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Anatomy of the CVS 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Where is the heart located?

A

middle mediastinum

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2
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What is the mediastinum?

A

Area of thoracic cavity between pleural sacs

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3
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What is the surface anatomy of the heart?

A

5th left intercostal space mid clavicular line

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4
Q

Relative to adults what is the position of the heart?

A

higher

more horizontally lying

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5
Q

What is situs inversus

A

When all the bodily structures lie on the opposite side eg the heart lies facing the right

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6
Q

What lies anteriorly to the heart?

A

sternum
costal cartilages 4-7
thymus reminants
lung edges and pleura

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7
Q

What lies posteriorly to the heart?

A

oesophagus
descending aorta
thoracic vertebrate 5-8

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8
Q

What lies laterally to the heart?

A

lungs

phrenic nerve

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9
Q

What lies inferiorly to the heart?

A

central tendon of diaphragm

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10
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What is the innermost layer of the heart?

A

Endocardium

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11
Q

What is the endocardium comprised of?

A

simple squamous epithelium
basement membrane
connective tissue

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12
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What is the myocardium made from?

A

muscle - cardiac

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13
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What is the epicardium comprised of?

A

coonective tissue
basement membrane
simple squamous epithelium

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14
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What is the epithelium of the epicardium the exact same layer as?

A

visceral pericardium

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15
Q

What does the endocardium line?

A

heart chambers

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16
Q

What layer forms valves?

A

endocardium

17
Q

What is another name for cardiac muscle?

A

myocytes

18
Q

Name some functional structures in the myocardium?

A

rich capillary network
many mitochondria
muscle bundles in different planes

19
Q

What layer contains the main branches of the coronary arteries?

A

epicardium

20
Q

What makes up the right border of the heart?

A

right atrium

SVC

21
Q

What makes up the inferior border of the heart?

A

right and left ventricle

22
Q

What makes up the left border of the heart?

A

left ventricle

23
Q

What makes up the superior border of the heart?

A

right and left atrium and all the vessels

24
Q

What are cusps?

A

thin structures derived from endocardium

25
Q

What do chordae tendinae and papillary muscles prevent?

A

valve failure and inversion

26
Q

What is valve stenosis?

A

narrowing of the valves

27
Q

What is valve incompetence?

A

widening of the valves

28
Q

What is bacterial endocarditis?

A

Infection of the endocardium –> usually the valves

29
Q

How many cusps do the semi lunar valves have?

A

3

30
Q

What does failure of the aortic valve do?

A

Back flow of blood into the ventricles

31
Q

What is the cardiac skeleton?

A

Connective tissue of the heart offering support and anchorage

32
Q

What does the serous pericardium secrete?

A

pericardial fluid which acts as a lubricant

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