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HLSC 120 - Human Anatomy > Chapter 22 - The Heart > Flashcards

Chapter 22 - The Heart Flashcards

1
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Purpose of the heart

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propels blood through 100 000km of vessels and about 5L per minute

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Cardiology

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Study of the heart

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Location of the heart

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-center of the cardiovascular system

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Arteries

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carry blood away from the heart

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Veins

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carry blood back to the heart

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Great Vessels

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arteries and veins entering and leaving the heart

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Heart Valves Purpose

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ensure blood flow is unidirectional

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Heart Structure

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two side-by-side pumps that work at the same rate and pump the same volume of blood

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Pumps

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one goes to the lungs (pick up oxygen) and one goes to body tissue (deliver oxygen)

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Blood Pressure

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-heart generates BP through alternate cycles of contraction and relaxation
-the force of blood pushing against the inside walls of blood vessels

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Pulmonary Circulation

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-starts with the right side of the heart pumping deoxy blood through pulmonary arteries

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Pulmonary Veins

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carry blood to left side of the heart after O2 pickup and CO2 release

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Systemic Circulation

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left side of the heart pumps blood oxygenated blood through systemic arteries to bodys cells

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Systemic Veins

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carry blood back to the right side of the heart after waste/gas exchange

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Pattern of blood flow

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R side of heart-> lungs-> L side of heart-> systemic cells

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Position of the Heart

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-located slightly left of the midline
-deep to sternum

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Mediastinum

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Space that holds the heart

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Right Border

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located more anteriorly

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Left Border

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located more posteriorly

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The base of the heart

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-poserosuperior surface
-mainly the left atrium

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The superior border of the heart

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formed by the great arterial vessels and the superior vena cava

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Apex

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-located on diaphragm
-inferior conical end

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Inferior Border

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formed by the right ventricle

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Pericardium

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-double serous membrane that encloses the heart
-restricts movement slightly in the thorax
-2 parts:

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Fibrous Pericardium

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tough outer sac

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Serous Pericardium

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-composed of parietal and visceral layers
-free (not attached)

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Pericardial Cavity

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thin space between layers of serous pericardium containing serous fluid

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Functions of Fibrous Pericardium

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-made of dense irregular connective tissue
-prevents overstretching of the heart
-provides protection
-anchors heart to mediastinum
-**attached to thoracic cavity

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Layers of Serous Pericardium

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-outer: partietal
-serous fluid
-inner: visceral

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Epicardium

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-visceral layer of serous pericardium and areolar connective tissue
-most superficial layer

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Myocardium

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-cardiac muscle
-middle layer
-thickest layer
-responsible for beating and contraction

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Endocardium

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-internal surface of heart chambers
-simple squamous epithelium and areolar connective tissue
-deepest layer of the heart wall

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Cardiac Muscle Intercellular Junctions

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-intercalculated discs
=desmosomes (flexibility) + gap junctions (electrical signal)

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4 Heart Chambers

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-2 superior and smaller atria
-2 inferior and larger ventricles

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Auricle

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formed by the anterior part of each atrium

36
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Blood Flow through heart

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-R atrium to R ventricle, pulmonary trunk, pulmonary circulation
-L atrium to L ventricle, aorta, systemic circulaton

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Heart Markings

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-3 major surface markings, or grooves, called sulci

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Sulci

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-coronary blood vessels and fat
-mark the boundary between the two chambers of the heart

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Coronary Sulcus

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-marks boundary between atrium and ventricle

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Anterior Interventricular Sulcus

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-separates left and right ventricles
-anterior interventricular artery

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Posterior Interventricular Sulcus

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-separates ventricles on posterior side of the heart
-posterior interventricular artery

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Right Atrium

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forms the right border of the heart

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Where Right Atrium received deoxy blood from

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-superior vena cava
-inferior vena cava
-coronary sinus (from heart surface)

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Pectinate Muscles

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internal smooth muscle ridges on the atrial wall that expand to account for blood volume

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Interatrial Septum

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-contains fossa ovalis
-separates R and L ventricles

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Fossa Ovalis

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Tricuspid Valve

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-right atrioventricular valve
-separates R atrium form right ventricle

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Right Ventricle

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-forms most of the anterior surface
-recieved deoxy blood from R atrium

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Trabeculae Carneae

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raised bundles of smooth muscular ridges

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Papillary Muscle

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-cone shaped muscular projections
-control valve

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Chordae Tendineae

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-strands of collagen fibers
-attaches to AV walls and papillary muscle
-open/close of valve w papillary muscle

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Septomarginal Trabecula

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secures papillary muscles to the interventricular septum

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Pulmonary Valve

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-separates R ventricle from pulmonary artery (deoxy blood to lungs)

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Interventricular Septum

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muscular wall that divides the hearts ventricles into the L and R halves

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Pulmonary Trunk

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-artery that transports deoxy blood from heart to lungs

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Left Atrium

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-forms most of the base of the heart (posterior part)
-receives oxygenated blood from the lungs

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Pulmonary Veins

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-two from each lung
-bring oxygenated blood into heart from the lungs

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Bicuspid Valve

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-aka mitral or Left AV valve
-separates chambers on L side of the heart

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Left Ventricle

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-thickest part of the heart
-forms the apex of the heart
-contains same trabeculae carneae and chordae tendineae

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Conus Arteriosus

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-smooth wall conical region
-cone shaped outflow tract of the ventricle
-lack trabeculeae

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Aorta

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-blood flows here from the left ventricle

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Atria Characteristics

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-thinner
-generate less pressure
-deliver blood a short distance

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Ventricle Characteristics

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-3x thicker
-generate more pressure
-L is thicker than R

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Fibrous Skeleton

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-dense irregular connective tissue in the heart wall

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Functions of the Fibrous Skeleton

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-prevent overstretching of the valves
-secure valves to heart wall
-point of insertion for bundles of muscle fibres
-electrical insulation between atria and ventricles

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Purpose of Valves

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-prevent backflow into the heart

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Tricuspid Valve

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-3 flaps
-aka Right AV Valve

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Bicuspid Valve

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-2 flaps
-aka Left AV Valve

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Semilunar Valves

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-allow ejection of blood from the ventricles
-prevent back flow back into heart

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Pulmonary Valve

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-between right ventricle and pulmonary artery

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Aortic Valve

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-separates left ventricle from aorta

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Coronary Circulation (Arteries)

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-coronary vessels pick up blood in the aorta and supply it to the two branches

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Right Coronary Branches

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  1. Right marginal artery
  2. Posterior interventricular artery
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Right Marginal Artery

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supplies the right border of the heart

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Posterior Interventricular Artery

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supplies posterior surfaces of the left and right ventricles

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Left Coronary Artery Branches

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  1. Anterior Interventricular Artery
  2. Circumflex Artery
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Anterior Interventricular Artery

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-aka left anterior descending artery
-supplies the anterior surface of both ventricles and most of the interventricular septum

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Circumflex Artery

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-supplies left atrium and ventricle

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Cardiac Conduction System

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-the power station
-specialized cells that start and propagate electrical impulses to contractile cells

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Autorhythmic Cells

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SinoAtrial Noden

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-group of autorhythmic cardiac muscle fibers
-pacemaker
-Na+K+ channels are always open

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Atrioventricular Node

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Contractile Cells

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Role of the Nervous System

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-can alter the pace of contractions (along with certain hormones)
-does not initiate contractions

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Autorhythmicity

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-initiates its own heartbeats

85
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Bundle of His

86
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Purkinje Fibers

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