Chaptee 13 & 16 Flashcards
Heart function and blood flow
what is the internal smooth layer of tissue in the heart
endocardium
what is the muscular layer of the heart wall
myocardium
name of the right av valve
tricuspid valve
name av valves
tricuspid and bicuspid valve
name semilunar valves
pulmonary semilunar and aortic semilunar valve
pacemaker of heart
sinotrial node
causes first sound of heart
closing of av valves
which vessels return blood from the lungs to the heart during pulmonary circulation
pulmonary veins 4
blood from right side of heart is forced to flow where
lungs/pulmonary trunk
location of heart
within mediastinum pericardium and thorax
all veins that carry blood directly to heart
superior and inferior vena cava coronary veins and pulmonary veins
vessels that provide blood to heart tissues
coronary arteries
valve found between left atrium and left ventricle
bicuspid valve
structure that attaches papillary muscles to valves
chordae tendinaea
characteristics of cardiac muscle cells
enlomgated, branching, central nucleus, striated, involuntary, numerous mitochondria, intercalated disks