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Circulatory System
1. Circulation
Systemic circulation: left ventricle - aorta - arteriole - capillary vessel - inferior and superior vena cava
- right atrium
Coronary circulation: superior vena cava - right atrium - pulmonary vein - right ventricle - inferior vena cava
Hepatic vein: inferior vena cava
2. Pulmonary circulation: pulmonary truck - pulmonary arteries - lungs (via pulmonary artery) - pulmonary capillaries - pulmonary veins
Aorta: ascending aorta - aortic arch - descending aorta
Branching from Aorta: right coronary artery - left coronary artery - pericardium
Superior vena cava: receives blood from the head and arms and chest and empties into the right atrium of the heart; formed from the azygos and both brachiocephalic veins
Inferior vena cava: large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower half of the body into the heart
3. Heart beat
Normal heart beat is 70 beat / minute
4. Conduction system
Sinoauricular node (SAN) - atrioventricular node (AVN) - bundle of HIS (atrioventricular bundle)
- Purkinje fibers
5. Heart
Location: lies in thoracic cavity, within mediastinum, an area bounded by lungs laterally, the sternum anteriorly, and thoracic vertebrae posteriorly
Size: about the size of a fist
Shape: cone shaped
Anatomy: endocardium, myocardium, pericardium
Anterior heart and vessels:
- Right atrium: right upper chamber of the heart. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body through the vena cava and pumps it into the right ventricle which then sends it to the lungs to be oxygenated.
- Right ventricle: the lower right chamber of the heart that receives deoxygenated blood from the right atrium and pumps it under low pressure into the lungs via the pulmonary artery.
- Left atrium: the upper right chamber of the heart. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it down into the left ventricle which delivers it to the body
- Left ventricle: the left lower chamber of the heart that receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it out under high pressure through the aorta to the body
Heart Valve:
Atrioventricular valve
Mitral valve
Tricuspid valve
Aortic valve
6. Blood pressure:
Systolic pressure (when heart beat, contracts): 110 - 120 mm/Hg
Diastolic pressure (heart at rest): 70-80 mm/Hg
7. Pulse Rate
Adult: 70 - 80 beats
Adolescent: 80 - 90 beats
Toddler: 120 beats
Neonate/ newborn: 120 -140 beats
8. Arrhythmias: abnormal heart beat
Tachycardia: heart beat greater than 100 beats
Brachycardia: heart beat less than 60 beats
Bradycardia: sudden decrease in heart rate; not enough oxygen pumped to the body, resulting in dizziness, extreme tiredness, shortness of breath, or fainting
Palpitation: sudden increase in heart rate; often associated with sensation of fluttering or thumping