The Cardiovascular system consists of the following structures:
Cardiovascular system: Functions
Functional components of the Cardiovascular System:
2. Lymph vascular system
3 Basic Components of Cardiovascular System:
Influenced by:
mechanical factors – BP
metabolic factors – local needs
3 Layers of the 4 Chambers:
Endothelium(simple squamous) –endothelial cells
ENDOCARDIUM
Purkinje fibers
thickest and most prominent layer, with strands of connective tissue and vascular network in between cells
MYOCARDIUM
• striated, involuntary
• cylindrical / elongated, w/ branching ends
• mono- / binucleated
*INTERCALATED DISCS —transverse lines at the ends of the branching fibers
Cardiac Muscle Tissue
INTERCALATED DISCS
EPICARDIUM
- pericardial cavity and sac
subepicardium
Muscles of the Heart
CARDIAC SKELETON (Dense Irregular Connective Tissue)
Functions of Cardiac Skeleton
Cardiac skeleton
Impulse Conducting System
Blood vessels of the heart
coronary arteries > cardiac veins > coronary sinuses >rt atrium
Lymphatics of the Heart:
It is a serious complication of rheumatic fever. It is a bacterial infection of streptococcus, in which it affects the upper respiratory tract and extends to the heart. It targets the heart valves.
Rheumatic Heart Disease
Coronary Heart Disease
Myocardial Infarct
BLOOD VESSELS
BLOOD VESSELS
Arteries : toward organ and tissue
Capillaries : anastomosing channels of small caliber vessels providing interchange of substances.
Veins : return blood to the heart