Vascular disease care center India

1
The Cardiovascular System
www.parijatak.com
2
External Heart Anatomy
3

• Location
• Thorax between the lungs
• Pointed apex directed toward left hip.
• About the size of your fist

4
The Heart Coverings

• Pericardium a double serous membrane
• Visceral pericardium - Next to heart
• Parietal pericardium - Outside layer
• Serous fluid fills the space between the layers
  of pericardium

5
The Heart Chambers

• Right and left side act as
  separate pumps
• Four chambers
• Atria
• Receiving chambers
• Right atrium
• Left atrium
• Ventricles
• Discharging chambers
• Right ventricle
• Left ventricle

6
Blood Circulation
7
The Heart Valves

• Valves open as blood is pumped through
• Held in place by chordae tendineae (heart
  strings)
• Close to prevent backflow

8
Operation of Heart Valves
9
Developmental Aspects of the Cardiovascular System

• A simple tube heart develops in the embryo and
  pumps by the fourth week
• The heart becomes a four-chambered organ by the
  end of seven weeks
• Few structural changes occur after the seventh
  week

10
Contact Us
Shankar Branch 154, Shankar Nagar, Near Garden,
Nagpur-440010(INDIA) Phone No - 91-9607957777,
7263807777 91-9923200007 info_at_parijatak.com ,
ayurveda_at_parijatak.com Khamla Branch 19,
Kotwal Nagar, Khamla Square, Nagpur-440010(INDIA)
Phone No - 91-9607187777 info_at_parijatak.com ,
ayurveda_at_parijatak.com
11
(No Transcript)