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CIRCULATORY SYSTEM 5/14/2011

COMPONENTS
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
• HEART

• Blood vessels 
CIRCULATION OF 
• Lymphatic vessels and other lymphatic organs
•BLOOD
•LYMPH
LYMPH • BLOOD

• LYMPH 

Functions of circulatory system Organs of (blood) circulatory system
• Transport of 
Transport of
• Heart ‐‐ pumps out blood and collects blood. 
– Gas
– Nutrients • Blood vessels carry blood
– Hormones and enzymes – Artery ‐‐ away from heart
– Drugs 
– Veins ‐‐ towards heart
• Defense – WBC, Immune system  
• Clotting – Platelets and clotting factors  – Capillaries ‐‐
C ill i microscopic network for exchange of gas 
i i kf h f
• Temperature regulation – distribution of heat and heat loss 
and nutrients
mechanism

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Control of blood vessel diameter
• Media is thick in arteries 
Three layers controls the calibre of the  • Increased sympathetic tone causes vasoconstriction.
vessels • It also provides peripheral resistance
It also provides peripheral resistance
• Tunica adventitia 
Tunica adventitia
• Capillary has intima only • PR depends on
– Outer layer
– Diameter
– Fibrous tissue
– Length
• Tunica media – Viscosity of blood
– Middle layer • Autoregulation 
– Smooth muscle – Increased tissue activity in exercise
• Tunica intima – Following decreased blood supply
– Tissue damage e.g.. Inflammation
– Inner layer
– When circulation to vital organ is reduced critically.
– endothelium

• Pulmonary circulation • Location 
– Right ventricle –
Ri ht t i l lungs –
l left 
l ft – In medialtinum
In medialtinum
atrium – To the left side of the thorax
• Shape
• Systemic circulation
– Conical
– Left ventricle – tissues – right  – Apex, base and surfaces (anterior, 
atrium inferior and left)
• Portal circulation
Portal circulation – Size roughly equals the size of fist 
– 220gms
– Alimentary canal ‐ liver

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Cardiac skeleton 
Structure
Three layers • Figure of 8 fibrous ring.
• Endocardium  – Insulation
– Endothelial 
– Inner lining  – Valve attachment
• Myocardium  – Muscle attachment 
– Cardiac muscle
– Thick – Shape 
• Pericardium
– Serous
Serous having visceral and 
having visceral and
parietal layers cavity containing 
serous fluid
– Fibrous forming inelastic bag

Interior of heart 
Interior of heart
Right atrium Left atrium
Receives venous blood and  Receives oxygenated blood 
d li
delivers to right ventricle
t i ht ti l f
from lung and delivers to left
l d d li t l ft
• SVC ventricle
• IVC • 4 Openings for pulmonary veins
• Coronary sinus • AV orifice mitral valve
• AV orifice tricuspid valve

Left ventricle
g
Right ventricle • Receives blood from left atrium
• Receives blood from right atrium • Delivers blood to  aorta which is 
• Delivers blood to pulmonary trunk   guarded by aortic valve
which is guarded by pulmonary 
valve.

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Right and left coronary arteries.
Right coronary artery
Right aortic sinus
Branches 
Specialized •S‐A nodal

•Right marginal
Right marginal
Myocardium
M di
•Posterior IV 
Components: •AV nodal

• SA node •Terminal branch

• AV node Area of supply
•Rt atrium
• AV bundle
•Rt ventricle 
Rt ventricle
• Right and left bundle  •SA and AV node
branches •Posterior 1/3 of IV septum

• Purkinje fibers

Heart rate
Nerve supply • ANS
From ANS • Circulating chemicals
– Catecholamine
Sympathetic  T1‐4 and  – Thyroxin
Parasympathetic vagus  – Drugs
– Gases
nerves – Electrolytes 
• Exercise
• Age
• Gender 
• Emotion temperature
• Baroreceptor reflex increased stretch reduces rate

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• Cardiac cycle‐ a series of events ECG


• 60 80/min
60‐80/min • Recording of electrical 
Recording of electrical
• 0.8sec/cycle activity on the surface by 
• Phases  electrodes
– Atrial systole 0.1 sec • The machine is 
– Ventricular systole 0.3 sec
electrocardiograph and the 
recording is 
– Complete cardiac diastole 0.4 sec
Complete cardiac diastole 0 4 sec
electrocardiogram
l di
• Heart sound
• Waves P Q  R  S T
– 1st due to the closure of AV valves
– 2nd due to closure of aprtic and pulmonary valves

Cardiac output Blood pressure
• Blood ejected per minute
j p • The force exerted by blood on the vessel wall.
The force exerted by blood on the vessel wall
• CO= SV×RATE
• Systolic during contraction
• Stroke volume amount ejected per ventricular contraction
• Stroke volume depends on • Diastolic during dialtole
– VEDV (preload) which depend on venous return • S‐D= pulse pressure
• Position • BP=CO×PR
• Muscular contraction
• Respiratory pump • PR depends on
– Atrial blood pressure which is dependent on PR (afterload) – Elasticity
– Blood volume
– Viscosity of blood
– Strength of myocardium
– Vasoconstriction 

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• Control of BP Pulse Factors affecting pulse


• Cardiovascular centre in medulla gathers info from
Cardiovascular centre in medulla gathers info from
– Baroreceptors
• Wave of distension and 
W f di t i d • Position
P iti
• Aortic sinus  elongation felt in artery • Age
• Carotid sinus
– Rate • Gender
– Chemoreceptors (in severe respiratory disruption)
• Aortic body – Rhythm
• Carotid body
• Exercise
– Volume 
– Higher centre 
– Tension p
• Temperature
• In emotional change
• Hypothalamus in regulating temperature causes change in vessel diameter – Symmetry  • Emotion  
• Output of CVC is through ANS

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CVS PHYSIOLOGY

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Cardiac cycle Heart rate is affected by
• Events of systole and diastole
Events of systole and diastole • ANS
• Circulating chemicals
• Stages  – Adrenalin
– Atrial systole 0.1 sec – Thyroxin
– Ventricular systole 0.3 sec – Drugs 
– Complete cardiac diastole 0.4 sec • Exercise
• Heart sounds  • Emotional states
– 1stlub closure of AV valves • Gender F>M
– 2nd dup closure of aortic and pulmonary valves • Age children>adults
• Temperature 
• 60 – 90 cycles per minute. Rate!
• Baroreceptor reflex

Stroke volume  • 60‐70ml out of 110ml = 65%
• The amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle  • ↑EDV‐‐↑contrac on‐‐↑SV
per contraction. 70ml. • Sympathetic system is positive ionotropic( ↑Ca++  to 
• Determined by SR) and chronotropic
– EDV. SVαEDV
– PR     SVα1/PR
PR SVα1/PR
– Contractility of myocardium

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• Parasympathetic system  is negative chronotropic – Cardiac out put
slow rate ‐‐↑EDV ‐‐
l t ↑EDV ↑contrac
↑ t on. So it can be 
S it b • SV×CR
regarded as indirectly positive ionotropic. • Venous return to the heart
– Venous pressure
• Venules 10mm Hg
• Venacava 0mm
0mm Hg
Hg

– Returned by Blood volume
• Pressure difference
P diff
• Fluid movement = fluid out‐ fluid in
• Muscular contraction
• respiration  • Fluid out = hydrostatic pressure + osmotic pressure 
– Blood volume of tissue fluid – tissue hydrostatic pressure + plasma 
osmotic pressure
• Protein in tissue = 2gm% in plasma 8%
Protein in tissue 2gm% in plasma 8%
• The difference in osmotic pressure is called oncotic
pressure

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Oedema Regulation of blood volume
• ↑ arterial pressure
↑ t i l • ADH 
• Venous obstruction – ↑osmolality – osmoreceptors of hypothalamus – ADH 
• Leakage of plasma protein in inflammation secretion – retention of water
• Myxoedema in which there is ↑glycoprotein in  • Aldosterone
tissue – ↓Pressure/volume –
↓Pressure/volume – JG cells –
JG cells – renin – angiotensinogen is 
is
• ↓ Plasma protein converted into angiotensin1 – angiotensin 2 
• Lymphatic obstruction (vasoconstriction) – aldosterone – sodium and water 
retention.

• Stretching of artria Blood pressure
– ↑ pressure/ volume – stretching of atria –atrialnatriuritic • Pressure exerted by blood on the arterial wall
factor ANF – sodium and water excretion
• Depends on blood volume, peripheral resistance and 
heart rate.
• BP α CO (rate×volume) × PR
• Volume is maintained by kidney
• Rate and PR maintained by ANS

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• If BP is equal to atmospheric pressure the measurement is 0. • Atrial stretch reflex


1. Atrial stretch receptors in atria
• 100 mmHg means BP 100 mmHg > atmospheric pressure
100 mmHg means BP 100 mmHg > atmospheric pressure
2. Activated by high venous return
Controlled by 3. Tachycardia, inhibition of ADH release increasing urinary output and 
• Baroreceptors like aortic and carotid sinuses increased ANF resulting in high urinary salt loss followed by water loss
• Chemoreceptors
1. Sensitive to fall in pressure
– ↑H+ , ↑PCO2 and ↓PO2 – chemoreceptors – CVC ‐‐ stroke volume and 
2. Mediated by IX and X nerve heart rate increase and arteries constrict increasing blood pressure. 
3. Info to vasomotor and cardiac control centres • Higher centres
g in the brain
4. Low pressure – less info ‐‐ inhibition of parasympathetic – – Emotions – hypothalamus – CVC – change in blood perssure
increased sympathetic tone – increased heart rate and  – Hypothalamus – CVC – adjustment of blood vessel diameter
vasoconstriction 

BP measurement  Hypertension
• Principle 
Principle • Secondary 5%
Secondary 5%
– Linear and turbulent flow • Primary 
• Methods – Due to complex process
– Palpatory and auscultatory – Mainly PR is increased
• Instruments  • Dangers
• Korotkoff sound – Vascular damage
• Pulse pressure = systolic‐ diastolic pressure – Increased afterload – CCF
– Stroke 
• Mean arterial pressure (average arterial pressure during 
cardiac cycle) = diastolic + 1/3 pulse pressure – Heart disease

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Pulse
• Wave of elongation and distension felt in artery wall due 
Wave of elongation and distension felt in artery wall due
to contraction of left ventricle ejecting 70 ml blood.
• Informations
– Rate 
– Volume
– Rhythm
– Tension
– Symmetry 
• Factors influencing the rate i.e. Heart rate 

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