Chapter 1 Flashcards
Coronary Anatomy and Physiology
The outermost layer of the heart
Epicardium - coronary arteries run along this layer
The middle and thickest layer of the heart
Myocardium - made of pure muscle and does the work of contracting
The thin innermost layer of the heart
Endocardium - the heart valves are formed here and the cardiac conduction system is found here
Heart Chambers #1
Right Atrium - receiving chamber for deoxygenated blood
Heart Chamber #2
Right Ventricle - pumps the blood to the lungs for a fresh supply of oxygen
Heart Chamber #3
Left Atrium - receiving chamber for blood returning to the heart from the lungs
Heart Chamber #4
Left Ventricle - pump blood out to the entire body
Heart Valves - Semilunar Valves means separate a ventricle from an artery
Pulmonic Valve - located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery
Aortic - located between the left ventricle and the aorta
Heart Valves - Atrioventricular Valves
Tricuspid - located between the right atrium and ventricle
Mitral (bicuspid) - located between the left atrium and ventricle
Great Vessels #1
Superior Vena cava - the larger vein that returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium from upper chest
Great Vessels #2
Inferior Vena cava - the larger vein that returns deoxygenated blood to the right atrium from lower chest
Great Vessels #3
Pulmonary artery - large artery that takes deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs
Great Vessels #4
Pulmonary Veins - four larger veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium
Great Vessels #5
Aorta - the largest artery in the body that takes oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the systemic circulation to feed all organs
Blood flow through the heart
Superior/Inferior vena cava>right atrium>tricuspid valve>right ventricle>pulmonic valve>pulmonary artery>lungs>pulmonary veins>left atrium>mitral valve>left ventricle>aortic valve>aorta>body
Cardiac Cycle
Mechanical events that occur to pump blood
Cardiac Cycle- Diastole
ventricles relax and fill with blood
Cardiac Cycle- Diastole 3 phases
Rapid filling - Atria full of blood, ventricles empty - blood rapidly fills ventricles
Diastasis - Pressure equalize between atria and ventricles -flow into ventricles slow
Atrial kick - atria contract to squeeze remainder of blood into the ventricles
Cardiac Cycle- Systole
ventricles contract and expel blood
Cardiac Cycle- Systole 4 phases
Isovolumetric contraction - ventricles contracting, no blood flow occurring
Ventricular ejection - valves open - blood pours out
Protodiastole - pressure equalize - blood flow slows
Isovolumetric Relaxation - ventricles relax - pulmonic and aortic valves close
blood flow through the systemic circulation
aorta>arteries>arterioles>
capillaries>venules>veins>vena cava
Coronary Arteries
Supply blood flow to myocardium
3 coronary arteries
left anterior descending- provides blood flow to anterior wall of left ventricle
Circumflex - provides blood flow to lateral wall of left ventricle
Right coronary artery - provides blood flow to right ventricle and inferior wall of left ventricle
Heart Cell - Contractile cells
cause the heart to contract, resulting in a heartbeat