Borders, surfaces, chambers of the heart Flashcards
anterior view of the heart
posterior view of the heart
medial view of heart
heart location
middle mediasteinum
enclosed within pericardium
describe the placement of the heart
obliquely behind the body of the sternum and adjoining parts of costal cartilage
one third of the heart lies to the right and two thirds to the left of median plane
what Is the direction of blood flow from atria to ventricles
downwards, forwards and to left of median plane
what does the heart measure and weight in males and females
12 times 9 cm and weights about 300g in males and 250 in females
what are the external features of the heart
four chambers - right and left atria and left and right ventricles
where do the atria lie
above and behind the ventricles
how are atria and ventricles separated
atrioventricular groove
how are the atria separated from one another
interatrial groove
how are the ventricles separated from one another
interventricular groove
apex of heart location
directed downwards, forwards and to the left of base (posterior surface) directed backwards
three surfaces of heart
anterior, sternocostal, inferior and left lateral
borders of heart
upper, inferior, right and left borders
sulcus the divides atria and ventricles
coronary sulcus - divided into anterior and posterior parts
anterior part of coronary sulcus
consists of right and left halves
right half of anterior part of coronary sulcus
oblique between right auricle and right ventricle lodging right coronary artery
left half of anterior part of coronary sulcus
small between left auricle and left ventricle lodging circumflex branch of left coronary artery
what is coronary sulcus overlapped anteriorly by
ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk
position of anterior intraventricular groove
nearest to left margin of heart