Ch 22 A - Overview of Cardiovascular System and Heart Flashcards
What are great vessels?
Arteries and veins entering/leaving the heart
Which side of the heart directs blood flow to the lungs?
Right side of heart
What side of the heart directs blood flow to the body?
Left side of heart
What does pulmonary refer to?
The lungs
What is the anatomical name for things involving the lungs?
Pulmonary
Pleural cavity
Mediastinum cavity
Pericardial cavity
What is the pericardium
Serous membrane that restricts the heart’s movement within the thorax
What are the structures of the pericardium from superficial to deep?
Fibrous pericardium
Parietal serous pericardium
Pericardial cavity (serous fluid)
Visceral serous pericardium
What are the layers of the heart wall from superficial to deep?
Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
What is the epicardium
Superficial layer of heart wall. Visceral layer of serous pericardium and areolar connective tissue
What is the myocardium?
Intermediate layer of the heart wall made of cardiac muscle. Thickest layer
What is the endocardium?
Deepest layer of the heart wall and internal surface of heart chambers. Simple squamous epithelium and areolar connective tissue
Right coronary sulcus and artery
Anterior interventricular sulcus and artery
Left coronary artery in coronary sulcus
Pulmonary trunk
Left pulmonary vein
Right pulmonary vein
Right pulmonary arteries
Right ventricle
Left ventricle
Left atrium
