6: Vasculature & Innervtion Of The Hear Flashcards
What do the coronary arteries supply
- Myocardium
2. Epicardium (visceral layer)
Coronary arteries arise from
Aortic sinuses
Branches of the right coronary artery
- SA nodal
- Marginal
- Posterior interventricular (Post. Desc. Art)
- Av nodal
Branches of the left coronary artery
- Circumflex
1B. Marginal - Anterior interventricular artery (Left Ant. Descending)
2B. Diagonal
The coronary arteries are ______ end arteries
Functionally end arteries
What is an end artery or terminal artery
An artery that is the only supply of oxygenated blood to a portion of tissue
The right coronary artery supplies
- SA node
- Right atrium
- Right ventricle
- Posterior 1/3 of interventricular septu
- AV node
What does the left coronary artery supply
- Left atrium
- Left ventricle
- Portion of right ventricle
- Interventricular septum (ant. 2/3)
- AV node
* can do the SA node in some people
The right coronary artery runs in the
Coronary sulcus
The Sinus Atrial SA nodal artery supplies
The sa node
The right marginal artery supplies ___ and doesn’t reach the _____
Right ventricle, doesn’t reach the apex
what is Coronary artery Dominence
Defined by the anterior that gives rise to the posterior interventricular artery. Mainly right
What is codominance for the coronary arteries
Right and left give rise to branches of the Posterior interventricular artery
Coronary atherosclerosis
Lipid deposit in the tunica intima (lining) of coronary arteries
Treatment for coronary artery disease
Angioplasty, surgery, meds, life changes
What is an myocardial infarction
Occlusion of major artery
Myocardiac infarctions occur most commonly in which artery
Anterior interventricular artery - left anterior descending artery
The heart is drained mainly by veins that dump in to
The coronary sinus