Heart Flashcards
The heart is the center of the __________ system.
cardiovascular system
_________ __________ transport blood between the heart and other body tissues.
Blood vessels
What carry blood away from the heart? What carry blood back to the heart?
arteries
veins
Arteries carry blood HIGH/LOW while veins carry blood HIGH/LOW in oxygen.
Arteries=high
veins=low
What arteries carry blood low in oxygen?
lungs (pulmonary)
What veins carry blood high in oxygen?
pulmonary
arteries and veins entering and leaving the heart are called __________ ______________.
great vessels
What are considered the greater vessels?
1) aorta
2) pulmonary trunk
3) inferior vena cava
4) superior vena cava
5) coronary sinus
What does the coronary sinus do?
collects and drains deoxygenated blood from the heart muscle and wall, and returns it to the right atrium of the heart
TRUE or FALSE
The heart is closed system.
TRUE
The heart has what kind of blood flow?
unidirectional
what prevents the backflow of blood?
valves
What is the pulmonary circuit?
a circuit that moves blood between the heart and the lungs. Oxygen is absorbed and carbon dioxide is released.
What is the systemic circuit?
a circuit that moves blood between the heart and the rest of the body. Oxygenated blood is delivered to cells and deoxygenated blood is returned to the heart.
There are two independent side by side pumps of theheart. One directs blood to the BODY. Is this the left or right side of the heart?
LEFT (systemic)
There are two independent side by side pumps of the heart. One directs blood to the LUNGS. Is this the left or right side of the heart?
right (pulmonary)
The heart develops blood pressure. There is ________ which means the heart contracts. The other is called ____________ when the heart relaxes.
systolic
diastolic
How much does the heart weigh? It is approx the size of a person’s clenched fist.
250 to 350 grams
clenched fist
The heart is located _________ of the body midline posterior to the _______ in the middle mediastinum.
inferior
sternum
What side or border is located more anteriorly?
right
Pulmonary= ?
Systemic = ?
Right
Left
The pulmonary circuit transports ______________ blood to the _______ to exchange gases.
un-oxygenated
lungs
The systemic circuit receives _____________ blood from _________ and delivers it to __________ and __________.
oxygenated
lungs
organs and tissues
The heart occupies the _________________ sac, located in the middle _____________ ______________.
pericardial sac
middle inferior mediastinum
The heart is situated obliquely. Because of this it is 2/3 to the __________ of the median plane, and 1/3 to the __________.
left
right
what is the name of the superior posterior aspect of the heart. What is the inferolateral end?
base
apex (cone)
What are the 3 surfaces of the heart called?
- sternal
- diaphragmatic
- pulmonary
What are the four borders of the heart called?
- superior
- inferior
- right
- left
What arch is right behind (posterior to) the manubrium?
aortic arch
What lobe is the cardiac notch a part of?
superior
What structure is anterior to the vertebral column and posterior to the heart?
esophagus
In addition to the serous pericardium, the heart is contained in a fibrous pericardial sac called the ______________.
pericardial sac