Cardio Workbook Wet Room Flashcards
how many papillary muscles are in the right ventricle?
3
same as the number of cusps - tricuspid valve is in there
tricuspid valve is between the
right atrium and right ventricle
pulmonary valve is between the
right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk
what pair of coronary arteries anastomose at the coronary suclus?
right coronary artery
circumflex
The coronary arteries arise from ………… at the left and right side of the root of the
……..
aortic sinuses
ascending aorta
Nerve innervation of the cardiac wall is supplied by the
cardiac plexus
Cardiac plexus is supplied by
the vagus nerves (parasympathetic)
spinal cord segments T1-4 (sympathetic)
Within the heart - motor fibres innervate and influence
the SA and AV nodes
SA and AV nodes
generate electrical impulses
SA and AV nodes and their branches are often called
purkinje fibres
Anterior mediastinum
in front of the pericardium
middle mediastinum
contains the pericardium and all its contents
posterior mediastinum
behind the pericardium
Superficial veins of the upper limb
cephalic vein
cephalic vein drains into the
axillary vein below the clavicle