The Cardiac System

Student Learning Objectives:

• Describe the structures of the heart

• Describe coronary circulation, and explain its purpose.
• Describe pulmonary circulation, and explain its purpose
• Describe systemic circulation, and explain its purpose
• Describe the cardiac cycle.
• Explain how heart sounds are created.
• Describe of the cardiac conduction pathway
• Explain stroke volume, cardiac output
• Explain the mechanism of blood pressure regulation