Cardiology - Olinger Flashcards
Heart
2 sided
4 chambered
self-initializing
self-adjusting
R side of heart receives blood from
SVC and IVC and pumps it out to the lungs for oxygenation
L side of heart receives blood from
Lungs (oxygenated) and pumps it out to the entire body via the aorta
Systemic circulation
L atrium Bicuspic valve Left ventricle Aortic valve Aorta Arterial system Capillaries Venous System IVC and SVC Heart
Pulmonary circulation
SVC and IVC R atrium Tricuspid valve R ventricle Pulmonary valve Pulmonary trunk R and L lungs Pulmonary veins Heart
Epicardium
Outermost layer
Made up of visceral serous pericardium
Myocardium
Thick muscular layer made up of spiraling, overlapping layers of cardiac muscle
Myocardial infarction
Lack of blood flow to a specific ares of the myocardium, usually a result of a blockage in Coronary a.
Coronary atherosclerosis
Build up of lipids on the internal walls of the coronary arteries decreases the size of lumen and increasing likelihood of embolus or plug blocking a vessel off entirely
Angina pectoris
Pain that originates in heart and produces a strangling pain of chest. Usually the result of narrow or obstructed coronary arteries that produces ischemia of the myocardium
Endocardium
Thin internal endothelial and sub endothelial layer lining the inside of the chambers of the heart and valves
Fibrous Skeleton of the heart
Dense collagenous fibers
Provides attachment points for the myocardium and vales of the cuspid valves
Supports and strengthens Atrioventricular and semilunar orifices
Provides an electrically insulated barrier between the atria and ventricles
3 surfaces of the heart
Sternocostal - R ventricle
Diaphragmatic - L and R ventricle
Pulmonary
R Atrioventricular groove
Between the R atrium and R ventricle
Transmits R Coronary a.
L atrioventricular groove
Between R atrium and ventricle
Houses Coronary sinus
Anterior interventricular groove
Between R and L ventricles on the anterior aspect of heart
Transmits the anterior inter ventricular a and great cardiac v.
Posterior interventricular groove
Between R and L ventricles on the posterior aspect of heart
Transmits the Posterior interventricular a. and middle cardiac v.
Sulcus terminalis
External vertical groove corresponding to the internal Crista Terminalis
Ligamentum Arteriosum
Embryological remnant of the ductus arteriosus
Superior aspect of the pulmonary trunk to the inferior concave border of the aortic arch
Ductus arteriosus
Shunts blood from the pulmonary trunk to the aorta to bypass the nonfunctional lungs
5 features of the R atrium
Sinus venarum Pectinate muscle Crista terminalis Interatrial septum -fossa ovalis Opening for coronary sinus
Sinus venarum
Posterior, smooth, thin walled region where the venae cavae and coronary sinus empty
Pectinate muscle
anterior, rough muscular wall
Crista terminalis
Internal ridge separating smooth and rough regions
Interatrial septum
wall between the two atria