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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM NOTES
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

• A closed (no connection to outside) system of
  heart and blood vessels
• heart pumps blood
• Blood vessels circulate blood to all parts of body

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FUNCTION

• Deliver oxygen and nutrients and to remove carbon
  dioxide and other waste products

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LOCATION

• Base points toward right shoulder and lies
  beneath second rib
• Apex directed
  toward left hip

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COVERINGS

• Pericardium double serous membrane (produces
  serous fluid)
• Visceral pericardium (epicardium) Next to heart
• Parietal pericardium Outside layer

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COVERINGS

• Pericardial cavity created by two layers of
  pericardium filled with serous fluid

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WALL

• Epicardium
• Outer connective tissue layer
• Myocardium
• Middle, thick muscle layer
• Endocardium (Endothelium)
• Inner lining

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