the human heart

The Cardiovascular System Human Heart

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Cardiovascular System

• Cardio = pertaining to the heart

• Vascular = pertaining to a transport system– Blood vessels

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Cardiovascular System Functions

Transportation

Homeostasis

Circulatory Pathways

• Pulmonary Circulation• Systemic Circulation

• Examples:

– Renal Circulation– Hepatic Portal System– Coronary Circulation

Functions of the Heart

• Center of the cardiovascular system, the heart = pump

• Connects to blood vessels that transport blood between the heart and other body tissues.

• Arteries and veins entering and leaving the heart are called the great vessels.

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Functions of the Heart

• Ensures the unidirectional flow of blood through both the heart and the blood vessels.

• Acts like two independent, side-by-side pumps that work independently but at the same rate.

• Develops blood pressure through alternate cycles of heart wall contraction and relaxation.

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Location of the Heart

• Major body cavities

• Thoracic cavity

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Pericardium

• Pericardium – aka. Pericardial sac– Fluid filled sac that

surrounds the heart and proximal ends of the great vessels

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