1. CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

3. Heart

4. Heart (continued) Septum Heart chambers Valves Tricuspid Pulmonary
Mitral
Aortic

5. Heart (continued) Cardiac cycle *diastole - period of rest
*systole – period of ventricular contraction
Conductive pathways
Arrhythmias
*abnormal heart
rhythms

6. Blood Vessels Blood carried throughout body in blood vessels
Arteries - carry blood away from the body
Capillaries - connect arteries and veins
(very thin and fragile)
Veins – carry blood back to the heart
(superior and inferior vena cava)

7. Blood

8. Diseases and Abnormal Conditions
Anemia
Aneurysm
Arteriosclerosis
Atherosclerosis
Congestive heart failure (CHF)
Embolus

9. Diseases and Abnormal Conditions (continued)
Hemophilia
Hypertension
Leukemia
Myocardial infarction – heart attack
Phlebitis
Varicose veins

10. Flow Through the Heart