CASE 2 Flashcards
pulmonary circuit
right side receives oxygen-poor blood –> pumps into lungs to pick up O2 and dispel CO2
- blood vessels that carry blood to and from the lungs form the pulmonary circuit
Systemic circuit
left side of the heart receives oxygenated blood from lungs –> pumps this blood throughout body
- blood vessels that carry blood to and from all body tissue form the systemic circuit
mediastinum
medial cavity of the thorax
coverings of the heart
- pericardium, double walled sac
- fibrous pericardium: loosely fitting superficial part of this sac
1. protect the heart
2. anchor it to surrounding structures
3. prevent overfilling of the heart with blood
serous pericardium
- thin, slippery, two-layer membrane that forms a closed sac around the heart.
parietal layer
- lines the internal surface of fibrous pericardium
- at the superior side, parietal layer attaches to the large arteries exiting the heart and then turn inferiorly and continues over the external heart surface as the visceral layer (epicardium)
pericardial cavity
- between parietal and visceral layer
- contains a thin layer of serous fluid
- the serous membranes, lubcricated by the fluid, glide smoothly past each other
heart wall
has three layers
- epicardium
- myocardium
- endocardium
epicardium
- superficial
- visceral (deep) layer of the serous pericardium
myocardium
- composed of cardiac muscle,
- this layer contracts
- connective tissue fibers form the cardiac skeleton, which strenghtens the myocardium internally.
endocardium
- glistening white sheet of squamous endothelium resting on a thin connective tissue layer
- lines heart chambers and covers the valves
chambers and associated great vessels
- two superior atria
- two inferior ventricles
- interatrial septum, seperates atria
- interventricular septum, separates ventricles
Coronary sulcus (atrioventricular groove)
encircles the junction of atria and ventricles like a crown
anterior interventricular sulcus
cradling the anterior interventricular artery, marks the anterior position of the septum separating the right and left ventricles –> continues as the posterior interventricular sulcus –> provides a similar landmark on the heart’s posteroinferior surface
right atrium
- a smooth-walled posterior part
- an anterior portion in which bundles of muscle tissue are. These are called pectinate muscles because they look like the teeth of a comb.
- posterior and anterior are separated by C-shaped ridge, crista terminalis
left atrium
- mostly smooth
- pectinate muscle are only found in the auricle.
- Fossa ovalis, interatrial septum has a little weakness, marks the spot where the foramen ovale existed
atria
- receiving chambers for blood returning to the heart from the circulation.
- thin walled chambers
Blood entering in atria
Right atrium:
- superior vena cava
- inferior vena cava
- coronary sinus: collects blood from myocardium
Left atrium:
- four pulmonary veins, transport blood from lungs back to the heart
Ventricles
- Trabeculae carneae mark the internal walls of ventricular chambers
- papillary muscles, play a role in valve function, project into the ventricular cavity
- discharging chambers
- bigger walls than atria
- right ventricle pumps into the pulmonary trunk
- left ventricle pumps into the aorta
heart valves
- ensure one-way traffic of blood inside the heart
- four types
Atrioventricular valves (AV)
prevent backflow into the atria when the ventricles contract.
- right AV valve, tricuspid valve
- left AV valve, mitral valve
- chordae tendinae, tiny collagen cords which anchor the cusps to the papillary muscles
Semilunar valves (SL)
- right SL valve, pulmonary valve
- left SL valve, aortic valve
- open and close in response to differences in pressure
Coronary circulation
functional blood supply of the heart
coronary arteries
- arise from the base of the aorta and encircle the heart
- left coronary artery runs towards the left side of the heart and divides into two major branches:
1. anterior interventricular artery
2. circumflex artery - right coronary artery runs towards the right side of the heart and divides into two major branches:
1. right marginal artery
2. posterior interventricular artery