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What is the Mediastinum?

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Middle portion of the thorax that incases the heart

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Contents of the Superior Mediastinum

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Thymus
Great vessels
Nerves: Vagus, phrenic, cardiac plexus
Veins: Brachiocephalic, SVC
Arteries: Aortic arch Brachiocephalic trunk, Left common carotid, left subclavian
Cervical Viscera: Trachea, esophagus

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Contents of the Posterior Mediastinum

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Thoracic aorta
Thoracic duct
lymphatic trunks
Lymph nodes
Azygos & Hemi-Azygos veins
Esophagus

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Contents of Middle Mediastium

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Pericardium
Heart
Roots of great vessels: Ascending aorta, pulmonary trunk, SVC

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List the contents of the Superior Mediastinum in order from anterior to posterior

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Thymus
Veins: Brachiocephalic, SVC
Arteries: Aortic arch, Brachiocephalic trunk, left common carotid, left subclavian
Trachea
Alimentary tract: esophagus
Lymphatics: Lymphatic trunks & Thoracic duct

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Branches (in-order) from the Aorta

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Ascending->Arch->Descending (thoracic)

Ascending-> coronary arteries

Arch -> Brachiocephalic trunk (splits into RIght common carotid & Right subclavian arteries) -> Left common carotid artery -> Left subclavian

Descending (supplies in 3 separate planes) -> Anterior, midline plane -> Lateral plane -> Posterolateral plane

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What do the right and left Brachiocephalic merge to become?

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Superior Vena Cava

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What does the Vagus nerve innervate?

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R/L pulmonary plexuses
Esophageal plexuses
cardiac plexuses

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What do the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves innervate?

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R/L intrinsic muscles of the larynx

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What do the phrenic nerves innervate?

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Most of the diaphragm
Mediastinal parietal pleura
pericardium

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What are the 2 major lymph structures in the mediastinum?

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Thoracic duct (drains from rest of the body) & right lymphatic duct (drains from upper right quadrant of the body)

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What is the Pericardium?

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fibrous membrane that covers the heart and the beginning of its great vessels

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What are the parts of the pericardium?

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Tough external layer (fibrous pericardium)
Serous pericardium (parietal & visceral)

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Different between Parietal and visceral pericardium

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Parietal: internal surface touching the fibrous pericardium
Visceral: layer touching the heart and its great vessels

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Function of the pericaridum

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protects the heart from overfilling because it is unyielding & allows for reduced friction between heart and surrounding structures

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List the sequence of blood flow through the heart

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Right atrium -> tricuspid valve -> right ventricle -> semilunar valve (pulmonary valve) -> pulmonary arteries -> lungs -> pulmonary veins -> left atrium -> mitral valve -> left ventricle -> semilunar valve (aortic valve) -> aorta -> Rest of the body

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Diastole

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ventricular filling (relaxation)

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Systole

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ventricular emptying (contraction)

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What makes the “lub” sound?

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The blood slamming on the shut atrioventricular valves (tricuspid & mitral)

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What makes the “dub” sound?

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The blood slamming on the semilunar valves (aortic & pulmonary)

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Describe the endocardium

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Thin internal layer

Lining membrane that covers valves

Epithelium & subendothelial connective tissue

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Describe the Myocardium

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Thick middle layer

Cardiac muscle

Wringing motion w/ contraction because of helical orientation of fibers

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Describe the Epicardium

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Thin external layer

Visceral pericardium

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What makes the pulmonary veins & arteries different from normal veins and arteries?

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Pulmonary arteries carry de-oxygenated blood to the lungs
Pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood to the left atria

Normally arteries take oxygenated blood to the rest of the body and veins take de-oxygenated blood back to the heart

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Characteristics of Right Atrium
Receives low oxygen blood from SVC, IVC, & Coronary sinus Oval Fossa is remnant of oval foramen in fetus Contracts using Pectinate muscles Right AV orifice where blood dumps into right ventricle
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Characteristics of Right Ventricle
Receives low oxygen blood from right atrium Tricuspid valve present with Chordae Tendinae and Papillary muscles that all help to prevent the back flow of blood Pushes blood to pulmonary valve & artery *Interventricular septum separates R & L Ventricles
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Characteristics of Left Atrium
Receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary veins Thicker than right atrium Left AV orifice that leads oxygenated blood to left ventricle Smaller pectinate muscles
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Characteristics of Left Ventricle
Receives oxygenated blood from left atrium Thicker than right ventricle Mitral valve (2 cusps) with chordae Tendinae (more numerous) and papillary muscles (larger) to prevent back flow Aortic semilunar valve Longer cavity
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List the sequence of conduction throughout the heart
Sino-atrial node initiates impulse -> conducted to cardiac muscle fibers in atria causing them to contract -> myogenic conduction of impulse from SA node to atrioventricular node -> AV node distributes signal to ventricles through AV bundle & right and left bundle branches -> Impulses pass to subendocardial branches (purkinje fibers) to supply papillary muscles & walls of ventricles
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Branches of the Coronary arteries
Coronary artery off of the ascending aorta -> 1) Right coronary artery & 2) left coronary artery -> 1) Sinu-atrial nodal branch, Right marginal branch, Atrioventricular nodal branch, posterior interventricular branch 2) Anterior IV Branch -> Lateral branch of anterior IV branch Circumflex branch -> (40% have SA nodal branch coming from here), Left marginal branch
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What do the Right Coronary arteries supply?
Right atrium Most of Right ventricle Part of left ventricle part of IV septum (posterior aspect) SA node AV node
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What do the left coronary arteries supply?
Left atrium Most of left ventricle Part of right ventricle Most of IV Septum (AV Bundle) (40% SA node)
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Explain Sympathetic innervation of the heart
Increases HR, force of contraction, and blood flow through coronary vessels
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Explain Parasympathetic innervation of the heart
Decreases HR, force of contraction, and constricts coronary arteries
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Explain Pericarditis
Inflammation of pericardium Symptoms: chest pain, makes pericardium rough so it sounds like rustling silk
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Explain Pericardial Effusion
The passage of fluid from pericardial capillaries into pericardial cavity or the accumulation of pus Results in: heart compressed and can't expand fully and fill completely; ineffective pump
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Explain Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Blood returns to heart at rate that exceeds cardiac output Results in: cardiac hypertension which is elevated pressure on right side of the heart; often occurs in non-inflammatory pericardial effusions
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What are the consequences of an Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)?
Congenital anomaly (happens at birth) incomplete closure of oval foramen Left-to-right shunt of blood overloads pulmonary vascular system
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What are the consequences of a Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)?
25% of congenital heart disease holes between walls of the ventricles left-to-right shunt of blood causes pulmonary disease and CARDIAC FAILURE
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What happens when the mitral valve prolapses?
Usually results in a heart murmur (1 in 20 people) allows blood to flow back into the previous chamber 1 or both leaflets are enlarged of floppy usually has chest pain & fatigue
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Why is a mitral valve prolapse an issue?
this increases the workload on the heart
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How does coronary artery disease (CAD) develop?
An embolus breaks off & occludes a coronary artery leading to an infarction
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Which are the most common arterial sites for Coronary Artery disease?
Anterior IV Branch (LAD - 40%) - widow maker Right coronary artery (RCA - 30-40%) Circumflex branch (15-20%)
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What is a myocardial infarction and what are the potential consequences?
Localized tissue death in the muscles of the heart This causes death
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How does atherosclerosis develop?
Lipids build up in the arteries and form plaque which eventually occludes arteries This results in stenosis - hardening of the vessels
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What is Angina Pectoris?
Pain that occurs in the heart Usually results from narrowing of arteries & ischemia of the myocardium Necrosis DOES NOT occur
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How can you tell Angina Pectoris from a Myocardial Infarction?
pain usually worsens with exercise (especially after a heavy meal) but gets better after 1-2 minutes of rest A MI does NOT get better with rest *Sublingual nitroglycerin could help by dilating the blood vessels
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Explain the procedure for a Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
Take either the Great saphenous vein or Radial artery and connect it to the ascending aorta and to the other side of the occluded artery to bypass the occlusion
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Describe a pacemaker
Subcutaneous Acts as an SA node for the heart It is an electrode that is fixed to trabeculae carneae in ventricular wall
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Describe cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Force's blood out of the hear when compressing the sternum Heart fills back up with blood after the sternum is decompressed Used when heart stops beating
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Describe Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib)
ventricles respond at irregular intervals compared to the atrium circulation is okay
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Describe Ventricular Fibrillation
Can NOT pump blood sufficiently NO cardiac output Fatal if allowed to continue
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Describe Defibrillation
Electrical shock given to the heart to essentially reset the heart stops the heart beat and hopes that normal heart rhythm continues once it begins beating again
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How can the heart refer pain to other parts of the body?
Usually the spinal nerves that supply the coronary arteries are shared by the visceral afferent terminations for the referred parts of the body The afferent fibers receive signals at the same posterior roots of these dermatomes

Anatomy Summer 2023 (8 decks)

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