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It then continues as the right external iliac which comes together to the inferior vena cava, also known as the posterior vena cava. It is a vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the lower body to the heart. From there, the inferior vena cava leads to the right atrium of the heart. The right atrium is only one of the four hollow chambers of the heart. It receives blood from the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. The blood that comes through these veins is low in oxygen (“Right Atrium”, n.d.). After passing through the right atrium, we pass through the right atrioventricular (AV) valve, also called the tricuspid valve, and then we shall go through the right ventricle, lower right-hand chamber of the heart that pumps blood from the right atrium into the pulmonary arteries then to the lungs, to the pulmonary valve, or the pulmonary semilunar valve. The valves of the pulmonary semilunar valve opens when the right ventricle contracts. When the muscles…
The cardiovascular system consists of : heart (심장), and vessels (혈관), arteries (동맥), capillaries (모세혈관) and veins (정맥). A functional cardiovascular system is vital (필수적인) for supplying oxygen and nutrients to tissues and removing wastes from them. Paths of Circulation: Pulmonary(폐의) Circuit : carrying blood to the lungs and back 1. The pulmonary circuit is made up of vessels that convey blood from the right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries to the lungs, alveolar capillaries, and pulmonary veins leading from the lungs to the left atrium. 2. Carries the deoxygenated blood away from the heart to the lungs, and there by it brings the oxygen containing blood from lungs to the heart. Systemic Circuit : carrying blood from the heart to the rest of body 1. The systemic circuit includes the aorta (대동맥) and its branches leading to all body tissues as well as the system of veins returning blood to the right atrium. 2. Carries the oxygenated blood from the heart to the body, and also brings back the deoxygenated blood from the body to the heart. Structure of the Heart A. Size and Location of the Heart 1. The heart lies in the mediastinum under the sternum; its apex extends to the fifth intercostal space. 2. Approximately the size of the fist (주먹) 3. Location - Superior surface of diaphragm - Left of the midline - Anterior to the vertebral column, posterior to the sternum Coverings of the Heart 1. The pericardium(심장막) which encloses the heart. - Protects and anchors the heart - Prevents overfilling of the heart with blood - Allows for the heart to work in a relatively friction-free environment 2. It is made of two layers: I. The outer, tough connective tissue fibrous pericardium II. visceral pericardium (epicardium; 외심막) that surrounds the heart. 3. At the base of the heart, the visceral pericardium folds back to become the parietal pericardium that lines the fibrous pericardium. 4. Between the parietal and visceral pericardia is a potential space (pericardial cavity) filled…
There are 4 values that enforce 1-way traffic for blood. ~The 2 Semilunar Valves are the Aortic & Pulmonary Valves. They guard the bases of the large arteries issuing from the ventricles & prevent backflow into the associated ventricles. Each SL Valve is fashioned from 3 pocketlike Cusps & shaped roughly like a half-moon. The SL Valves open & close in response to differences in pressure. When the ventricles are contracting & intraVentricular pressure rises above the pressure in the aorta and pulmonary trunk, the SL valves are forced to OPEN and their cusps flatten against the arterial walls as the blood rushes past them. When the ventricles relax, the blood flows backward toward the heart, it fills the cusps & CLOSES the valves.…
The blood flows through our heart in a series of different steps and factors. Oxygen flows into the heart through the right atrium where at this time the tricuspid valve is closed, allowing the blood to fill the right atrium. Next, the muscle walls of the right atrium contract and push the blood through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. Once this occurs the right ventricle contracts and pushes the blood through the pulmonic valve into the pulmonary artery. The oxygen rich blood is then returned from the lungs to the left sides of the heart and into the left atrium. The contract of the muscle of the left atrium pushes the blood out into the left ventricle. Finally once the left ventricle fills with blood the muscle walls contract pushing blood into the aorta and throughout the body (Thibodeau, 2008).…
The right ventricle pumps blood into the pulmonary artery, which carries it to the lungs.…
We have now arrived to the right atrium of the heart. As you can see looking out of your windows, the right atrium of the heart receives de-oxygenated blood from the body via the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. So everything is connected in terms of blood flow so that the blood will return to the right atrium of the heart. You can also see the contractions that the atrium is making. This is due to the sinoatrial node that sends impulses to the cardiac muscle tissue which causes it to contract in a wave-like…
You will need to orient the heart so that the vena cava is placed dorsally. The apex of the heart will be inferior to the base. The superior/inferior left pulmonary veins along with the superior/inferior right pulmonary veins create an X shape on the dorsal/posterior side of the heart. The Superior vena cava lies just superiorly to the right pulmonary veins. Below the right pulmonary veins is where the right atrium can be found. The left atrium is just inferior to the left pulmonary veins. Bordering the left atrium is the coronary sinus. The coronary sinus separates the left/right atria from the left/right ventricles. Running longitudinally and separating the left ventricle from the right ventricle is the anterior interventricular sulcus. The coronary artery runs on an oblique angle from the right atrium to about midway down the right ventricle. The pulmonary trunk is on the superior end of the right ventricle and opens up inside of it via the pulmonary valve.…
The direct path that I am going to take from the femoral vein to the right lower lobe of the lung is as follows. We will begin at the femoral vein located in the thigh. As we travel upv we will pass the deep femoral vein, the abdominal aorta, and the hepatic portal. We then enter the inferior vena cava, on our way to the to the right atrium we will pass the small cardiac, and the right pulmonary. We will then make our way to the right atrium of the heart. From the right atrium of the heart we will then enter the right AV valve, on our way to the AV valve we will pass the right ventricle, and the pulmonary arteries. from the right AV valve we will then enter the right ventricle, to get to the right ventricle we will pass the pulmonary SL valve. from the right ventricle we will go to the pulmonary SL valve, to get to the pulmonary SL valve we will go through the pulmonary artery. from the pulmonary SL valve we will enter the pulmonary artery, finally we will enter the lungs. Once in the right you need to ensure that you are in the right lobe of the lung. Unlike the left lung the right lung has three lobes. The superior lobe at the top, the middle lobe in the middle, and…
The process of the blood entering the heart to the superior, inferior venae cavae from the right atrium blood then goes through the tricuspid valve and into the right ventricle. While the right ventricle contracts the muscle, it force pushes blood through the pulmonary semilunar valve then goes into the pulmonary semilunar valve and into the pulmonary artery.…
Right Ventricle- Inferior to the right atrium and it receives deoxygenated blood and ejects it into the pulmonary trunk or pulmonary artery. (Pulmonary trunk branches into right and left pulmonary arteries, which deliver deoxygenated blood to the lungs through a series of vessels called the pulmonary circuit). This is where the blood becomes oxygenated.…
Blood transport happens in the circulatory system. The oxygenated blood gets transported from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart by the pulmonary vein. It then travels around the body by the aorta which sends it to the whole body. When the travelling is finished the oxygenated blood is now deoxygenated blood. The deoxygenated blood then travels back to the lungs by the vena cava to the right atrium into the heart. Now deoxygenated blood has reached the heart, the pulmonary artery carries the blood to…
The right atrium receives de-oxygenated blood from the body through the superior vena cava (head and upper…
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Blood also picks up the waste products of the body and carries them to the lungs where they can be exhaled. The human heart has four chambers- two atriums and two ventricles. The two ventricles have thick walls. The atriums have thin walls. Each chamber generates a certain amount of pressure depending on the thickness or thinness of the walls. Through the pulmonary vein the right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the body tissues. The right atrium sends deoxygenated blood to the right ventricle and pumps it to the lungs to be oxygenated in the vena cava. “The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through the pulmonary vein, while the left ventricle receives blood from the left atrium and pumps it to all body parts through the aorta” (Iaizzo,…
The systemic circulation of a human is a loop from the heart to the various parts of the body, which works in contrast to the pulmonary circulation. In the systemic circulation, arteries collect the oxygen-rich blood from the heart and transport it to the body tissues. In the process, oxygen from the blood is diffused into the body cells, and carbon dioxide from the cells is diffused in the blood. The pulmonary circulation, however, is a loop from the heart to the lungs. Here, deoxygenated blood from the heart is carried to the lungs and then oxygenated blood is returned to the heart. The oxygen-depleted blood leaves the heart through the two pulmonary arteries and moves into the lungs. In the lungs, respiration takes place in which the red blood cells release carbon dioxide and absorbs oxygen. Oxygenated blood from the lungs is then carried back to the heart with the help of pulmonary…