.
- The left ventricle pumps blood through the aortic semilunar valve to the body via the aorta, generating approximately five times the force of the right ventricle.
- The tricuspid and mitral valves consist of three and two cusps, respectively, anchored to the ventricle floor by chordae tendineae and papillary muscles.
- Each ventricle pumps the same amount of blood, but the left ventricle has much thicker walls and pumps with greater force, leading to the difference in systemic and pulmonary blood pressure.
- The heart's rhythm is controlled by the sinoatrial (SA) node, which generates the beat of the atria, and the atrioventricular (AV) node, which generates the beat of the ventricles at a slower rate.
- The cardiac cycle involves the simultaneous contraction and relaxation of the atria and ventricles, creating the normal heart sounds.
- The first of the two major sounds, "lubb," is caused by the closure of the AV valves during ventricular systole.
- The cardiovascular system plays a crucial role in the distribution of blood and oxygen throughout the body, with the heart as the central organ responsible for pumping blood.
Cardiac Output and Conduction Pathway
- Cardiac output is determined by multiplying stroke volume by heart rate, with an average resting cardiac output of 5 to 6 L per minute.
- Stroke volume, the amount of blood ejected by a ventricle in one contraction, averages 60 to 80 mL/beat.
- Ejection fraction, a measure of ventricular efficiency, is normally 55% to 70% of the total amount of blood within the left ventricle that is ejected with every heartbeat.
- The cardiac conduction pathway involves the sinoatrial (SA) node, which is autorhythmic and depolarizes about 100 times per minute, initiating each heartbeat.
- The SA node is called the pacemaker, and a normal heartbeat is called a normal sinus rhythm.
- Impulses travel from the SA node to the atrioventricular (AV) node, where the impulse slows considerably to allow the atria time to contract completely and the ventricles to fill with blood.
- The heart’s skeleton insulates the ventricles, ensuring that only impulses passing through the AV node can enter.
- During exercise, venous return increases, stretching the ventricular myocardium, causing an increase in stroke volume and heart rate, leading to an increase in cardiac output.
- The nervous system can change the heart rate in response to environmental circumstances, with the medulla oblongata receiving sensory input and altering heart function.
- Epinephrine increases the heart rate and force of contraction, while atrial natriuretic peptide increases the excretion of sodium by the kidneys, reducing blood volume and pressure.
- Arteries and arterioles carry blood from the heart to capillaries, with their walls consisting of three layers.
- The cardiac center in the medulla contains an acceleratory center and an inhibitory center, which send impulses through the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems to accelerate or slow the heart rate, respectively.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System
- The cardiovascular system comprises the heart, blood, and vessels, responsible for distributing blood throughout the body.
- The heart is located within the thoracic cavity and is enclosed by the fibrous pericardium, parietal pericardium, and visceral pericardium.
- The walls of the heart's chambers are made of myocardium and lined with endocardium, which also covers the valves and continues into the blood vessels.
- Coronary circulation provides oxygenated blood to the myocardium and returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium through the coronary sinus.
- Blood flows from the right atrium through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle, then through the pulmonary semilunar valve to the lungs, and from the left atrium through the mitral valve into the left ventricle.
- The left ventricle pumps blood through the aortic semilunar valve to the body via the aorta, generating approximately five times the force of the right ventricle.
- The tricuspid and mitral valves consist of three and two cusps, respectively, anchored to the ventricle floor by chordae tendineae and papillary muscles.
- Each ventricle pumps the same amount of blood, but the left ventricle has much thicker walls and pumps with greater force, leading to the difference in systemic and pulmonary blood pressure.
- The heart's rhythm is controlled by the sinoatrial (SA) node, which generates the beat of the atria, and the atrioventricular (AV) node, which generates the beat of the ventricles at a slower rate.
- The cardiac cycle involves the simultaneous contraction and relaxation of the atria and ventricles, creating the normal heart sounds.
- The first of the two major sounds, "lubb," is caused by the closure of the AV valves during ventricular systole.
- The cardiovascular system plays a crucial role in the distribution of blood and oxygen throughout the body, with the heart as the central organ responsible for pumping blood.
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