Heart: Know The Structure and Function of The Cardiovascular System
Heart: Know The Structure and Function of The Cardiovascular System
Heart: Know The Structure and Function of The Cardiovascular System
Cardiovascular system
Heart
“Your heart is roughly the size of a clenched fist and weighs about
300g. It lies just to the left in your chest, surrounded by a protective
membrane called the pericardium.” (www.bupa.co.uk)
The right side of the heart is separated from the left by a solid wall
known as the septum. This prevents the blood on the right side
coming into contact with the blood on the left side.”
(BTEC sport level 3, Mark Adams et al, Essex 2010)
“Your heart has 4 chambers. The upper chambers are called the left
and right atria, and the lower chambers are called the left and right
ventricles. A wall of muscle called the septum separates the left and
right atria and the left and right ventricles. The left ventricle is the
largest and strongest chamber in your heart. The left ventricle's
chamber walls are only about a half-inch thick, but they have
enough force to push blood through the aortic valve and into your
body.”
(www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Anatomy)
• The mitral valve lets oxygen-rich blood from your lungs pass
from the left atrium into the left ventricle.
• The aortic valve opens the way for oxygen-rich blood to pass
from the left ventricle into the aorta, your body's largest
artery, where it is delivered to the rest of your body.
(www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Anatomy)
Blood Vessels
“Blood vessels, then, are hollow utensils for carrying blood. Located
throughout your body, your blood vessels are hollow tubes that
circulate your blood.” (www.fi.edu/learn/heart/vessels)
There are three types of blood vessels;
• Arteries
During blood circulation, the arteries carry blood away from the
heart.
(google.com)
• Capillaries
• Veins
BIBLIOGRAPHY!
www.wisegeek.com
www.bupa.co.uk
www.texasheartinstitute.org/HIC/Anatomy
www.fi.edu/learn/heart/vessels
google.com