Cat Circulatory Flashcards
The heart is located in the _____ cavity, enclosed by a sac that is lined with _______. The heart itself is lined with _____.
Pericardial, parietal pericardium. Visceral pericardium.
The _______ portal system is not present in adult mammals
Renal
Name these structures in the pig heart
A - Aorta
B - Pulmonary trunk
C - Left auricle/atrium
D - Inferior vena cava
E - Left ventricle
F - Pulmonary veins
What part of the heart is this? What are the stringy structures on the inside?
This is the Right ventricle, and the structures are the trabeculae carnae
The orifice between the right ventricle and right atrium is called the ____ orifice and is surrounded by a ______ valve. Flaps of this valve are connected by _____ to _____ muscles.
Atrioventricular orifice.
Tricuspid valve.
Chordae tendinae.
Papillary muscles.
____ valves are present at the base of the pulmonary trunk in the right ventricle
Semilunar valves
What part of the heart is this? Name these folds indicated in the photo.
This is the Right atrium.
It is lined with pectinate muscles.
The _____ is located between the two atria
Interatrial septum
A _____ is present between the left ventricle and left atrium
Bicuspid valve
The _____ is the part of the right ventricle that leads to the pulmonary trunk
Conus arteriosus
What are the major branches of the aorta?
Brachiocephalic artery
Left subclavian artery
The ______ connects the pulmonary trunk with the aorta. What is its function?
Ligamentum arteriosum.
No function in the adult, but was larger in the fetus and used to shunt blood.
The pulmonary veins empty into the _____
Left atrium
The superior and inferior vena sava empty into the _____
Right atrium
The Coronary sinus receives blood drained by the _____
Great cardiac vein