ch 20 heart and neck vessels Flashcards
system consists of the heart (a muscular pump) and the blood vessels
cardiovascular (CV)
is the area on the anterior chest directly overlying the heart and great vessels
precordium
heart and great vessels are located between the lungs in the middle third of the thoracic cage
(mediastinum)
lies behind the right ventricle and forms the apex and slender area of the left border.
left ventricle
lies to the right and above the right ventricle and forms the right border
right atrium
is located posteriorly, with only a small portion, the left atrial appendage, showing anteriorly.
left atrium
blood vessels are arranged in two continuous loops, the
pulmonary circulation and the systemic circulation
“top” of the heart is the
base
bottom” is the
apex
During contraction the apex beats against the chest wall, producing an
- fifth intercostal space, 7 to 9 cm from the midsternal line.
apical impulse
lie bunched above the base of the heart.
great vessels
return unoxygenated venous blood to the right side of the heart
superior and inferior vena cava
leaves the right ventricle, bifurcates, and carries the venous blood to the lungs
pulmonary artery
return the freshly oxygenated blood to the left side of the heart
pulmonary veins
carries it out to the body
aorta
is a tough, fibrous, double-walled sac that surrounds and protects the heart
-two layers that contain a few milliliters of serous pericardial fluid. This ensures smooth, friction-free movement of the heart muscle.
pericardium (heart wall has numerous layers)
is adherent to the great vessels, esophagus, sternum, and pleurae and is anchored to the diaphragm.
pericardium
is the muscular wall of the heart; it does the pumping
myocardium
is the thin layer of endothelial tissue that lines the inner surface of the heart chambers and valves.
endocardium
two atrioventricular (AV) valves separate the
atria and the ventricles
right AV valve is the
tricuspid
left AV valve is the
bicuspid or mitral valve
are anchored by collagenous fibers (chordae tendineae) to papillary muscles embedded in the ventricle floor.
valves’ thin leaflets
open during the heart’s filling phase, or diastole, to allow the ventricles to fill with blood
AV valves