CAS BI 107 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Serous Fluid, Serous Membrane, Pericardium

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A closed system of the heart and blood vessels. Blood vessels allow blood to circulate to all parts of the body. The function of the cardiovascular system is to deliver oxygen and nutrients and to remove carbon dioxide and other waste products. Serous fluid fills the space between the layers of pericardium. Right and left side act as separate pumps. Allow blood to flow in only one direction. Held in place by chordae tendineae ( heart strings ) Blood in the heart chambers does not nourish the myocardium. The heart has its own nourishing circulatory system. Blood empties into the right atrium via the coronary sinus. Heart muscle cells contract, without nerve impulses, in a regular, continuous way. Filling of heart chambers the cardiac cycle. Cardiac cycle events of one complete heart beat. Ventricular systole blood pressure builds before ventricle contracts, pushing out blood. Early diastole atria finish re-filling, ventricular pressure is low.

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