[Kinesiology 2222A/B] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (47 pages long)
1 Dec 2016
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The heart - the engine of the body. Only teaching material that is on the exam. Has the ability to work on its own (beat outside of the body) If provided with the proper nutrients it can beat for days (maybe even forever) Everything that surrounds the heart is believed to hinder its function: increased blood pressure, vessel calcification. Located in the center of the thoracic cavity: sits on midline but not symmetrical, apex pointing down to the left, shifted anteriorly, directly behind rib cage, broken rib or xiphoid process can puncture the heart. Oxygenated blood (red: left side, o2 > co2 (byproduct) Deoxygenated blood (blue: right side, co2 (byproduct) > o2. Artery: carries blood traveling away from heart, artery from heart to lung = deoxygenated, artery from heart to body = oxygenated. Vein: carries blood traveling to heart, vein from lung to heart = oxygenated, vein from body to heart = deoxygenated.
