The circulatory system is composed of vessels and a pump. Cardiogenic shock is just inadequate tissue perfusion caused by insufficient heart function.

Inadequate tissue perfusion can also be called hypo-perfusion, which we informally call 'shock.'Įxample: 'Hypovolemic shock' is inadequate tissue perfusion secondary to a lack of blood volume. If you have inadequate oxygenation to the tissues of the body, you have poor perfusion.

When you have enough oxygenated blood getting to the body part to make it function correctly, you have good perfusion. Getting oxygenated blood to parts of your body is called perfusion. The circulatory system is responsible for getting oxygenated blood to all the parts of your body and bringing the deoxygenated blood back to the lungs to get more oxygen. The respiratory system is responsible for getting oxygen into the blood. The two primary systems are the circulatory system and the respiratory system. This isn't a guide you want to 'finish.' It's one you want to understand.Īll of the parts of your body need oxygenated blood to survive. There will be tests, videos, and more to make sure you have the correct information. So, we will go from very general, to very specific, then back to general again as a way to help assimilate the information. The way these guides will work is that we will stack upon information learned in the last section. You want to be great at this, so I want you to study this a little at a time, and do not move on to the next part until you have an excellent grasp of this one.

Pig heart blood flow diagram