CARDIOVASCULAR Flashcards
What are the 5 parts of the cardiovascular PowerPoint
What is the CVS
Anatomy of the heart
Blood supply and innervation of the heart
Walls of the heart and blood vessels
Lymphatics, blood supply and innervation of the blood vessels
What are the different components of the cardiovascular system?
the heart which is the pump
the vessels which distribute the blood
What are the different types of blood vessel?
Artery Arterioles Capillaries Venules Veins
What are the four main circulatory pathways in the body ?
Pulmonary
Systemic
Hepatic portal
Lymphatic system
What is the mediastinum?
Region of the thorax, which extends from the sternum in front to the vertebral column behind and contains the thoracic organs (Not the lungs).
Where is the heart within the body?
Anteriorly it boarders the sternum and costal cartilage of T4-7
Posteriorly the heart sits on the vertebra of T5-T8, the oesophagus and the descending aorta.
Laterally it boarder the pleura and the phrenic nerves
Inferiorly it boarder site central tendon of the diaphragm
What are the 4 boarders of the heart?
Right boarder (Outside edge of the RA) Left boarder (Outside edge of the LV) Superior boarder (Auricles and great vessels are) Inferior boarder (Bottom edge of the RA, RV and LV
What are the three surfaces of the heart
Front (RV and LV and 1/3 of RA)
Inferior (RV and LV)
Posterior (LA)
Where is the apex of the heart?
5th intercostal space
What are the coverings of the heart?
2 pericardia
- Fibrous
- Serous
What is the fibrous pericardia ?
Dense connective tissue sac
What is the serious pericardia?
Outer parietal layer
Inner visceral layer (Epicardium) in between which there is the pericardial cavity which is fluid filled.
What is another name for the visceral layer of the serious pericardia?
Epicardium
Describe the features of the RA
Openings to allow for the IVC and SVC to drain and the coronary sinus to drain.
Interatrial septum which separates the RA and LA. the interatrial septum contains an fossa ovalis a depression in the IA septum formed by the closing of the foramen ovale.
Musculi pectinati is the branch like muscles on the wall of the RA crista terminalis are the muscle that all the musculi pectinati run into.
The tricuspid valve which allows blood to move from the RA to the RV.
Describe the features of the RV
The other side of the Tricuspid valve. The valve has three valve cusps (posterior, anterior and septal). There is also a chordae tendineae which a sting like structures which hold the cusps in the right direction (prevents them from inverting). There is also a papillary muscle which contracts with the heart prevent the cusps from inverting when the heart contracts
Its walls are made of trabeculae carneae .
It has a moderator band which helps with conduction.
It has openings for the pulmonary trunk.
It has a inter ventricular septum.
Describe the left atrium
Openings for the left and right superior pulmonary veins and left and right inferior pulmonary veins
Bicuspid (mitral) valve
smooth walls
Describe the left ventricle
other side of the mitral valve which contains 2 valve cusps (aortic and right)
chodae tenineae which keeps the valve the right way around and papillary muscles (2)
Trabeculae carneae
opening for the aorta
interventricular septum
Very thick walls
Forms the apex of the heart
Where is the aortic valve found?
Upper right sternal boarder at the level of the 2nd right intercostal space
Where is the pulmonary valve found?
Upper left sternal boarder at the level of the 2ns left intercostal space
Where is the tricuspid valve found?
Lower left sternal boarder at the level of the 4th intercostal space
Where is the mitral valve found ?
Over the apex beat point, mid clavicular line 5th intercostal space
What are the names of the two main coronary arteries?
The right coronary artery
The left coronary artery
What happens to the right coronary artery?
Arises at the aortic sinus (Very start of the aorta)
Runs down the coronary sulcus between the RA and RV
supplies RA and RV
forms the right marginal artery along the inferior margin
Forms the posterior descending artery down the posterior surface
What happens to the left coronary artery ?
Arises from the aortic sinus
runs into the coronary sulcus (between the LA and LV)
Forms the left anterior descending artery quite high up. Which anastomoses with the posterior descending artery. It also forms the circumflex artery which then anastomoses with the posterior descending artery.
What are the names of the veins of the heart?
Great cardiac vein
Middle cardiac vein
Small cardiac vein
What is the great cardiac vein ?
Big vein which runs along side the circumflex artery
What is the middle cardiac vein ?
A vein which anastomoses with with great cardiac vein and also drains into the great cardiac vein.
What is the small cardiac vein ?
This vein lies along side the right marginal artery.
What are some of the main arteries in the body?
The internal thoracic artery which divides into the anterior intercostal artery and
What are some of the main arteries in the body?
The internal thoracic artery which divides into the anterior intercostal artery
Subclavian artery becomes the axillary artery which becomes the brachial artery which forms the radial and ulnar (at cubital fossa - the elbow) These then from the digit arteries.
Aorta divides to from the two common iliac. They then each split to from the external iliac becomes the common femoral which has both deep and superficial parts. The Superficial femoral becomes the popliteal and then becomes the anterior and posterior tibial. Tibial gives off the fibular and then continues down until it becomes the dorsalis pedis.
What are some of the main veins in the body?
Internal thoracic vein which collects from the anterior thoracic veins
Azygous vein
Inferior vina cave
SVC
Superficial (Cephalic v travels up the limb on lateral side. Basilic v travels up limb on medial side. Median cubital v connects cephalic and basilic across cubital fossa.)