ANAT LEC FINALS: CARDIO RECIT Flashcards
Pointed and wide portion of the heart
APEX AND BASE
Heart
Hollow muscular organ that pumps blood
Right atrioventricular valve
TRICUSPID VALVE
Left atrioventricular valve
BICUSPID / MITRAL VALVE
Chambers of heart
RA, RV, LA, LV
Major vessels connected to cardiac chambers
Vena cava, Pulmonary Artery, Pulmonary Vein, Aorta
AV valves
TRICUSPID and BICUSPID
Semilunar valves
PULMONARY and AORTIC
Layers of heart
EPICARDIUM - Outer; MYOCARDIUM- Middle and Thickest; ENDOCARDIUM- Inner
Fibroconnective tissue covering of the heart
PERICARDIUM
Branches of aorta
THORACIC AND ABDOMINAL
Types of blood vessels and descriptions
Artery and Arterioles: Transport oxygenated blood away from heart; Vein and Venules: Transport deoxygenated blood toward heart; Capillaries: Site for exchange of oxygen, nutrients and waste
Morphology of blood cells and descriptions
RBC / Erythrocytes: Biconcave disc that carry H2O; WBC/ Leukocytes: Soldiers of body, fight off infection; Platelet / Thrombocytes: For clotting mechanism, form platelet plug
T cells and B cells
T CELLS: From thymus; B CELL: From Bone marrow and Memory Cells
Antibodies and major classes
IgG: Long term Immunity; IgA: Mucosal Immunity; IgM: Initial Immune response; IgE: Allergy and parasite defense; IgD: B-cell Activation