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Review of the cardiovascualr system, blood and heart

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Lec 6 : Cardiovascular

Heart
Anatomy
located in the thoracic
carity (mediastinum :
space blu the lungs)
·



a pex pointed tip
extends to the left side of the Chest
↳ level
5th intercostal space
of

base , where large blood vessels connect) is near the 24 rib
size of a clenched first
·




The 4 Chambers
* heart is a double w/ 2 af
pump separate pumps

right side : pumps deoxygenated blood from body >
-

lungs

pulmonary circulation
left side : pumps oxygenated blood from
lang-body
·




circulation

systemic
left atrium : thin-walled chamber that receives
oxygen-rich :blood from lungs
right atrium thin-walled chamber that receives
blood from
deoxygenated body's veins
left ventricle muscularchamber responsible for
·
:

blood out of heart into aorta
pumpingventride receives deoxygenated blood primps
right
:


for
it out to lungs oxygenation
septum : muscular wall
dividing heart intoI sides
crucial to maintain

Separation is propen
circulatin

prevents oxygenated/deoxygenated blood Rom
mixing

, The 4 Heart values
of blood within the heart
maintain
one-way flow
·




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aortic value : located blu left ventrate located blu Land
and heart's main channes , and IV , are
pumping way gate
to
ing
te aorta
(largest antery) prevents , preven backflow
backflow and is a semilunar value LA
, 2 leaflets /cuses
chas cuses in crescent




1/
a


shapel
chordae
tordineae :
pulmonary
value located
: fimerts
PlW RV + ands that

pulmonay attein hearts
antery , is a Ar value
one-way gale
20
papillary
to prevent → muscles an
backflowso walks of


~
&V , semilung ventricles ,




l
vala (Bicrispid) prevent AV

[maon-sprapess
cusps
values from
prolapsing

Located by
↓ cflip
auring
rentriculay
back )



RA + &V ,
act
one-way gate
as a o contractions and hold
prevent backfew into RA, it the An in place
has 3 cusps/lease

papillary muscles core-shaped muscles in the walls of
:
small ,
heart ventricles to
, they all on chordat tendine
Keep value closed to
prevent backward
prolapse £

Flow of blood

, semilanar values : Crescent-moon
shaped and
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located blo ventries + large arteries that
carry blood from the heart
away
L7 aortra
↳ consist
pulmonary
of 3
valie
made of fibrous
rusps
ventricular walls

tissue, attached to


* valuesreact to changes in ↑
pressure , pressure
opens the valueA

1 values are embedded inthe cardiacSkeleton : a
Bamenerk of connective tissue to provide structural
, stability
support , and prevents excessive dilation

The Pericanism : double layered say that
surrounds "
heart
protects the
·

fibrous pericardium : Outer layer , tough +archers
the heart place
in to limit expansion
serons pericardium : inner ol
layer parieral
and visceral layer

pericardial carity separates thelayers
Filled u/ fluid to ↓ friction
pericardial
Heart wall

·


Epicardium : outermost visceral layer of sevens
pericardium contains
coronary blood
" vessels

myocardium thick, 'mersllarmiade tayer
;

eart
far scoutactnefrectrce
responsible
endocardium smoot , innermost layer that
:

lines the heart's clambes
> continuous wh endothelium of blood vessels
smooth
to ensure living fr blood flow





, Cardiomyocytes short
wr interculated dises
:
,
branched , and stricted cells
rich in
glycogen

rely exclusively on aerobic metabolism that
require constantO 2 supply
Role of intercalated discs :
specialized junctions

composition : desmosures :
ancholing junctions that
Pasien the cells
firmly together to
prevent tearing apart
Gap junctions protein-rich
: channels that
create cytoplasmic connections blu
neighboring cells
↳ allow im movement to help
generate electrical signals

as heart muscle functions as a functical syncytium :


individual cells behove as a
single coordinated
,
unit and not isolated cellsa

Cardiac MuscleAction Potential
initia plateau phase : cat channels
repolarization iremsient 12 +
, open to
channels open to allow to flow out let ios in ,
keeps mp stable
causing slight
repolarization
고 ↓ repolarization : car channels
close+ KT remain
rapid depolarization to

allow Natis from ー
apei ,
t flows out to

extraverlulow space,
repolarize me

reversing membrane members
(neg pot)


potential


resting membrace

resting membrane potential NatkT Atpase
:



potectial n-gour, ㆀ help remove nations and
inside in outside Kt in
mey compared to
bring to resture

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