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What is the primary function of veins in the cardiovascular system?
What is the primary function of veins in the cardiovascular system?
Which statement about capillaries is correct?
Which statement about capillaries is correct?
Which of the following statements about arteries is false?
Which of the following statements about arteries is false?
What is not a primary function of the heart valves?
What is not a primary function of the heart valves?
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What is the primary role of the chambers of the heart?
What is the primary role of the chambers of the heart?
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What type of blood does the coronary sinus carry?
What type of blood does the coronary sinus carry?
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What is the primary function of the right coronary artery?
What is the primary function of the right coronary artery?
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Which structure separates the left and right atriums of the heart?
Which structure separates the left and right atriums of the heart?
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What is the main role of heart valves?
What is the main role of heart valves?
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In what part of the heart does deoxygenated blood enter first?
In what part of the heart does deoxygenated blood enter first?
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Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body?
Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygen-rich blood to the body?
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Which artery is primarily responsible for supplying the heart muscle with blood?
Which artery is primarily responsible for supplying the heart muscle with blood?
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What is the role of capillaries in the circulatory system?
What is the role of capillaries in the circulatory system?
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What is the function of the ligamentum arteriosum in a fetus?
What is the function of the ligamentum arteriosum in a fetus?
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Which structure in the heart prevents the reverse opening of atrioventricular valves?
Which structure in the heart prevents the reverse opening of atrioventricular valves?
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What are trabeculae carneae primarily associated with?
What are trabeculae carneae primarily associated with?
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Where does the opening of the coronary sinus drain deoxygenated blood?
Where does the opening of the coronary sinus drain deoxygenated blood?
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What is the primary role of pectinate muscles?
What is the primary role of pectinate muscles?
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Which part of the heart separates the left and right ventricles?
Which part of the heart separates the left and right ventricles?
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The pericardial sac serves which primary function?
The pericardial sac serves which primary function?
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What condition causes deoxygenated blood to bypass pulmonary circulation in unborn babies?
What condition causes deoxygenated blood to bypass pulmonary circulation in unborn babies?
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What is the purpose of arteries?
What is the purpose of arteries?
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What is the one exception where an artery carries de-oxygenated blood?
What is the one exception where an artery carries de-oxygenated blood?
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What is the one exception where a vein carries oxygenated blood?
What is the one exception where a vein carries oxygenated blood?
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What are capillaries?
What are capillaries?
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What are the 3 main layers of arteries and veins?
What are the 3 main layers of arteries and veins?
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What are the 3 subsections of Tunica Intima?
What are the 3 subsections of Tunica Intima?
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What are the subsections of Tunica Media?
What are the subsections of Tunica Media?
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What are the subsections of Tunica Externa?
What are the subsections of Tunica Externa?
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What subsections of the Tunica layers are only found in arteries?
What subsections of the Tunica layers are only found in arteries?
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What are the layers of capillaries?
What are the layers of capillaries?
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What are the veins closest to furthest from heart
What are the veins closest to furthest from heart
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What are the arteries closest to furthest from heart
What are the arteries closest to furthest from heart
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What are the 3 types of capillaries
What are the 3 types of capillaries
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What are continuous capillaries?
What are continuous capillaries?
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What are Fenestrated capillaries?
What are Fenestrated capillaries?
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What are sinusoid capillaries?
What are sinusoid capillaries?
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Where are continuous capillaries located?
Where are continuous capillaries located?
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Where are Fenestrated capillaries located?
Where are Fenestrated capillaries located?
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Where are sinusoid capillaries located?
Where are sinusoid capillaries located?
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What are the types of venous returns?
What are the types of venous returns?
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What is the purpose of venous return?
What is the purpose of venous return?
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How does the skeletal muscle pump assist with venous return?
How does the skeletal muscle pump assist with venous return?
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What is present in veins to prevent backflow?
What is present in veins to prevent backflow?
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How does the respiratory pump assist with venous return?
How does the respiratory pump assist with venous return?
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How does the pressure gradient assist with venous return?
How does the pressure gradient assist with venous return?
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What are the functions of baroreceptors?
What are the functions of baroreceptors?
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Where are baroreceptors located? (Select all that apply)
Where are baroreceptors located? (Select all that apply)
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What are the functions of chemoreceptors?
What are the functions of chemoreceptors?
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Where are chemoreceptors located? (Select all that apply)
Where are chemoreceptors located? (Select all that apply)
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Which brain centers, other than the medulla oblongata, influence cardiac output and vessel resistance? (Select all that apply)
Which brain centers, other than the medulla oblongata, influence cardiac output and vessel resistance? (Select all that apply)
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How does the body regulate blood pressure? (Select all that apply)
How does the body regulate blood pressure? (Select all that apply)
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How does Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) help regulate blood pressure?
How does Antidiuretic hormone (ADH) help regulate blood pressure?
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How does Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) help regulate blood pressure?
How does Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) help regulate blood pressure?
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How does the renin-angiotensin system help regulate BP?
How does the renin-angiotensin system help regulate BP?
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The right side of the heart always receives what?
The right side of the heart always receives what?
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What is the chamber of the heart that receives blood first?
What is the chamber of the heart that receives blood first?
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What are the functions of the left and right atriums of the heart? (Select all that apply)
What are the functions of the left and right atriums of the heart? (Select all that apply)
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What are the purposes of the left and right ventricles?
What are the purposes of the left and right ventricles?
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What is the correct order that blood moves through the heart?
What is the correct order that blood moves through the heart?
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What is the thickest chamber in the heart?
What is the thickest chamber in the heart?
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What is the correct order of the layers of the heart? (outer to inner)
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What is considered the muscle layer of the heart?
What is considered the muscle layer of the heart?
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What is considered the protective layer of the heart?
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What are the purposes of the left and right atrioventricular valves?
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What is another name for the right atrioventricular valve?
What is another name for the right atrioventricular valve?
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What is another name for the left atrioventricular valve?
What is another name for the left atrioventricular valve?
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What are the purposes of the semi-lunar valves?
What are the purposes of the semi-lunar valves?
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What are the names of the two semi-lunar valves in the heart?
What are the names of the two semi-lunar valves in the heart?
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What is the correct flow of blood?
What is the correct flow of blood?
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What is the purpose of the superior vena cava?
What is the purpose of the superior vena cava?
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What is the purpose of the inferior vena cava?
What is the purpose of the inferior vena cava?
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What is the Pulmonary trunk?
What is the Pulmonary trunk?
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What are the left and right pulmonary arteries?
What are the left and right pulmonary arteries?
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What are the left and right pulmonary veins?
What are the left and right pulmonary veins?
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What is the purpose of the aorta?
What is the purpose of the aorta?
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What are the purposes of the left and right coronary arteries?
What are the purposes of the left and right coronary arteries?
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What is the purpose of the anterior and posterior interventricular arteries?
What is the purpose of the anterior and posterior interventricular arteries?
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What is the purpose of the coronary sinus?
What is the purpose of the coronary sinus?
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What is the meaning of a positive chronotropic agent?
What is the meaning of a positive chronotropic agent?
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What are some examples of positive chronotropic agents? (Select all that apply)
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What is the meaning of a negative chronotropic agent?
What is the meaning of a negative chronotropic agent?
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What are some things that act as negative chronotropic agents? (Select all that apply)
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What is an electrocardiogram?
What is an electrocardiogram?
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What does the P wave indicate in an electrocardiogram?
What does the P wave indicate in an electrocardiogram?
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What does the QRS complex indicate in an electrocardiogram?
What does the QRS complex indicate in an electrocardiogram?
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What does the T wave indicate in an electrocardiogram?
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What does a negative chronotropic agent mean?
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What are some things that act as negative chronotropic agents? (Select all that apply)
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What is an electrocardiogram?
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What is a P wave in an electrocardiogram?
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What does the QRS segment indicate in an electrocardiogram?
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What does the T wave indicate in an electrocardiogram?
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What is the plateau phase of cardiac potentials in an electrocardiogram?
What is the plateau phase of cardiac potentials in an electrocardiogram?
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What does the PQ segment indicate in an electrocardiogram?
What does the PQ segment indicate in an electrocardiogram?
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What does the ST segment indicate in an electrocardiogram?
What does the ST segment indicate in an electrocardiogram?
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What is bradycardia?
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What is tachycardia?
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What is the correct order of the heart's conduction system nodes?
What is the correct order of the heart's conduction system nodes?
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What node is considered the heart's pacemaker?
What node is considered the heart's pacemaker?
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Where is the right atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve located?
Where is the right atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve located?
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Where is the left atrioventricular (mitral or bicuspid) valve located?
Where is the left atrioventricular (mitral or bicuspid) valve located?
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Where is the right pulmonary semilunar valve located?
Where is the right pulmonary semilunar valve located?
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Where is the right aortic semilunar valve located?
Where is the right aortic semilunar valve located?
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What is the primary difference between the pulmonary circuit and the systemic circuit?
What is the primary difference between the pulmonary circuit and the systemic circuit?
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What vessels make up the circle of willis?
What vessels make up the circle of willis?
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What is the purpose of the circle of Willis?
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Study Notes
Cardiovascular System
- Made up of the heart and blood vessels
- Delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones throughout the body
- Removes carbon dioxide and other waste products
- Perfusion is the delivery of blood per unit of time per gram of tissue (mL/min/g)
Blood Vessel Components
- Arteries: Carry blood away from the heart. Mostly carry oxygenated blood.
- Veins: Carry blood to the heart. Mostly carry deoxygenated blood.
- Capillaries: Sites of exchange between blood and body cells, and between blood and lungs.
Heart Location
- Located in the pericardium
- Posterior to the sternum, left of the midline
- Base - superior surface
- Apex - pointed end
- Projects antero-inferiorly
Heart Chambers (External Anatomy)
- Atria: Always receive blood entering the heart.
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Ventricles: Always pump blood out from the heart.
- Right atrium/right ventricle - carries oxygen-poor blood
- Left atrium/left ventricle - carries oxygen-rich blood
External Anatomy: Vessels
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Superior and Inferior Vena Cava: Return deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart
- Superior - above the heart
- Inferior - below the heart
- Pulmonary Trunk/Main Pulmonary Artery: Branches to the right and left pulmonary arteries, carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs.
- Pulmonary Arteries: Carry oxygen-poor blood to the lungs
- Pulmonary Veins: Carry oxygen-rich blood from the lungs to the heart.
- Ascending Aorta: Carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body.
Internal Anatomy
- Atria: Left and Right
- Ventricles: Left and Right
- Interatrial Septum: Separates the right and left atria
- Fossa Ovalis: Remnant of an opening in the fetal heart
- Pectinate Muscles: Found in the walls of the atria
- Interventricular Septum: Separates the right and left ventricles
- Trabeculae Carneae: Irregular muscles that aid in contraction in the ventricles
- Coronary Sinus: Collects deoxygenated blood from working heart muscles and directs it to the right atrium
- Heart Valves: Prevent backflow of blood
Heart Sounds
- 4 normal heart sounds
- "lub-dub" sounds
- S1 - Closing of AV valves
- S2 - Closing of Semilunar valves
Cardiac Muscle Structure
- Appears striated (like skeletal)
- Contains intercalated discs, which contain desmosomes and gap junctions
- Involuntary movement
Metabolism
- High demand for energy
- Numerous mitochondria
- Contains myoglobin (similar to hemoglobin)
- Uses various fuel sources (fatty acids, glucose)
Coronary Vessels
- Supply the heart muscle with oxygenated blood.
- Right Coronary Artery (RCA)
- Left Coronary Artery (LCA)
- Left Anterior Descending Artery (LAD)
- Circumflex Artery (CX)
Innervation
- Parasympathetic innervation: Decreases heart rate
- Sympathetic innervation: Increases heart rate and force
Conduction System
- Specialized cardiac muscle cells that initiate and transmit electric signals to coordinate the heart's contraction.
- Composed of several parts:
- Sinoatrial (SA) node ("pacemaker") located in the right atrium
- Atrioventricular (AV) node located in the right atrium
- Atrioventricular (AV) bundle located in the interventricular septum
- Purkinje Fibers located in the walls of ventricles.
Cardiac Cycle
- includes ventricular contraction (systole) and relaxation (diastole)
- includes a series of events to ensure proper blood flow.
- Atrial contraction
- Ventricular contraction
- Ventricular relaxation.
Other
- ECG / EKG: Measures electrical activity of the heart
- Heart sounds and murmurs: Abnormal heart sounds
- Angina Pectoris: Chest pain
- Myocardial Infarction: Heart Attack
- Atherosclerosis, Coronary Spasm: Conditions affecting blood flow to the heart.
- Influences on Heart Rate: Positive (increasing) and negative (decreasing) factors, such as hormones and drugs.
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Test your knowledge on the cardiovascular system with questions about veins, arteries, heart valves, and the functions of different chambers of the heart. This quiz covers essential concepts and roles related to blood circulation and cardiac structures.