c
In which chamber does deoxygenated blood return to the heart?
a) right ventricle
b) left ventricle
c) right atrium
d) left atrium
vena cava, right atrium, tricuspid valve, right ventricle, pulmonary valve, pulmonary artery, pulmonary veins, left atrium, mitral valve, left ventricle, aortic valve, aorta
List the order of blood flow.
open; closed
the tricuspid & mitral valves ______ while ventricles fill; and are ____ while ventricles contract
closed; opened
the pulmonary & aortic valves ______ while ventricles fill; and are _____ when ventricles contract.
preload
-the ventricular stretch at the end of diastole
afterload
-the pressure that the chambers of the heart must generate in order to eject blood out of the heart
diastole; systole
Preload occurs during _____ while Afterload occurs during _____.
a
Preload depends on
a) ventricular filling
b) arterial blood pressure & vascular tone
b
Afterload depends on
a) ventricular filling
b) arterial blood pressure & vascular tone
venous blood pressure; rate of venous return
What are the affecting factors of Preload? (2)
systemic vascular resistance; pulmonary vascular resistance
What are the affecting factors of Afterload? (2)
Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)
-measures average pressure in the systemic circulation
-used to assess perfusion to vital organs for patients with septic shock
Cardiac index (CI)
-represents patient-specific perfusion to tissues and can be used to predict whether or not the tissue is receiving enough oxygen