Circulatory System
Topic: 3202H
Melinda Klockziem
Circulatory System Functions
• Respiratory – O2 and CO2 exchange
• Excretory – removes waste from body cells
• Protection – clotting, transports white blood cells
to infections
• Nutrition – carries energy and food throughout
the body
• Regulatory – helps to maintain pH and
temperature
• Hormonal – transfers hormones to organs
Body Circulation
Vena Cava
Right Atrium
Right Ventricle
Pulmonary arteries
Lungs
Pulmonary veins
Left atrium
Left Ventricle
Aorta
Body Circulation
Heart Sounds
• Heart sounds are created by closure of the
valves
• First heart sound
– Lubb
– Closure of atrioventricular valves
• Second heart sound
– Dubb
– Closure of aortic and pulmonary valves
Electrocardiography
• Evaluate the rhythm of the heart is with an
electrocardiogram, known as an ECG or
EKG
Electrocardiography
• ‘P’ wave
– Reflects the flow of electricity through the
atria, and tells us that the atria have received
a normal impulse, and have contracted.
• The 'q, r, s' waves
– tell us that the electrical circuit has traveled
through the atrioventricular node, and through
the ventricles, and has resulted in the
ventricles contracting.
Electrocardiography
• The 't' wave
– is the most important one, in a way - it tells us
that the electrical impulse has traveled all
through the heart, and that the heart is now
'repolarizing', or getting ready for the next
impulse to start
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