Some terms

associated with the

heart.

CARDIAC
CYCLE
This is the
alternating
relaxation and

CARDIAC
Refers to the
heart

PERICARDIA
L SAC

Sac that enclosed

the heart

SEPTUM

A muscular wall that

completely separates
the left and right
chambers of the heart .

VALVES
Control the blood flow and
prevent the mixing of blood
between the chambers. It also
prevents the blood from flowing
back.

DEOXYGENATED BLOOD

Pumped from the

right ventricle of the
heart to the lungs.

OXYGENATED BLOOD
It is returned to the left ventricle
through the pulmonary veins and
pumped to the different parts of the
body through the aorta that
branches out into arterial tributaries.

PACEMAKER
A specialized region in the
heart that makes sure that
the heart never skips a beat.
It maintains the normal
rhythm of the heart.

2 KINDS OF
BLOOD CIRCUITS
1.Pulmonary circuit
2.Systemic circuit

1. PULMONARY CIRCUIT
It transports blood between
the heart and the lungs
Receives blood
RIGHT
with little oxygen
ATRIUM
RIGHT
Pumps it to the
VENTRICL
lungs via the
E

2. SYSTEMIC CIRCUIT
It carries blood between the heart and the
rest of the body and back to the heart.

Receives
LEFT ATRIUM
oxygen-rich
blood
from
the
Pumps blood to other
LEFT
heart
parts of the body

VENTRICL
E

through the aorta