Cardiology Flashcards
Name 3 lymph nodes of lymphocentrum mediastinale (thorax)
Lnn. Mediastinales Craniales
Lnn. Mediastinales Caudales
Lnn. Mediastinales Medii
Name the layers of the pericardium
Pleura pericardiaca
Pericardium Fibrosum
Pericardium Seroseum (Lamina parietalis/visceralis) [Lamina parietalis pericardii serosi & Lamina visceralis pericardii serosi]
Name the cavity between Lamina parietalis and visceralis
Cavum pericardii
Name the 2 arteries leaving the acrus aortae, directly in the dog
Truncus brachiocephalicus
Left subclavian artery (A. Subclavia sinistra)
Name the artery useful for pulse examination in large animals
A. Fascialis
Name the superficial vein of the neck useful for blood collecting
V. Jugularis externa
Name 2 unpaired branches of aorta abdominalis
Celiac artery
Cranial mesenteric artery
Name the most cranial part of the diaphragm
Cupula diaphragmatis
Name the serous membrane that surrounds the thoracic cavity
Pleura
Name the layer of tissue that encloses the heart? Name the next layer that covers it
Pericardium
Pleura pericardiaca
Describe the location of the heart precisely
Middle mediastinum
Lower part of the thoracic cavity
3/5 of its mass is left of medial plane (60%)
5/7 in ruminants
Name the vessel receiving blood from the femoral artery, and name the vessels receiving blood from the femoral vein
Artery > A. Poplitea
Vein > V. Iliaca externa
What vein drain the intestines ?
Messenteric Vein
Name 2 branches of a subclavia
A. Suprascapularis
A. Thoracica externa
Name the large lymphatic vessel passing through the hiatus aorticus and entering the V. Cava Cranialis or to the V. Jugularis externa
Ductus Thoracicus
Name 2 main lymph collecting ducts and underline which one goes directly through hiatus aorticus
Ductus Thoracicus (underlined)
Ductus lymphaticus dexter
Name 2 superficial veins in the pelvic limb and underline the bigger one in the horse
V. Saphena (underlined)
V. Femoralis
Name the surfaces of the spleen and what structures do they border?
Fascia gastrica > stomach
Fascia parietalis > diaphragm
Fascia visceralis > intestines
Name the 2 extremities of the spleen
Dorsal extremity
Ventral extremity
Name the vein accompanying the aorta Thoracica in the dog
V. Azygos dextra
Where does the vein from the organs flow into?
Vena cava caudale
How is the aortic arch attached to the pulmonary trunk?
Lig. Arteriosum (reminants of the ductus arteriosus)
Where would you take a horses pulse?
A. Fascialis
A. Metatarsa dorsalis
Name 2 branches of the carotis externa
A. Maxillares
Truncus linguofacialis