Cardiovascular System Flashcards
The main function of the heart is…
Transportation
Blood transports…
Oxygen, nutrients, cell wastes, hormones and more
Your heart is about the size of your _______ and weighs less than a __________.
Fist, Pound
Your heart is located in the ______ _______.
bony thorax
________ on both sides by the _________.
flanked, lungs
Apex is directed toward the….
Left hip
Heart is at the 5th _____________
Intercoastal space
The base of the heart points to the….
Right shoulder
The ________ encloses the heart
pericardium
The _______,___________, and ________ are parts of the heart wall.
Viseral, pericardium, and epicardium
Helps anchor the heart to its surrounding structures, its loosely applied.
parietal pericardium
What is serous fluid
slippery lubricating fluid produced by the pericardium membranes. Allows heart to beat smoothly.
________ is the inflamation of the pericardium, usually due to lack of serous fluid.
Pericardius
Thick bundles of cardiac muscle twisted into ringlike arrangements
Myocardium
Endocardium is…
A thin glistening sheet that covers the heart chambers.
