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This demand for oxygen is met by the coronary circulation, which is responsible for delivering blood to the myocardium and represents approximately 5% of cardiac output.[1] Adequate blood flow through the coronary vessels is critical to avoid ischemia and maintain the integrity of the myocardial tissue.
Coronary circulation, part of the systemic circulatory system that supplies blood to and provides drainage from the tissues of the heart. In the human heart, two coronary arteries arise from the aorta just beyond the semilunar valves; during diastole, the increased aortic pressure above the valves.
Coronary circulation is the circulation of blood in the arteries and veins that supply the heart muscle (myocardium). Coronary arteries supply oxygenated blood to the heart muscle. Cardiac veins then drain away the blood after it has been deoxygenated.
Coronary Anatomy and Blood Flow. The major vessels of the coronary circulation are the left main coronary that divides into left anterior descending and circumflex branches, and the right main coronary artery. The left and right coronary arteries originate at the base of the aorta from openings called the coronary ostia, behind the aortic valve ...
The coronary arteries are responsible for carrying nutrient-rich, oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the myocardium; while the coronary veins take nutrient – poor deoxygenated blood away from the myocardium and to the right atrium.
Coronary Circulation. The first vessels that branch from the ascending aorta are the paired coronary arteries (see Figure 20.5.4), which arise from two of the three sinuses in the ascending aorta just superior to the aortic semilunar valve. These sinuses contain the aortic baroreceptors and chemoreceptors critical to maintain cardiac function.
Identify the veins and arteries of the coronary circulation system; Describe how atherosclerosis impacts blood flow in coronary arteries
Coronary circulation Videos, Flashcards, High Yield Notes, & Practice Questions. Learn and reinforce your understanding of Coronary circulation.
It traverses along the tricuspid annulus until it reaches the posterior surface of the heart, where it then commonly becomes the posterior descending artery and runs toward the apex of the left ventricle.
Regulation of coronary blood flow is understood to be dictated through multiple mechanisms including extravascular compressive forces (tissue pressure), coronary perfusion pressure, myogenic, local metabolic, endothelial as well as neural and hormonal influences.