Cardio Anatomy Flashcards
Between which ribs does the heart rest?
Between 3rd and 6th
What percent of body weight does the heart weigh?
1%
Which direction does the base point?
Craniodorsally
Which direction does the apex point?
Caudoventrally
What encloses the heart?
Pericardium within the pericardial cavity
What is the left side of the heart called?
Auricular surface
What is the right side of the heart called?
Atrial surface
What is the interventricular groove on the auricular (left) side called?
Paraconal interventricular groove
What is the interventricular groove on the atrial (right) side called?
Subsinuosal interventricular groove
What is the separation between the atrium and the ventricles?
Coronary groove
What are the 3 layers of the heart wall?
Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
Which chambers are the deoxygenated blood?
Right chambers (right atrium and right ventricle)
What are the 2 parts to the right atrium?
Sinus vinarum
Right auricle
What are the 2 aspects to the sinus venarum?
Intervenous tubercle
Fossa ovalis
What is the intervenous tubercle?
Within the sinus venarum
Ridge between the cranial and caudal vena cava
What is the fossa ovalis?
In sinus venarum
Foramen ovale in fetus
What are the 2 aspects of the right auricle?
Crista terminalis: Sinoatrial node
Pectinate mm
What are the 5 sources of blood to the right atrium?
Caudal vena cava
Cranial vena cava
Azygos vein
Coronary sinus
Small cardiac veins