Ch 20: Cardiovascular & Function Of Heart Flashcards
Pulmonary circuit
Heart to lung back to heart
Systemic circuit
Heart to body back to heart
Coronaries circuit
Heart to blood vessels, around the heart back to a heart
Right side of heart
Pumps blood through pulmonary circulation to lungs
-Blood returns to left side of heart
Left side of heart
Pumps blood through systemic circulation, and coronary circuit
-Blood returns to right side of heart
Where is the heart located?
On the left side of chest
Apex
Tapered blunt, rounded point of cone
Base
Flap, broad part of superior end of heart
Does the apex of the heart come into contact with the diaphragm naturally?
True
Two layers of the pericardium
Fibrous and serous pericardium
Fibrous pericardium
Tough fibrous outer layer
Serous pericardium layer
Thin transparent inner layer
Two Layers of the serous pericardium
Parietal and visceral pericardium layer
Parietal pericardium layer
Lines the fibrous outer layer
Visceral pericardium layer
Covers the heart surface
Cardiac Tamponade
Too much fluid in the pericardium