Cardiology Flashcards
The vagus nerve is ____ to the phrenic nerve
The vagus nerve is medial to the phrenic nerve
Great vessels in order
SAP (Superior vena cava, Aorta, Pulmonary artery)
What does the tricuspid valve sit deep to
Coronary groove
What does the coronary groove contain
Right coronary artery
What does the anterior interventricular groove mark
The boundary between 2 ventricles
What does the anterior interventricular groove contain
Left anterior descending branch of the left coronary artery
Where does the posterior interventricular artery sit?
Posterior interventricular groove
The posterior interventricular artery is a branch of the _____
RCA (right coronary artery)
Where is the LCA found?
Left atrioventricular groove
3 openings to the right atrium
SVC, IVC and coronary sinus
Depression in the right atrium
Fossa ovalis/oval fossa, a remnant of the foramen
What is the fossa ovalis/oval fossa?
A depression in the right atrium, a remnant of the foramen ovale
What does the crista terminalis represent
the boundary between the smooth and rough parts of the RA
Name for the boundary between the smooth and rough parts of the RA
Crista terminalis
Where is the SA Node located?
Just below the opening for SVC
What connects the cusps of the heart valves to the heart wall?
Tendinous cords
What anchors tendinous cords
Papillary muscLes
Aorta valve asculate
Right of sternum 2nd intercostal space
Pulmonary valve asculate
Left of sternum 2nd intercostal space
Tricuspid valve asculate
Lower left sternal border 4th intercostal space
Mitral/Bicuspid valve asculate
Left 5th intercostal midclavicular line
What is the transverse thoracic plane
The ‘line’ between the sternal line and the T4/5 intervertebral disc
Significance of transverse thoracic plane
Differentiates the superior mediastinum and inferior mediastinum
What differentiates the superior mediastinum and inferior mediastinum
The transverse thoracic plane
Vagus nerve passes through the _______ with the ________
Vagus nerve passes through the diaphragm with the oesophagus
What does the azygous vein drain into
SVC
1st branch of the ascending aorta
2 coronary arteries
Large branches of the aortic trunk in order
Brachiocephalic trunk, Left common carotid artery, Left Subclavian artery
Descending aorta key branch
Bilateral posterior intercostal arteries
What is the venous angle
The junction between the subclavian and internal jugular veins
The junction between the subclavian and internal jugular veins
Venous angle
Where is the left venous angle located
Left sternoclavicular joint
_____ nerve sits posterior to the lung root
The Vagus nerve sits posterior to the lung root
_____ nerve lies anterior to the lung root
Phrenic nerve sits anterior to the lung root
The recurrent laryngeal branch of the left vagus nerve hooks under the ____________
The recurrent laryngeal branch of the left vagus nerve hooks under the ligament arteriosum
3 Nerves of the superior mediastinum (lateral to medial)
Phrenic, Vagus, Recurrent laryngeal
The right recurrent laryngeal nerve does/does not enter the chest
The right recurrent laryngeal nerve does not enter the chest
The right recurrent laryngeal nerve hooks under _______
The right recurrent laryngeal nerve hooks under the arch of the aorta
Where does lymph from the inferior lobe of the left lung drain?
Right lymphatic duct
Anterior to posterior- structures of the posterior mediastinum
Brachiocephalic veins + SVC
Arch of Aorta
Trachea
Oesophagus
Thoracic duct
All but one tongue muscles are innervated by the _______
The hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)
The palatoglossus is innervated by the ________
Vagus nerve (CN X)
All of the tongue muscles are innervated by _____, except the ______, which is innervated by _____.
All of the tongue muscles are innervated by CNXII (hypoglossal), except the palatoglossus which is innervated by CNX (vagus)
