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Introduction
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 The cardiovascular system or sometimes that have also been known a as theblood vascular system or the simply circulatory is composed by :1.Heart2.Blood Vessels @ Vasculature3.Cells and Plasma that make up the blood for our body.
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 The blood vessels of the body represents a closed delivery system that havefunctions to :1.Transports blood around the body.2.Circulating substances such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, nutrients,hormones and waste products.
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 There are 3 mains types of blood vessels such as veins, arteries, andcapillaries.
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 The principles function of the heart is to continuously pump blood around thecardiovascular system and body. It receives the both of sympathetic andparasympathetic nerve fiber which alter the rate of the beat. The vital sign of the cardiovascular system is to maintaining homeostasis whichdepends on the continuous and controlled movement of blood through the thousandof miles capillaries that penetrate every tissue and reach every cell in the body.11
 
Objectives
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Describe the size and location of the heart, including its base and apex.
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Describe the vessels that supply blood to cardiac muscle.
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Describe the valves and its functions.
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What is the function of the conduction system of the heart?
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Starting with SA node, describe the route taken by an action as it goesthrough the conducting system of the heart.22
 
Rough descriptive imageof human heart
1.The human heart is shaped like an upside-down pear and is located slightly tothe left of center inside the chest cavity.2.About the size of a closed fist, the heart is made primarily of muscle tissuethat contracts rhythmically to propel blood to all parts of the body.3.It typically weighs about 325±75g in men and 275 ± 75 g in women.4.The heart can be described as having three surfaces and an apex.5.About two thirds of the heart is to the left of the mid-line.6.The anterior surface of the heart is formed mainly by the right ventricle and isin contact with the ribs and sternum.7.The inferior surface of the heart is formed mainly by the left ventricle and isin contact with the diaphragm.8.The posterior surface of the heart is formed mainly by the left atrium.9.This surface is also known as the base of the heart.10.The apex which is anterior to the rest of the heart consists only of the leftventricle and forms an important clinical landmark when assessing the size of the heart.11.The aorta and the pulmonary trunk arise from the left and right ventriclesrespectively at the superior pole of the heart12.The superior and inferior vena cavae open into the upper and lower parts of the right atrium.13.There are four pulmonary veins which open into the back of the left atrium.14.The junction between the atria and the ventricles is marked by theatrioventricular groove and the junction between the ventricles bothposteriorly and anteriorly is marked by the interventricular grooves.33
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