Anatomy Flashcards
Name the three layers of the pericardium surrounding the heart
Fibrous pericardium
Visceral serous
Parietal serous
Which layer of the pericardium is the same as the epicardium of the heart?
Visceral serous
What is is called when the pericardium fills with blood?
Haemopericardium
What is cardiac tamponade?
When the pericardium fills with blood and this filling prevents the heart from contracting
Where is the transverse pericardial sinus?
Posterior to the aorta and pulmonary trunk
Where does the coronary sinus drain into?
Right atrium
Where does the coronary sinus sit?
In the atrioventricular groove
Name the four grooves of the heart
Coronary groove
Anterior inter ventricular
Posterior inter ventricular
Interatrial
Which muscles attach the tendinous cords of the valves to the chamber wall?
Papillary muscles
What sensations arise at the post central gyrus?
Somatosensory
What sensations arise at the pre central gyrus?
Somatomotor
Where is the transverse thoracic plane?
Between the sternal angle and T4/5 intervertebral discs
What does the thymus produce in childhood?
T lymphocytes
What is the thymus replaced by in adulthood?
Adipose tissue (loose connective tissue)
What is the function of the azygous vein?
Drains blood from the intercostal veins to the SVC
Where does the vagus nerve run?
Posterior to the root of the lung
Where does the phrenic nerve run?
Anterior to the root of the lung
Which arteries arise from the ascending aorta?
Coronary
Which duct drains lymph into the right venous angle?
Right lymphatic duct
Which duct drains lymph into the left venous angle?
Thoracic duct
Lymph nodes in lungs
Tracheo-bronchial nodes
Bronchopulmonary nodes
What is the surface landmark of the left venous angle?
Left sternoclavicular joint
What is the cisterna chyli?
Swollen start of the thoracic duct
Where does the internal mamary artery arise from?
Brachicephalic trunk
From lateral to medial, name the nerves in the mediastinum
Phrenic > Vagus > Recurrent laryngeal
What does the right recurrent laryngeal nerve hook under?
Right subclavian artery
What does the left recurrent laryngeal nerve hook under?
The arch of the aorta
What are the recurrent laryngeal nerves branches of and what do they supply?
Branches of vagus - supply pharynx and larynx
