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Cardiovascular

The heart is located in the thoracic cavity The Ventricles are the bottom 2 chambers of the heart
The heart pumps 7,000 liters of blood a day The septum separates the right and left side of the of the heart to prevent blood from crossing over
Pericardium is the sac that encloses the heart The Tricuspid Valve is located between the right atrium and ventricle.
The Epicardium is the outer most layer of the heart and reduces friction The Mitral Valve is located between the left atrium and ventricle .
The thick, muscular,middle layer that is responsible for the pumping action of the heart id the Myocardium The Pulmonary Valve is located at the base of the pulmonary trunk
The inner most layer of the heart that contains elastic fibers and blood vessels is called the Endocardium The Vortic valve is located at the base of the Aorta
The Atria is the to 2 chambers of the heart that receive blood Pressure inside the chambers causes the valves to open and close
Cardiac muscle fibers connect to branching networks When the Atria are relaxed the pressure is low which allows them to fill easy
An impulse travels through the whole heart causing it to contract. The lubb-dubb sound is caused by vibrations when the valves close.
A mass of merging cells that function as a unit is called a functional syncytium The S-A node is located in the right atrium and stimulates the atria to ocntract
The A-V node is located in the septum and eventually causes the ventricles to contract A ECG records electrical changes during a cardiac cycle
The P wave represents when the atria contract T wave represents when the ventricles contract
QRS complex is the period between the atria contracting and the ventricles contracting If potassium is too low it may cause an arrhythmia
There are about 62,000 miles of blood vessels in the body Arteries are strong and carry blood away from the heart
The artery walls have 3 layers The Tunica Medio is the middle layer and makes up most of the artery wall
The artery wall contains smooth muscle fibers that can contract and relax When the artery walls contract and get smaller, this is called vasoconstriction
Capillaries are the smallest blood vessels Microscopic vessels that merge together to for veins and venules
When the artery walls relax and get bigger, this is called vasodialation Veins carry blood back to the heart
Some veins contain Valves that prevent the blood from backing up in the vein Blood pressure the the amount of pressure against the artery walls
Systolic pressure is the measurement of when the ventricles contract Diastolic pressure the measurement of when the ventricles relax
Pulse is a measurement is the Pulmonary arteries contracting and relaxing Pelpate means to feel the pulse.
BP=Cardiac output X peripheral resistance The more blood that enters the ventricles the harder it will contract
Receptors in the arteries sense changes in BP and sends impulses to the to increase heart rate The diameter of blood vessels will also determine an increase or decrease in BP
The vasomotor center in the brain causes the blood vessels to constrict or dilate to maintain BP The smaller the diameter or a blood vessel will cause the BP to rise
Pressure in the capillaries is low When skeletal muscles contract and relax it helps move blood through the veins
During inspiration pressure increases in the thoracic and abdominal cavities are helping squeeze blood through the veins The aorta is the largest artery in the body
The renal arteries supply blood to the kidneys The vertebral arteries pass through the skull and come together to form the basilar artery to supply blood to the brain
the brachial artery runs along the humerus to the elbow The common iliac artery supply blood to the pelvic organs, the gluteal region, and lower limbs
The femoral artery runs through the thigh and reaches to the knee The dorsalis pedis artery spplies blood to the foot
Veins carry blood back to the heart Veins start as capillaries and merge into venules
When the veins reach the heart, they from the inferior and superior vena cava which empties into the right atrium The jugular veins run on each side of the neck and drain blood from the face scalp and neck
The basilic vein runs from the forearm to the middle of the arm where it joins the brachial vein The azygos vein starts in the abdominal wall and runs along the vertebral column to join the superior vena cava
Capillaries of the abdominal organs travel to the liver through the hepatic portal vein The right and left gastric veins drain blood from the stomach
The superior mesenteric vein drains blood from the small and large intestines The liver stores nutrients to be used later when it is low in the blood stream
Veins in the leg merge together at the knee to form the popliteal vein The small veins of the foot join into 2 major veins called the small and great saphenous veins
The great saphenous vein id the longest vein in the blood
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