Ch. 20-21: The Heart and Circulation Flashcards
From heart to lungs and back
Pulmonary circuit
From heart to body and back
Systemic circuit
Away, thick, red, high O2, deep
Arteries
Return, thinner, blue, low O2, superficial, high valves
Veins
Surrounds the heart and is fluid filled
Pericardial sac
Area between the lungs inside the mediastinum
Pericardial cavity
Inner layer of pericardial sac
Parietal pericardium
Reduces friction between the two pericardium layers
Pericardial fluid
Grooves for blood vessels on the heart
Sulcus
Between atria and ventricles
Coronary
Between right and left ventricles in front of heart
Anterior intraventricular
Between the right and left ventricles on the back of the heart
Posterior intraventricular
Outer covering of the heart same as visceral pericardium
Epicardium
Muscle wall
Myocardium
Inner layer that makes up the valves
Endocardium
Divides right and left atria
Interatrial septum
Divides right and left ventricle
Intraventricular septum
Return blood to the right atrium from the body
Inferior and superior vena cavas
Vessels that collect blood from the heart and returns it to the right atrium
Coronary sinus
Between right atrium and ventricle
Tricuspid valve
Between right ventricle and pulmonary artery
Pulmonary valve
Between left atrium and left ventricle
Bicuspid valve
Between left ventricle and aorta
Aortic valve
Run from heart wall to valve flaps and prevent prolapse of blood
Chordae tendonae