Cardiac Histology/Embryology (REYNOLDS) Flashcards
Why is the heart considered a dual pump?
Because the right side sends blood to the lungs and the left side sends blood through the rest of the body
- Pulmonary circuit (right side)
- Systemic circuit (left side)
What are the 3 main functions of the cardiovascular system?
Transportation, regulation (homeostasis) and Protection (WBCs)
Transportation: CO2, hormones, O2 and waste
Regulation: Temperature, BP and hormones
Protection: White Blood Cells (WBCs)
On average the heart beats _______/80 years (in a lifetime).
2.95 Billion beats/80 years
The volume of blood pumped through the heart in the average lifetime of a human (80 years) is ______.
210 million Liters/80 years
On average the heart beats _______ in an 80 year lifespan.
A. 2.95 billion /80yrs
B. 210 million /80yrs
C. 2.95 million /80yrs
D. 210 billion /80yrs
A. 2.95 billion /80yrs
2.95 billion beats/80rs
210 million liters/80yrs
On average the heart pumps _______ liters of blood in a lifespan (80yrs).
A. 2.95 billion /80yrs
B. 210 million /80yrs
C. 2.95 million /80yrs
D. 210 billion /80yrs
B. 210 million /80yrs
2.95 billion beats/80rs
210 million liters/80yrs
What is the first functioning organ in humans?
A. Lungs
B. Heart
C. Kidneys
D. Liver
B. Heart
The heart begins beating as early as 24-25 days. The heart begins pumping blood by day 22.
A. First statement is true, second is false
B. First statement is false, second is true
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statments are false
D. Both statments are false
Correct statements:
- The heart begins beating as early as day 22
- The heart begins pumping blood by day 24 or 25
(T/F)
Most of the hearts development (remodeling and septation) occurs before the heart begins pumping blood.
False
Correct statement: most development occcurs while the heart is pumping blood
The heart begins as a tube of contractile _______ lined by ________.
The heart begins as a tube of contractile myocardium lined by endocardium (endothelium)
The Cardiogenic Field is established _______ to the Neural Plate (brain).
A. cranial
B. caudal
C. anterior
D. posterior
A. cranial
Cardiogenic Field:
- Blood islands form in the visceral (splanchnic) layer of lateral plate mesoderm cranial to the developing brain
- A horseshoe-shaped endothelial tube (the primitive heart tube) develops as these blood is coalesce
The caudal pole forms the arterial portion of the heart. The cranial end is the venous portion of the heart.
A. First statement is true, second is false
B. First statement is false, second is true
C. Both statements are true
D. Both statments are false
D. Both statments are false
Caudal pole = venous end of heart
Cranial end = arterial portion of heart
The _________ gene is the master regulator of heart development.
NKX-2.5
Which of the following genes is the master regulator of heart development?
A. BMP 2,4
B. WNT inhibitors
C. NKX-2.5
D. All of the above
C. NKX-2.5
note: NKX-2.5 is “U-shaped”
The heart forms from the visceral (Splanchnic) layer of ________.
Lateral plate mesoderm
note: Lateral plate mesoderm forms the Cardiogenic Fields
__________ causes the two edges of the cardiogenic field to fuse together.
Lateral body folding
The vessels formed by sprouting are the _______.
Aortic arches
Which of the following portions of the heart remain unfused?
A. Caudal portion
B. Cranial portion
A. Caudal portion
Cranial portion = fused
Caudal portion = unfused
Discuss the purpose of cardiac looping:
Cardiac Looping orients the heart into the proper orientation and morphology.
note: this is the reason for the atrial portion of the heart being at the top and the ventricular portion being at the bottom. Also the reason the heart is shaped the way it is.
From slide: During looping, the atrial portion grows upward and to the left, while the ventricular region grows downward and to the right. This places the atria superiorly and posteriorly, the ventricles anteriory and inferiorly, and the heart itself to the left side of the body
Cardiac looping establishes the basic morphologyy of the heeart at day ______.
day 28
Which of the followng prenatal shunts is used to bypass the liver?
A. Ductus venosus
B. Foramen ovale
C. Ductus arteriosus
D. All of the above
A. Ductus venosus
Ductus venous = liver bypass
Foramen ovale = heart
Ductus arteroisus = great vessels
note: the whole point of these 3 shunts is to get as much oxygen and nutrients to the left side of the heart by bypassing organs that aren’t yet functional -Reynolds
Which of the following shunts blood from the right atrium to the left atrium bypassing the lungs.
A. Ductus venosus
B. Foramen ovale
C. Ductus arteriosus
D. All of the above
B. Foramen ovale
Which of the following prenatal shunts regulates blood flow from the placenta to the heart and is how intraabdominal pressure is overcome?
A. Ductus venosus
B. Foramen ovale
C. Ductus arteriosus
D. All of the above
A. Ductus venosus
Ductus venosus = transports blood from placenta (bypasses liver) to the prenatal heart
Foramen ovale = transports blood from the right atriumm to the left atrium bypassing the pulmonary circuit
Ductus arteriosus = connects the pulmonary artery to the aortic arch
Which of the following connects the pulmonary artery to the aortic arch bypassing the pulmonary circuit?
A. Ductus venosus
B. Foramen ovale
C. Ductus arteriosus
D. All of the above
C. Ductus arteriosus
Ductus venosus = liver bypass
Foramen ovale = pulmonary circuit bypass
Ductus arteriosus = pulmonary circuit bypass
________ is a large swelling of connective tissue that is the first to separate the chambers of the heart (septations) by bulging out and connecting to each other. This massive extracellular tissue seperates the atrium from the ventricles of the heart.
Endocardial cushion
The endocardial cushion is a massive extracellular tissue that forms around the AV canal, which buldge out and connect with each other, therfore allowing septation.