NICOLAE TESTEMITANU SUMPH

PLOP MIHAELA M2023

GENERAL MEDICINE
HUMAN CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
 HEART - PUMPING SYSTEM

Heart has the mighty job of

keeping the blood flowing
through blood vessels that
feed organs and tissues.

BLOOD VESSELS

‣ arteries
‣ veins
‣ capillaries
 HOW IT WORKS ?

The right atrium receives oxygen-poor

blood from the body and pumps it to the
right ventricle through the tricuspid valve.

The right ventricle pumps the oxygen-

poor blood to the lungs through the
pulmonary valve.

The left atrium receives oxygenated

blood from the lungs and pumps it to the
left ventricle through the mitral valve.

The left ventricle pumps the oxygen-rich

blood through the aortic valve out to the
rest of the body.
FACTS

▸ The heart can continue beating even when it’s disconnected from the body.

▸ The first open-heart surgery occurred in 1893. It was performed by Daniel Hale
Williams, who was one of the few black cardiologists in the United States at the
time.

▸ The earliest known case of heart disease was identified in the remains of a 3,500-
year-old Egyptian mummy.

▸ Whales have the largest heart of any mammal.

▸ Most heart attacks happen on a Monday.

▸ A woman’s heart beats slightly

faster than a man’s heart.

▸ The beating sound of your heart is caused

by the valves of the heart opening and closing.
FACTS

▸ It’s possible to have a broken heart. It’s called broken heart syndrome
and can have similar symptoms as a heart attack. The difference is that
a heart attack is from heart disease and broken heart syndrome is
caused by a rush of stress hormones from an emotional or physical
stress event.

▸ Death from a broken heart, or broken heart syndrome, is possible but

extremely rare.

▸ If you were to stretch out your blood vessel system, it would extend
over 60,000 miles.

▸ Heart cells stop dividing, which means heart cancer is extremely rare.

▸ Laughing is good for your heart. It reduces stress and gives a boost to
your immune system.
FRANK MORGAN - THE TITLE CHARACTER IN THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

A HEART IS NOT JUDGED BY

HOW MUCH YOU LOVE, BUT BY
HOW MUCH YOU ARE LOVED BY
OTHERS.

Frank Morgan