Chapter 9: Cardiovascular System

The Heart

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The ________ organ of the cardiovascular system.

Function- _____________________________________

Linings-

Endocardium

The muscular middle layer of the heart.

Pericardium

Chambers of the Heart:

Septum

Upper Chambers

Lower Chambers

Right Atrium

Right Ventricle

Left

Atrium

Left

Ventricle

Heart Valves:

Pulmonary

Tricuspid

Aortic

Mitral

Arteries

Function:

Used to control bleeding from the head and the scalp and to monitor circulation

Most readily accessible site for sugeons, in an emergency

Site used to check blood pressure

Most common site for taking pulse

Monitor circulation; Grion area

Monitor circulation; behind the knee

Monitors lower limb circulation; upper surface of foot

Blood Flow Through Body:

_____ _____ _______ _______ _______ ______

Accessory Structures

_________- Generated by specialized neuromuscular tissue of the heart, that is capable of causing cardiac muscles to contract.

_________- Pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the vessels.

_________- The diffrence between the systolic and diastolic readings.

_________- The vessels that transport blood from the pericardial tissues from the lungs to the heart.

_________- Microscopic blood vessels with single-celled walls that connect arterioles with venules.

Why the Cardiovascular System is important to each body part

Head & Neck

Upper Torso

Lower Torso

Arm & Hand

Leg & Foot

Cardiovascular System teams up with other systems.

__________- Where we get the oxygen to put in the blood; we use the lungs.

__________- Muscles rely on the blood to use as a resource to move and take energy, oxygen, and carbon dioxide from them.

__________- Bones help protect the cardiovascular system; ribs protect the heart

__________- keeps the blood in the body.

Pathology of the Cardiovascular System

Coronary Heart Disease

Peripheral Artery Disease

Dysrhythmias (Arrhythmias)

Hypertension

Prehypertension

Heart Attack