Heart And Circulatory System PDF

The Heart and Circulatory System Learning Outcomes At the end of the session students will be able to:  Describe the heart  Explain the structure of the heart  Describe the flow of blood through the heart  Understand the conduction system of the heart  Describe blood supply to the h...

The Heart and Circulatory System Learning Outcomes At the end of the session students will be able to:  Describe the heart  Explain the structure of the heart  Describe the flow of blood through the heart  Understand the conduction system of the heart  Describe blood supply to the heart  Describe the components of the circulatory system 2 Heart  The heart is a hollow four chambered muscular organ roughly the size of a clenched fist  The heart beats around 100 000 times a day  It acts as two separate pumps; the right heart pumps blood to the lungs and the left heart pumps blood to the body Image Pinterest Feb 2021 3 Heart shape and position  The heart is located in the thoracic cavity, in between the lungs, in a region known as the mediastinum  It sits behind the breastbone (sternum)  Most of the heart lies left of the midline, with its apex pointing downwards  The base of the heart is the broad superior end, where the large vessels attach Image University of Michigan Feb 2021 4 Heart structure  The heart is enclosed and protected by the parietal pericardium (or pericardial sac) which separates the heart from other thoracic organs and forms the wall of the pericardial cavity which contains pericardial fluid  The parietal pericardium is composed of an outer fibrous and an inner serous layer  The serous layer secretes the pericardial Image Heart Valve Surgery Website Feb 2021 fluid 5 Heart structure – Heart wall The wall of the heart is comprised of three distinct layers:  Epicardium outer layer  Myocardium thick middle layer comprised of thick cardiac muscle  Endocardium smooth inner layer lining the heart and its internal Image Oregon State University Feb 2021 structures 6  Heart structure – cardiac muscle  Exists only in the heart of animals  Controlled by the autonomic nervous system  Fibres are branched and arranged in a striated pattern  Cardiac muscle cells are and connected by intercalated discs consisting of fascia adherens, gap junctions and desmosomes  The regular arrangement and specialised cell junctions allow the muscle to contract smoothly and repeatedly Image Quora Feb 2021 7 Heart structure - Chambers  The heart is divided into four chambers the upper right and left atria and the lower right and left ventricles  The atria are receiving chambers which contract and empty into the ventricles. They are separated by a thin muscular interatrial septum  The ventricles are pumping chambers are are separated by a thick muscular interventricular septum  Grooved depressions on the surface of the heart indicate the partitions between the chambers and also contain cardiac vessels that supply blood to the heart wall Image Heart Foundation Feb 2021 8 Heart structure – right atrium and right ventricle  The right atrium receives venous blood from the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava  The cardiac cycle consists of a period of relaxation when the heart fills with blood (diastole) followed by a period of contraction (systole)  During diastole blood passes from the right atrium to the right ventricle through the atrioventricular triscuspid valve  During systole when the right ventricle contracts the tricuspid valve closes preventing backflow of blood into the atrium Image Society of Thoracic Surgery Feb 2021 9 Question If the atria fail the difference is unlikely to be noticed unless a person exercises – can you think why this might be? 10 Heart structure – left atrium and ventricle After gas exchange in the lungs oxygenated blood is passed to the left atrium from the pulmonary veins During diastole blood passes from the left atrium to the left ventricle through the bicuspid mitral valve During systole when the left ventricle contracts the mitral valve closes preventing backflow of blood into the atrium The left ventricle has thicker walls than the right ventricle Oxygenated blood leaves the left ventricle via the aorta. The aortic semilunar valve prevents Image Thoughtco Feb 2021 backflow from the aorta into the left ventricle. 11 Heart sounds When listening to the heart with a stethoscope we are listening to the turbulence created when the heart valves close S1 First heart sound (‘Lub’) S2 Second heart sound (‘Dub’) Problems with the valves may be detected by variations in these sounds known as heart murmurs 12 Heart structure Image Google Feb 2021 13 Heart structure – helpful videos  https://anatomyzone.com/thorax/heart/heart-structure-and-function-basics/  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBt5jZSWhMI 14 Terms you should feel comfortable with diastole superior interventricular septum vena cava epicardium myocardium atria triscus aorta mediastinum pid valve parietal pericardium sternum semilunar valve pulmonary vein endocardium pericardial cavity pericardial fluid gap junctions systole mitral valve interatrial septum 15 Heart structure - Test your knowledge  Ensure you can label the diagram of the structure of the heart correctly 16 The conduction system of the heart Consists of:  Sinoatrial node  Atrioventricular node  Bundle of His  Purkinje fibres 17 The conduction system of the heart  Each heartbeat begins in the heart’s pacemaker known as the the sinoatrial or SA node  The SA node is located in the right atrium  During diastole the SA node exhibits a spontaneous depolarisation called the pacemaker potential  The wave of depolarisation spreads across the atria resulting in atrial systole then converges at the atrioventricular or AV node  The AV node delays the impulses to allow the atria time to fully empty into the ventricles  The Bundle of His conducts impulses to the Purkinje fibres of the ventricles resulting in ventricular systole Image Medic Tests Feb 2021 18  The conduction system of the heart – Electrocardiogram (ECG)  An ECG is an important non-invasive test that provides information about heart rate and rhythm  It measures the electrical activity generated when the heart contracts and records this as a trace consisting of: P wave QRS complex T wave  ECG can help detect abnormal heart rhythms (arrythmias), an enlarged heart due to high blood Image Cardiovascular concepts Feb 2021 pressure (hypertension), heart attacks (myocardial infarction) among other conditions 19 Electrocardiogram (ECG) Image Gfycat Feb 2021 20 The conduction system of the heart – helpful video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NijiLTONHxg 21 BREAK 22 The circulatory system  Also known as the cardiovascular system  Circulates blood, transports nutrients, oxygen and hormones, removes waste products and controls homeostasis  Pulmonary circulation transports blood from the right ventricle to lungs and then the left atrium to the heart  Systemic circulation composed of all the remaining vessels of the body that are not part of the pulmonary system Image Research gate Feb 2021 23 The circulatory system - Coronary circulation  The heart has its own circulation known as the coronary circulation  It consists of the right and left coronary arteries delivering oxygenated blood to the heart  From capillaries in the myocardium blood enters the cardiac veins into the right atrium Image Google Feb 2021 24 Circulatory system - Foetal circulation  In utero the pulmonary circulation is unnecessary because foetal blood is oxygenated by the placenta  The umbilical cord serves as the connection between foetus and placenta  Systemic venous blood returning to the right atrium is deflected through the foramen ovale to the left atrium  Blood from the left ventricle is diverted away from the pulmonary arteries, to the aorta, through the ductus arteriosus Image Google Feb 2021 25 Circulatory system – Blood vessels 1. Arteries 2. Arterioles 3. Capillaries 4. Venules 5. Veins Image Quizlet Feb 2021 26 Circulatory system - Arteries  Carry oxygenated blood (except pulmonary system) away from heart  Thick elastic muscular walls  Bloodflow under high pressure  3 layers Tunica externa Tunica media Tunica intima Image Lumen learning Feb 2021 27 Circulatory system - Veins  Carry oxygen depleted blood back to the heart  Contain valves to prevent backflow/pooling  Act as a reservoir of blood  Rely on the skeletal muscle pump and respiratory pump  Also have 3 layered walls but less muscular and less elastic than arteries Image Google Feb 2021 28 Circulatory system - Capillaries  Smallest and most abundant blood vessels in  3 types body Continuous  Walls consist of endothelium only, one cell Fenestrated layer thick Discontinuous (sinudoidal)  Permit rapid rate of exchange of oxygen, nutrients and waste products between blood and tissues  Capillary beds are networks of capillaries supplying organs  Blood flow through capillaries is determined by precapillary sphincter muscles and the constriction or dilatation of arteries and arterioles 29 Circulatory system – Blood-brain barrier  The blood-brain barrier acts as a boundary between circulating blood and the brain and spinal cord  It is highly selective and protects the brain from ‘foreign’ substances and maintains a constant environment for the brain  Brain capillaries are not fenestrated and their endothelial cells are very tightly packed so large molecules, immune cells, bacteria and viruses are prevented from passing from the blood to the central nervous system 30 Arteries and veins - Test your knowledge Ensure you can identify and label these blood vessels correctly 31 Major blood vessels – the Great vessels Arteries  Pulmonary artery  Aorta Aortic arch Ascending and descending aorta The pulmonary arteries carry blood from the right atrium to the lungs for oxygenation The aorta originates from left ventricle as ascending aorta, forms the aortic arch becoming the descending aorta as it continues down through body Image David Darling Website Feb 2021 32 Major blood vessels – The Great Vessels Veins  Pulmonary vein  Superior vena cava  Inferior vena cava The pulmonary vein returns oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium The supervior vena cava receives deoxygenated blood from the upper body and the inferior vena cava receives the venous return from the lower body. Both drain into the right atrium Image News medical Feb 2021 33 Blood pressure  Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood against the artery walls  Measured in millimetres of mercury (mmHg)  Systolic/diastolic e.g 120/80mmHg Image Diabetes UK website Feb 2021 34 Question  What might cause blood pressure variation? 35 Circulatory system – helpful videos  Blood pressure https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keYtWNAJY64  Capillary exchange https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFRa2ECm5pY 36 THE END Further references:  Waugh, A. and Grant, A. (2018) Ross & Wilson Anatomy And Physiology In Health And Illness. 13th ed. Elsevier.  Ward, J. and Linden, R. (2017) Physiology At A Glance. 4th ed. Wiley-Blackwell. 37