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Which part of the heart acts as the normal pacemaker, generating impulses 60-100 times per minute?
What is the function of the fibrous skeleton of the heart?
What constitutes the majority of the heart's muscle cells?
Where does blood pass from the arterial to the venous system?
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Which part of the heart allows time for atrial filling before ventricular contraction by slowing impulse conduction?
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Which of the following statements accurately describes the structure of the heart?
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What is the primary function of the right heart pump (right atrium + right ventricle)?
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Which of the following statements accurately describes the function of heart valves?
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Which of the following statements accurately describes the arrangement of blood vessels in the cardiovascular system?
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What is the primary function of the left heart pump (left atrium + left ventricle)?
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Study Notes
Blood Vessels and Heart Structure
- Arteries carry blood away from the ventricles to the tissues.
- Veins return blood from the tissues to the atria.
- Capillaries are where exchanges of fluid, nutrients, and wastes between the blood and tissues occur.
Fibrous Skeleton of the Heart
- The fibrous skeleton of the heart is a layer of dense connective tissue between the atria and ventricles.
- It electrically insulates the ventricles from the atria.
Types of Muscle Cells in the Heart
- Contractile cells (99%) make up the atrial and ventricular tissues and stimulate contraction.
- Autorhythmic cells (1%) initiate and conduct action potentials responsible for contraction of the contractile cells.
Conduction System of the Heart
- The conduction system of the heart is made up of autorhythmic cells.
- It includes the SA node, AV node, AV bundle, right and left bundle branches, and Purkinje fibers.
- The SA node is the normal pacemaker of the heart, generating an impulse between 60 and 100 times per minute.
- The AV node slows impulse conduction between the atria and ventricles, allowing time for the atria to fill the ventricles with blood.
- The AV bundle receives impulses from the AV node and transmits them to the right and left bundle branches.
- Purkinje fibers transmit impulses to the rest of the ventricular myocardium, bringing about ventricular contraction.
Structure of the Heart
- The heart is a muscular organ divided into four chambers: right and left atria, and right and left ventricles.
- The atria are separated by the interatrial septum, and the ventricles are separated by the interventricular septum.
Functional Organization of the Heart
- The primary function of the heart is to pump blood through the pulmonary and systemic circulations.
- The heart consists of two pumps: the right heart pump and the left heart pump.
- The right heart pump receives deoxygenated blood from the tissues and pumps it into the pulmonary circulation.
- The left heart pump receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary circulation and pumps it to the rest of the body.
Heart Valves
- The presence of four one-way heart valves causes unidirectional flow of blood through the heart.
- The valves open and close passively due to pressure differences.
- There are two types of heart valves: atrioventricular (AV) valves and semilunar valves.
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Learn about the structure of the heart, including its four chambers and functional organization. Understand how the heart pumps blood through the body and the role of different heart chambers.
