Cardiovascular System

Cardiovascular System

1. Heart

   • Structure
   • Cardiac Muscle Fibres
     • Structure
     • Contractile Cells
     • AP's of cardiac cells
     • Autorhythmic cells
   • Electrical Events
     • Intrinsic Conduction System
     • Heart Sounds
     • Heart Performance

2. Blood Vessels

   • General Structure
   • Arteries
     • Elastic
     • Muscular
     • Arterioles
   • Capillaries
     • Continuous
     • Fenestrated
     • Discontinuous
     • Capillary beds and transport
   • Veins
     • Venules
     • Medium
     • Large
   • Lymphatic vessels/capillaries
   • Blood flow in vessels
     • Pressure gradients and vessel profiles
     • Capillary beds and lymph vessels
     • Blood flow at rest
     • Fluid exchange in capillaries
     • Factors affecting blood flow
     • Blood flow during exercise

3. Blood

   • Composition
   • Funciton
   • Haemostasis
     • Vasoconstriction
     • Platelet Plug
     • Coagulation
   • Haemotopoiesis
   • Red Blood Cells
     • Erythropoiesis
   • Blood Groups
     • ABO
     • Rh
   • Oxygen Binding Proteins
     • Haemoglobin
       • Alternative forms
       • Mutations
     • Myoglobin
     • Factors affecting O2 binding
       • ODC's
       • Bohr Shift
       • 2,3-BPG