ANAT LEC: FINALS CARDIOVASCULAR Flashcards
What is the hollow muscular organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the body?
Heart
What are the channels through which blood flows and is distributed to different body parts?
Blood vessels
What is the circulating fluid within the cardiovascular circuit?
Blood
What is the outer layer of the heart?
Epicardium
What is the thickest layer of the heart made up of cardiac muscles?
Myocardium
What is the inner layer of the heart?
Endocardium
What is the largest chamber of the heart that makes up the apex?
Left Ventricle
What is the smallest chamber of the heart that makes up the base?
Right Atrium
What is the valve located between the right atrium and right ventricle?
Right Atrioventricular Valve (Tricuspid Valve)
What is the valve located between the left atrium and left ventricle?
Left Atrioventricular Valve (Bicuspid/Mitral Valve)
What type of valve is located between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery?
Pulmonic Valve
What type of valve is located between the left ventricle and aorta?
Aortic Valve
What is the largest artery in the body that carries oxygenated blood?
Aorta
What vein attaches to the left atrium and carries oxygenated blood?
Pulmonary Vein
What artery attaches to the right ventricle and carries deoxygenated blood?
Pulmonary Artery
What is the largest vein that carries deoxygenated blood to the right atrium?
Vena cava
What structures support the left and right atrioventricular valves?
Chordae Tendineae
What are the muscles where the chordae tendineae attach inside the ventricles?
Papillary Muscles
What is the pointed portion of the heart directed caudally?
Apex
What is the wide portion of the heart directed cranially?
Base
What are the ear-like appendages attached to the atria?
Auricles
What are the tiny openings on the wall of the right atrium for deoxygenated blood?
Coronary Sinus
What are the veins that carry deoxygenated blood from the myocardium?
Coronary Veins
What is the condition where there is an impairment of valves causing blood accumulation?
Varicosity
What type of blood vessels transport blood away from the heart?
Arteries
What type of blood vessels transport blood towards the heart?
Veins
What are the microscopic vessels between arterioles and venules that are the principal site for exchange?
Capillaries
What is the outer layer of blood vessels made up of connective tissue?
Tunica Adventitia/Tunica Externa
What is the middle layer of blood vessels responsible for vasoconstriction and vasodilation?
Tunica Media
What is the inner layer of blood vessels made up of endothelial cells?
Tunica Intima
Identification Question
Answer
What is the major vein in the neck of a dog?
Jugular Vein
What artery supplies blood to the head and neck in dogs?
Carotid Artery
What is the primary artery in the forelimb of a dog?
Brachial Artery
What vein is commonly used for venipuncture in dogs?
Cephalic Vein
What vein carries blood from the intestines to the liver in dogs?
Portal Vein
What vein is located in the hind limb of dogs?
Saphenous Vein
What artery supplies blood to the thigh in dogs?
Femoral Artery
What is the large vein that returns blood from the lower body to the heart in dogs?
Caudal Vena Cava
What vein returns blood from the upper body to the heart in dogs?
Cranial Vena Cava
What is the largest artery in the body?
Aorta
What is the major vein in the neck of a cat?
Jugular Vein
What artery supplies blood to the head and neck in cats?
Carotid Artery
What is the primary vein in the forelimb of a cat?
Cephalic Vein
What artery is used for blood pressure measurement in cats?
Brachial Artery
What vein carries blood from the intestines to the liver in cats?
Portal Vein
What vein is located in the hind limb of cats?
Saphenous Vein
What artery supplies blood to the thigh in cats?
Femoral Artery
What is the large vein that returns blood from the lower body to the heart in cats?
Caudal Vena Cava
What is the largest artery in the cat’s body?
Aorta
What is the major vein in the neck of a horse?
Jugular Vein
What artery supplies blood to the head and neck in horses?
Carotid Artery
What is the primary artery in the forelimb of a horse?
Subclavian Artery
What artery supplies blood to the pedal region in horses?
Pedis/Pedal Artery
What is the largest artery in a horse’s body?
Aorta
What is the large vein that returns blood from the lower body to the heart in horses?
Posterior Vena Cava
What vein is located in the hind limb of horses?
Femoral Vein
What vein carries blood from the lungs to the heart in horses?
Pulmonary Vein
What artery carries blood from the heart to the lungs in horses?
Pulmonary Artery
What vein drains the neck and head region in horses?
Neck/Cervical Vein
What artery supplies blood to the neck region in horses?
Neck/Cervical Artery
What is the main systemic arterial trunk in animals?
Aorta
What is the major branch of the aorta that supplies the thorax?
Thoracic Aorta
What is the major branch of the aorta that supplies the abdomen?
Abdominal Aorta
What is the first part of the thoracic aorta?
Ascending Aorta
What part of the aorta gives rise to the coronary arteries?
Ascending Aorta
What is the branch of the aorta that supplies the arms and head?
Brachiocephalic Artery
What is the artery that supplies the stomach and liver?
Celiac Artery
What artery supplies blood to the kidneys?
Renal Artery
What artery supplies blood to the gonads?
Gonadal Artery
What artery supplies blood to the large intestine?
Caudal Mesenteric Artery
What is the major vein that drains the abdomen in dogs?
Caudal Vena Cava
What vein drains the intestines and spleen?
Portal Vein
What is the vein that drains the chest wall?
Azygous Vein
What type of blood cell is responsible for oxygen transport?
Erythrocytes
What type of blood cell fights infection?
Leukocytes
What component of blood is responsible for clotting?
Thrombocytes
What is the liquid part of blood called?
Plasma
What is the first response antibody in the immune system?
Immunoglobulin M (IgM)
What antibody is predominant in secondary immune responses?
Immunoglobulin G (IgG)