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Bio 104 Lecture Outline Course Lecturers:

Chapters 14, 15, 16L. Falkow / R. Smith

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The Cardiovascular System

Blood: Introduction (Chapter 14)

A. Characteristics of Blood

1. Blood Volume

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2. Blood Composition

a. Blood Cells

Red blood cells

White blood cells

Platelets

b. Plasma

3. Origin of Blood Cells

B. Red Blood Cells

1. Characteristics

-oxyhemoglobin

-deoxyhemoglobin

2. Red Blood Cell Counts

  • 4.6 – 6.2
  • 4.2. – 5.4
  • reflects blood’s ______

3. Red Blood Cell Production

  • low blood oxygen  ______

 RBC production

  • vitamin B12, folic acid, Fe are necessary

Dietary Factors Affecting RBC Production

4. Life Cycle of RBC

  • lifespan
  • worn out RBCs destroyed by
  • Hb  heme and globin

5. Anemia

Def. =

C. White Blood Cells

1. Functions & Types

  • diapedesis
  • positive chemotaxis
  • granulocytes

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  • agranulocytes

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2. White Blood Cell Counts

  • 5, 000 - 10,000
  • leukopenia
  • leukocytosis
  • differential WBC count

GranulocytesAgranulocytes

Neutrophils (segs, PMNs, bands)Monocytes

EosinophilsLymphocytes

Basophils

D. Platelets

- cell fragments

-130,000 - 360,000

- helps control ______

Plasma

A. Characteristics

B. Plasma Proteins

C. Gases and Nutrients

GasesNutrients

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D. Nonprotein Nitrogenous Substances

Urea -

Uric acid -

Amino acids –

Creatine –

Creatinine –

BUN –

E. Plasma Electrolytes

  • Absorbed from the ______or released as

by-products of ______

  • sodium, chloride
  • calcium
  • magnesium
  • bicarbonate
  • phosphate
  • sulfate

Hemostasis

Blood Vessel Spasm

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Platelet Plug Formation

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Blood Coagulation

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Coagulation

- causes the formation of a blood clot via ______

-occurs extrinsically (______)

or intrinsically (______)

Anitgens and Antibodies

Agglutination –

Antigen –

Antibody –

ABO Blood Groups

Based on presence or absence of ______

Rh Blood Group

Rh positive

Rh negative

Erythroblastosis fetalis

-mother if Rh neg.; baby is Rh pos.

-if mother is exposed to ______blood,

she will form anti-Rh antibodies

-problem arises in 2nd pregnancy

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-1970’s Rho-Gam

Introduction & Overview of CV System (Chapter 15)

_____ liters of blood

______miles of vessels

Pulmonary circuit :

Systemic circuit:

Coronary circulation:

Arteries

Capillaries

Veins

Anatomy of the Heart

A. Size & Location

between ______and ______

medial to ______

base at ______

apex at ______

lies on diaphragm

B. Pericardium

1. fibrous pericardium

2. serous pericardium

parietal pericardium

[pericardial cavity]

visceral pericardium

3. Disorders

pericarditis

cardiac tamponade

C. Heart Wall

1. Epicardium

2. Myocardium

3. Endocardium

D. Heart Chambers

Right AtriumLeft Atrium

Right VentricleLeft Ventricle

E. Heart Valves

Tricuspid

Pulmonary ______

Mitral

Aortic ______

F. Path of Blood Through the Heart

1. Right Atrium

SVC

IVC

Coronary sinus

< Right atrioventricular (AV) valve>

2. Right Ventricle

chordae tendinae

papillary muscles

Pulmonary Semilunar valve>  ______

 LUNGS  ______

Pulmonary veins -

3. Left Atrium

<Left Atrioventricular (AV) valve>

4. Left Ventricle

<Aortic Semilunar valve>

 ascending aorta

openings to coronary arteries

G. Blood Supply to Heart (Coronary Circulation)

1. Right coronary artery

└> marginal branch

└> posterior interventricular branch

(post. descending artery)

2. Left coronary artery

└> circumflex branch

└> anterior interventricular branch

(left anterior descending artery)

3. Coronary veins

great cardiac vein

└> coronary sinus  ______

Heart Actions

Systole =

Diastole =

A. Cardiac Cycle

Atrial systole/ Ventricular diastole

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Ventricular systole/ atrial diastole

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B. Heart Sounds

Lubb

Dupp

Murmur –

Mitral valve prolapse

C. Cardiac Muscle Fibers

- form a functional syncytium (= )

atrial syncytium

ventricular syncytium

D. Cardiac Conduction System

Conducting system includes:

Nodal tissue

S-A (sinoatrial) node

Atrial synctium

Junctional fibers

A-V (atrioventricular) node

AV bundle (of His)

Bundle branches

Purkinje fibers

Ventricular syncytium

E. Electrocardiogram (ECG)

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P wave -

QRS wave-

T wave -

Prolonged QRS complex

Arrhythmias:

Fibrillation

Atrial flutter

Tachycardia >100bpm

Bradycardia < 60bpm

F. Cardiac Cycle

1. Consists of:

systole –

diastole –

2. Average heartrate:

G. Regulation of Cardiac Cycle

1. ANS affects activities of ______

2. Other Factors that influence HR

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PSN impulses

SNS impulses

Cardiac center ______regulates heart

BLOOD VESSELS

Arteries

Arterioles

Capillaries

Venules

Veins

A. Blood Vessel Anatomy

1. 3 basic layers

a. tunica interna (intima)

b. tunica media

c. tunica externa (adventitia)

2. Artery

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3. Arterioles

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Metarterioles

4. Capillaries

Regulation of Capillary Blood Flow

Precapillary sphincters

Exchange in the Capillaries

Arterial end –

Venous end

Substances move in and out

Opposing pressures:

Hydrostatic pressure (BP )

Osmotic pressure

5. Venules

6. Veins

Blood Pressure

- force exerted against wall of vessel

A. Arterial BP

120  80 mmHg

Systolic/diastolic

Pulse =

B. Factors that affect BP

Blood volume

HR

SV

Cardiac Output

CO = HR x SV

Viscosity

PR

C. Control of BP

BP rises  baroreceoptors (located in ______and

______) stimulated

 Cardiac center (located in ______)

 PSN impulses to ______ HR ______ BP back to normal

D. Venous Blood Flow

Depends on:

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Selected Blood Vessels

A. Pulmonary circulation

Pulmonary arteries

Pulmonary veins

B. Systemic Circulation

1. Aorta

Ascending aorta:

 right & left coronary arteries

Aortic arch:

1)

2)

3)

Descending aorta

2. Hepatic portal circulation

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- inferior mesenteric vein - splenic vein

- superior mesenteric vein

Splenic v. & superior mesenteric v. join to form

hepatic portal vein --> liver

Life-Span Changes

Lymphatic System

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B. Lymph vessels

C. Lymph tissues

Tonsils

Lymph nodes

Thymus

Spleen

Aggregate lymphoid nodules

Appendix