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How many chambers does the heart have? Name them.
How many chambers does the heart have? Name them.
4 chambers: left atrium, right atrium, left ventricle, right ventricle.
Which side of the heart is the pump for the systemic circuit?
Which side of the heart is the pump for the systemic circuit?
Left side.
Which side of the heart is the pump for the pulmonary circuit?
Which side of the heart is the pump for the pulmonary circuit?
Right side.
Does the left atrium receive deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
Does the left atrium receive deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
Does the left ventricle discharge deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
Does the left ventricle discharge deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
Does the right atrium receive deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
Does the right atrium receive deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
Does the right ventricle discharge deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
Does the right ventricle discharge deoxygenated or oxygenated blood?
What are the 3 major types of blood vessels?
What are the 3 major types of blood vessels?
Describe arteries.
Describe arteries.
Describe capillaries.
Describe capillaries.
Describe veins.
Describe veins.
What are elastic or conducting arteries?
What are elastic or conducting arteries?
What are muscular or distributing arteries?
What are muscular or distributing arteries?
What are arterioles?
What are arterioles?
What are venules?
What are venules?
What drains capillary beds?
What drains capillary beds?
In which of these blood vessels are elastic fibers present in the largest amounts?
In which of these blood vessels are elastic fibers present in the largest amounts?
Put the following vessels in the correct order for a red blood cell traveling from the heart to a capillary bed.
Put the following vessels in the correct order for a red blood cell traveling from the heart to a capillary bed.
Which of these vessels are most likely to contain valves?
Which of these vessels are most likely to contain valves?
These vessels are where the exchange of materials between the blood and body tissues occurs. Which blood vessels are being described?
These vessels are where the exchange of materials between the blood and body tissues occurs. Which blood vessels are being described?
Which two heart chambers contain oxygenated blood?
Which two heart chambers contain oxygenated blood?
Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart are called?
Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart are called?
The aorta is an example of a(n) __________ artery.
The aorta is an example of a(n) __________ artery.
Put the following vessels in the correct order for a red blood cell passing through.
Put the following vessels in the correct order for a red blood cell passing through.
The transport medium for the cardiovascular system is __________.
The transport medium for the cardiovascular system is __________.
Study Notes
Heart Chambers
- The heart has 4 chambers: left atrium, left ventricle, right atrium, and right ventricle.
- The left side of the heart pumps blood for the systemic circuit, while the right side pumps blood for the pulmonary circuit.
Blood Flow and Oxygenation
- The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs.
- The left ventricle discharges oxygenated blood into the systemic circulation.
- The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body.
- The right ventricle discharges deoxygenated blood into the lungs for oxygenation.
Blood Vessel Types
- Three major blood vessels: arteries, capillaries, and veins.
- Arteries: Carry blood away from the heart; oxygenated in systemic circulation, deoxygenated in pulmonary circulation; smallest are arterioles.
- Capillaries: The smallest blood vessels; have thin walls for nutrient and waste exchange between blood and tissues.
- Veins: Carry blood towards the heart; oxygen-poor in systemic circulation, oxygenated in pulmonary circulation; smallest are venules.
Artery Types
- Elastic (Conducting) Arteries: Largest diameter; contain elastic fibers that allow expansion and recoil; act as a pressure reserve.
- Muscular (Distributing) Arteries: Medium-sized; contain smooth muscle for regulating blood flow; responsible for vasoconstriction and vasodilation.
Capillary Function
- Connect arterioles to venules; function as exchange vessels for nutrients and waste products between blood and tissue cells.
Venous Structure
- Venules: Formed by the union of several capillaries; collect deoxygenated blood.
- Veins: Formed when several larger venules unite; often contain valves, especially in limbs.
Blood Vessel Order
- Blood flows from conducting arteries to muscular arteries and then to arterioles before reaching capillary beds.
- A red blood cell travels in the order: elastic arteries → muscular arteries → arterioles → capillaries for nutrient exchange.
Structural Features
- Capillary beds are drained by venules.
- Conducting arteries have the largest amounts of elastic fibers among blood vessels.
- Blood vessels carrying blood away from the heart are classified as arteries; those carrying blood to the heart are called veins.
Heart Oxygenation
- Oxygenated blood is exclusively found in the left atrium and left ventricle.
Aorta
- The aorta is categorized as an elastic artery, exemplifying the vessel's ability to handle high-pressure blood flow.
Transport Medium
- Blood functions as the primary transport medium in the cardiovascular system, circulating nutrients, oxygen, and waste products.
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