Chapter 19-Heart and Neck Vessels Flashcards
What is the cardiovascular system composed?
Heart and blood vessels
What are the two circulatory loops responsible for transporting blood throughout the body?
Pulmonary circulation and Systemic circulation.
What is the precordium?
The area on the anterior chest directly overlying the heart and great vessels.
What is middle third of the thoracic cage called?
The mediastinum
What does the mediastinum contain?
Heart and great vessels
Where is the Apex of the heart located?
5th intercostal space, 7-9cm from the midsternal line.
what are the great vessels in the heart?
Superior/Inferior vena cava, pulmonary arteries/veins, and aorta.
What are the three layers of the heart?
pericardium, myocardium, and endocardium
What is the pericardium?
This is the tough, fibrous, double-walled sac that surrounds and protects the heart. It has pericardial fluid between the layers.
What is the myocardium?
The muscular wall of the heart, that provides the pumping.
What is the endocardium?
This is the thin layer of epithelial tissue that lines the inner surface of the heart chambers and valves.
The right side of the heart pumps blood where?
the right side of the heart pumps blood into the lungs providing for the pulmonary circulation.
The left side of the heart pumps blood where?
the left side of the heart pumps blood into the body, providing for the systemic circulation.
What are the four chambers of the heart?
Right atrium, left atrium, right ventricle, and left ventricle.
What are the four heart valves and where located?
The four heart valves: 2 Atrioventricular AV valves: Bicuspid (mitral), tricuspid, 2 Semilunar (SL) valves: aortic, and pulmonary.
Tricuspid: Right AV Bicuspid Mitral): Left AV.
Aortic: Left side of heart Pulmonary: Right side of heart
What is systole?
Systole: Pumping action of the heart.
What is the cardiac cycle? What are its two phases?
Cardiac cycle: Rhythmic movement of blood through the heart. 2 Phases: Systole and Diastole. Systole: contraction phase, diastole: relaxation phase.
what is the first passive filling phase in which blood pours into the ventricles?
Early or protodiastolic filling.
What is the active filling phase in which the atria contract and push blood into the ventricles?
presystole or atrial systole
What is the S1 sound? Where is this sound heart predominately?
S1 is the first heart sound; which indicates closure of AV valves and signals beginning of systole. This sound is heard over the apex of the heart.
What is the S2 sound? Where is this heard best?
S2 is the second heart sound which indicates a closure of the semilunar valves and signals the end of systole. The S2 sound is heard best at the base of the heart.
What are four characteristics to describe heart sounds?
Pitch (frequency) Intensity (loudness), Duration, and Timing.
On a heart rhythm, what does the P, PR interval, QRS complex, and T waves represent?
P wave: Depolarizaion of the atria
PR interval: Beginning of p wave to beginning of QRS complex: (time necessary for atrial depolarization plus time for impulse to travel through AV node to ventricles)
QRS complex: Depolorization of ventricles
T wave: Repolarization of ventricles
What is cardiac output?
Cardiac Output (CO): volume of blood in each systole. CO=SV(stroke volume) X R (heart rate).
what is preload and after load?
Preload: Venous return that builds during diastole.
Afterload: Opposing pressure that ventricles must generate to open the aortic valve.
What vessels are evaluated in a CV assessment?
the carotid artery and jugular veins. (external jugular is most superficial)
How does the CV system adapt for pregnancy?
Blood volume increases by 30-40% with most rapid expansion during the second trimester. Increase in stroke volume, cardiac output, and increased pulse rate of 10-15 beats/min.
What changes occur with pulse rate during pregnancy?
Pulse rate rises in first trimester, peaks in the third trimester, and returns to baseline within first 10 postpartum days.
What happens to arterial Blood pressure during pregnancy?
Arterial blood pressure decreases in pregnancy due to peripheral vasodilation. BP drops to lowest point in 2nd trimester and rises after that.
When does the fetal heart begin to beat
three weeks gestation.
What is the foramen ovale?
The opening between the two atria of the heart.2/3 of fetal blood is shunted from the placenta to the foramen ovale to the left side of the heart
What is the ductus arteriosus?
Blood vessel that connects the pulmonary artery to the proximal descending aorta
What is the method for auscultating for heart sounds?
Auscultate over precordium from base of the heart to apex in zig zag formation over four valve areas (aorta, pulmonary, tricuspid, and bicuspid).
What do murmurs sound like?
gentle, blowing, swooshing sound heard on the chest wall.
How much blood does the heart pump per minute throughout the body in a resting adult?
The heart pumps 4-6 liters of blood per minute throughout the body in a resting adult.