Cardiovascular Part 1

Question 1

Main Components of the Cardiovascular system

Answer 1

1-Heart
2-Veins
3-Artries
4-Capillaries
5-Lymphatics

Question 2

Three characteristics of the heart

Answer 2

1-Four chambered muscular
2-pumps blood
3-receives blood

Question 3

Functional components of heart

Answer 3

2 pumps and a partition

Question 4

Each pump contains

Answer 4

an atrium and a ventricle

Question 5

Right pump does what?

Answer 5

Receives DeOxy blood from body sends to lungs

Question 6

Left pump does what?

Answer 6

Receives Oxy blood from lungs and sends to heart

Question 7

Difference between atrium and ventricle

Answer 7

Atrium is the receiver
Ventricle is the sender

Question 8

Number of partitions in the heart and their names

Answer 8

3,
1-Inter-atrial
2-interventecular septa
3-Atrioventicular valves

Question 9

What is the surface anatomy of the heart?

Answer 9

The four margins of the heart in relation to sternum & rib cage

Question 10

Upper margin of heart?

Answer 10

3rd cartilage (right)
2nd intercostal cartilage (left)

Question 11

Lower margin of the heart?

Answer 11

6th cartilage (right) from sternal to apex
5th intercostal cartilage (left)

Question 12

Right margin of heart?

Answer 12

3rd cartilage till 6th

Question 13

Left margin of heart?

Answer 13

2nd intercostal cartilage to 5th

Question 14

Location of heart anterior

Answer 14

T5-T8

Question 15

Location of heart posteriorly

Answer 15

Sternum 2nd-6th rib

Question 16

Location of heart medialy

Answer 16

Medial to lungs

Question 17

Location of heart’s apex

Answer 17

5th left intercostal space

Question 18

Location of heart’s base

Answer 18

beneath 2nd rib

Question 19

heart rest on?

Answer 19

diaphragm

Question 20

What is the pericardium?

Answer 20

Two sacs, intimately connected

Question 21

Function of pericardium

Answer 21

Enclose the heart & roots of great vessels

Question 22

What are the two sacs of pericardium?

Answer 22

1-Fibrous
2-Serous

Question 23

What is the Fibrous pericardium? and where?

Answer 23

Tough & fibrous, covers heart, fuse with the great vessels
Outer

Question 24

What are the great vessels?

Answer 24

1-Aorta
2-Superior vena cava
3-pulmonary artery

Question 25

What is the serous pericardium?

Answer 25

Inner closed sac

Question 26

Subdivisions of serous pericardium

Answer 26

Partial & Visceral

Question 27

What is the partial pericardium?

Answer 27

Lines fibrous pericardium from inside

Question 28

What is the visceral pericardium?

Answer 28

Closest membrane to the heart

Question 29

another name for visceral pericardium?

Answer 29

Epicardium

Question 30

Where is the pericardial cavity?

Answer 30

slit-like, in-between the two serous sacs

Question 31

Shape of heart

Answer 31

Pyramid

Question 32

Why’s heart a pyramid ?

Answer 32

has an apex, base, & 3 surfaces

Question 33

Whats the sternocostal surface?

Answer 33

Mainly R-vent R-atruim, some L-vent

Question 34

R-vent & R-atrium, seperated by?

Answer 34

anterior interventcular groove

Question 35

Diaphragmatic surface contains?

Answer 35

Both ventricles, inferior R-atruim, inferior vena cava

Question 36

What separates the two ventricles

Answer 36

Posterior interventecular groove

Question 37

Posterior surface of heart

Answer 37

Mainly,L-atrium, 4 pulmonary Veins Partly, R-atrium, proximal vena cava

Question 38

Apex is formed by

Answer 38

L-Ventricle, deep left 5th intercostal

Question 39

Heart right border

Answer 39

R-Atrium

Question 40

Heart left border

Answer 40

left auricle & left vent

Question 41

heart inferior border

Answer 41

Mainly, R-vent R-atrium & L-vent (apex)

Question 42

Importance of heart borders?

Answer 42

Radiographs

Question 43

Function of Coronary sulcus?

Answer 43

separate atria from ventricles

Question 44

Components of coronary sulcus?

Answer 44

1-Cornoray Sinus 2-Small cardiac Vein 3-Right cornary artery 4-circumflex branch

Question 45

Where is the posterior interventcular sulcus?

Answer 45

diaphragmatic surface

Question 46

Contents of posterior intervent sulcus?

Answer 46

1-Posterior Interven Artery 2-Middle cardiac Vein

Question 47

Contents of of Anterior Intervent Sulcus

Answer 47

1-Anterior Intervent Artery 2-Great Cardiac Vein

Question 48

Both Interventricular Sulci mark?

Answer 48

Attachment of intervent septum on the inside

Question 49

Coronary arteries branch from

Answer 49

aorta

Question 50

What is the main function of coronary arteries

Answer 50

Deliver oxy blood to myocardium