Guide Question: Double Pump? The Transport System Guide Question: Double Pump?

The transport system The main transport system in humans consists of blood, the heart and blood vessels. It is called the cardiovascular system. The heart is a double sided pump that works every minute of every day of your life. The blood that is pumped in and out of the heart passes through two separate circulations:

Circulations to and from the lungs to and from other organs Pulmonary circulation: to and from other organs Systemic circulation: http://leavingbio.net/circulatory%20system/CIR CULATORY%20SYSTEM_files/image034.jpg

The human heart has developed from simpler hearts in earlier organisms. Use schemes to describe de differences observed in the hearts of other organisms including worms, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals (pg 171) . Hypothesize how the human heart evolved into a double pump.

Label the human heart http://www.abcteach.com/free/h/heartcrosssection_bw.jpg

The right side of the heart sends blood along the pulmonary circulation. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium Right atrium contracts Blood passes through the atrioventricular valve to the ventricle. Right atrioventricular valve closes to prevent backflow. Right semilunar valve opens because of pressure, due to the contraction of the right ventricle. Blood enters the pulmonary artery and is sent to the lungs, where it becomes oxygenated. From the lungs, oxygenated blood returns to the heart through the pulmonary veins right into the left atrium.

The left side of the heart sends blood along the systemic circulation. Blood enters the left atrium The atrioventricular valve opens and the left atrium contracts to fill the left ventricle and then it closes to prevent backflow. The semilunar valve opens and the left ventricle contracts sending oxygenated blood to the aorta. The aorta sends oxygenated blood to the body The blood that has passed through different cells in our body returns without oxygen to the heart through the vena cava, back into the right atrium.

Both atria and both ventricles contract simultaneously. The lup-dup sound is produced when the valves close the lup is produced by the atrioventricular valves the dup is produced by the semilunar valves.

Control of the heart beat http://www.cvphysiology.com/Arrhythmias/A002 %20SAN-AVN.gif Control of the heart beat The contractions of the heart are myogenic (self estimulated) Myogenic activity is timed The region of the heart that sets the overall pace of contraction is the Sino-atrial node (SA node) or pacemaker

Control of the heart beat http://www.cvphysiology.com/Arrhythmias/A002 %20SAN-AVN.gif Control of the heart beat The pacemaker is connected to two nerves that come from the medulla of the brain: cranial or cardiac vagus nerves The pacemaker also responds to the hormones adrenalin (stress) and epinephrine (physical activity) by increasing the heart rate.

Control of the heart beat http://www.cvphysiology.com/Arrhythmias/A002 %20SAN-AVN.gif Control of the heart beat In the heart, another mass of tissue called the atrio-ventricular node (AV node) receives signals from the SA node and transmits the signal to the ventricles after 0.1 seconds approximately. This explains why the atria contract first and then the ventricles.

Blood vessels: There are three types of blood vessels: arteries, veins and capillaries. Arteries are blood vessels that take blood away from the heart. Veins are blood vessels that take blood towards the heart. Capillaries are thin blood vessels found between an artery and a vein. http://www.nurse-prescriber.co.uk/education/visual_lib/pp109.jpg

The walls of these blood vessels consist of a series of layers: Tunica intima: inner layer consisting of a single layer of epithelium cells, which forms a low-friction lining. Tunica media: layer of tissue containing circular muscle fibers and elastin fibers can stretch to accommodate blood and then contract to pump the blood onwards. Tunica adventitia: outer layer of tissue containing longitudinal collagen and elastin fibers, which increase the overall strength of the wall and links it surrounding connective tissue. http://www.nurse-prescriber.co.uk/education/visual_lib/pp109.jpg

Characteristics of Blood Vessels Artery Capillary Vein Thick walled Wall is one cell thick Thin walled No exchanges All exchanges occur No internal valves Have internal valves Internal pressure high Internal pressure low

The structure of blood: Plasma 55% 45% Cells 99% Red blood cells – erythrocytes 0,5 % White blood cells – leucocytes 0,5% Platelets http://www.jonbarron.org/sites/default/files/images/blood_components.gif

Plasma is a fluid that contains: Water dissolved nutrients Glucose Dissolved oxygen Waste products Urea Carbon Dioxide Hormones Mineral salts Plasma proteins Antibodies Heat

Platelets: cell fragments that assist in blood clotting. Blood Cells Red blood cells – erythrocytes: carry oxygen and carbon dioxide (hemoglobin) White blood cells – leucocytes: fight disease. Phagocytes engulf foreign material and lymphocytes produce antibodies. Platelets: cell fragments that assist in blood clotting.

Coronary artery

Sources: Regents Biology (2012 – 2013) Animal Nutrition, Human Digestion. (On Line) http://www.westlake.k12.oh.us/whsteachers/ crist/2012_2013/Bio/digestion_35.pdf. PPT modified from this source. Allot, Andrew and Mindorff, David (2010) Biology Course Companion, (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press, New York. Damon, Alan; McGonegal, Randy; Tosto, Patricia; and Ward, William. (2007) Biology Higher Level, Pearson Baccalaureate, London.