The Heart, Arteries

& Veins: Histology

and Anatomy of
the Circulatory
System
John E.B. Baker,
mikrogeo.com
L
R
Interventricular
Septum
(Posterior)
Bicuspid
Valve
Left Atrium
Thick
myocardium
Thin
myocardium
Tricuspid
Valve
Apex
Papillary
Muscle
Chordae Tendineae
Right Atrium w/
Pectinate Musc.
Pumps
blood to
Body
Pumps blood to
Lungs through
Pulmonary
Arteries
Bicuspid
(Mitral)
Valve
AORTA
3 Semilunar Valves
L. Coronary artery
R. Coronary artery
Blood from
Lungs via
Pulmonary
Veins (O2)
Bicuspid or Mitral
Valve of Left
Atrioventicular
junction
To
Aorta
R
L
Valve
Newborn
Mouse
Terminal
Bronchiole and
alveoli: lung
Pulmonary
Vessels
Opening of coronary
sinus (venous blood
from heart) to Right
Atrium
Auricle
of Atrium
Coronary
Artery (&
Vein)
Coronary
artery
Auricle
of Atrium
Dye filled Coronary
Arteries and
cholesterol (LDL)
Plaques = Cardiac
Catheterization
through Femoral
Artery
Plaques
occluding
Coronary
artery= Death
Cath.
Atherosclerotic Coronary Arteries
Normal Coronary Arteries
Ca deoposits in
fatty Plaque
Top view of Heart showing Major Vessels
Note 3 Aortic
Semilunar Valves
tied together with
wire
Chordae Tendineae
Sinus (Vein) & Fat
Ventricle
Atria
Purkinje
fibers
Section through Atrioventricular Sulcus
Endocardium
Myocardium
Epicardium/
Parietal
Peritonium
Knife blade reflecting
Left Semilunar Valve to
show opening of L.
Coronary Artery
Left Branch of
Atrioventricular Bundle
(made of Purkinje cells
just under Endocardium of
Endothelium= Tunica
Intima )
L.V.
Left Atrium
Papillary
Muscle
Apex
of LV
Cardiac Muscle (Involuntary):
yellow arrows = intercalated Discs
Nucleus
Nuclei
Cardiac Muscle Tissue: Striated, Involuntary; Nucleus in center
of branching & anastomosing cells and cells connected by
intercalated discs cells ( desmosomes and gaps ); specialized
cells conduct messages to contract (Purkinje Cells)
Cardiac Muscle (Involuntary):
yellow arrows = intercalated Discs
yellow arrows = intercalated discs
The Hearts
Conducting
System to
maintain
heart rate
Purkinje Cells along
wall of Ventricle
Cross section
Longitudinal section
Left Heart Arteries
Arterioles Capillaries
Venules Veins Right
Heart
Smooth
Muscle
Smooth Muscle &
Elastic Fibers = Tunica
Media (all circular)
Endothelium
(Simple
Squamous)=Tunica
Intima
Inner Elastic Membrane
Outer Elastic Memb.
Tunica Adventitia
longitudinal fibers
2 medium- sized ARTERIES
A more modern digital
sphygmomanometer
Smooth Muscle &
Elastic Fibers = Tunica
Media (all circular)
Tunica Adventitia
longitudinal fibers
Endothelium (Simple
Squamous)=Tunica
Intima
Silver-stained elastic fibers in
TUNICA MEDIA of Aorta
Aorta
Endothelium
(Simple
Squamous)=Tunica
Intima
Inner Elastic Memb.
Outer (External)
Elastic Memb.
Inner Elastic Membrane
Tunica Adventitia
longitudinal fibers
Small Artery
Tunica Adventitia
longitudinal fibers
Endothelium (Simple
Squamous)=Tunica
Intima
BLOOD
Smooth Muscle &
Elastic Fibers = Tunica
Media (all circular)
Longitudinal section ( a
renal artery)
Cross Section
Inner Elastic Membrane
Pooled red blood cells
Endothelium
(Simple
Squamous)=Tunica
Intima
Smooth Muscle &
Elastic Fibers = Tunica
Media (all circular)
Inner Elastic Membrane
Outer Elastic Memb.
Small Artery
Vena Cava
Tunica
Adventitia
Tunica
Media
Endothelium (Simple
Squamous)=Tunica
Intima
Coronary
Artery & Vein
Umbilical Artery & Vein
RBC-
Erythro-
cyte
RBC-
Erythro-
cyte
RBC-
Erythro-
cyte
Capillary Endothelial
cell wrapped around
itself: so small red blood
cells file through one at
a time
Lung
alveoli
Lung
alveoli
CAPILLARIES
where gas ( O2
and CO2) are
exchanged
Plasma in
Lumen
TEMs: UMDNJ
Plasma