KINE 1P90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Atrioventricular Node, Coronary Circulation, Circumflex

• School: Brock University
• Department: Physical Education and Kinesiology
• Course: KINE 1P90
• Professor: Klentrou Panagiota

Document Summary

Function o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o. The heart is a muscular pump that forces blood through the blood vessels. The blood is the median (fluid) for transporting oxygen, nutrients, The vessels serve to deliver the blood to all locations within the body, and hormones, and waste products to return the blood back to the heart. Located within the thorax and rests upon the diaphragm. Serous membrane including blood capilaries, lymph capilaries, and nerve fibres. Cardiac muscle tissue separated by connective tissues and including blood capillaries , lymph capillaries, and nerve fibres. Muscular contraction that ejects blood from the heart chambers. Serous membrane including elastic collagen fibres, blood vessels, and specialized muscle fibres. Protective inner lining of the chambers and valves. Right and left atria (atrium) - receive blood from veins\ Right and left ventricles - force blood out of the heart into.