Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing and Healthcare Students at a Glance. Ian Peate

Sensory division Motor division

      10  Part 3: The heart and vascular system 16 The heart Walls of the heart Chambers of the heart Valves of the heart Blood vessels of the heart 17 Blood flow through the heart Blood flow Pulmonary circulation Systemic circulation Coronary circulation Coronary arteries Coronary veins 18 The conducting system Cardiac conduction Sinoatrial node Atrioventricular node Bundle of His Left and right bundle branches Purkinje fibres The cardiac cycle 19 Nerve supply to the heart The autonomic nervous system Chemical regulation Baroreceptors Other factors in heart regulation 20 The structure of the blood vessels The blood vessels Structure of the blood vessels The arteries The veins The capillaries 21 The blood pressure What is blood pressure? Physiological factors The control of blood pressure Taking a blood pressure measurement 22 The lymphatic circulation Functions of the lymphatic system The lymphatic system Lymph Lymph nodes Lymphatic organs

      11  Part 4: The respiratory system 23 The respiratory tract Upper respiratory tract Lower respiratory tract Blood supply 24 Pulmonary ventilation Breathing Inspiration Exhalation Factors affecting pulmonary ventilation Lung volumes 25 Control of breathing Medullary rhythmic area Pneumotaxic area Apneustic area Central chemoreceptors Peripheral chemoreceptors Inflation reflex Other influences on respiration 26 Gas exchange External respiration Exchange of gases in the lungs Fick’s Law Internal respiration Factors affecting pulmonary and systemic gas exchange Transport of gases

      12  Part 5: The gastrointestinal tract 27 The upper gastrointestinal tract The mouth (the oral cavity) Oesophagus Stomach 28 The lower gastrointestinal tract The small intestine The large intestine (the colon) 29 The liver, gall bladder and biliary tree The liver The