Heart Flashcards
When the reduction in oxygenation (due to progressively inadequate arterial
supply) is slow and gradual, a few muscle cells die at a time and the patient
develops the symptom complex called ____
angina of effort (a characteristic
crushing central chest pain on exertion, disappearing on rest).
The fibrous skeleton of the
heart, also called the ____ consists of four
fibrous rings
cardiac
skeleton,
The myocardial cells have a high energy demand and therefore a high and
constant ___ requirement. When deprived of _____, individual cardiac
muscle cells die and cannot be replaced
oxygen
Bicuspid aortic valves are particularly prone to develop ____, within
which calcium salts are deposited to make fibrocalcific nodules.
fibrous thickening
Bicuspid aortic valves are particularly prone to develop fibrous thickening, within
which calcium salts are deposited to make _____
fibrocalcific nodules.
The ____ is a circuit of vessels through which
blood flow is driven or powered by a central muscular pump, the
heart.
blood vascular system
T/F: With
increasingly severe ischemia of the myocardium, the angina symptoms
appear with minimal or no exertion
True
inflammation affecting
the endocardium, myocardium and pericardium
pancarditis
____ is an uncommon inflammatory disorder affecting the
cardiac muscle
–Its causes are diverse, but viral forms are probably most frequent
Myocarditis
Bicuspid aortic valves are particularly prone to develop fibrous thickening, within
which calcium salts are deposited to make fibrocalcific nodules. These severely
distort the cusps, which also tend to ___
fuse.
(Intrinsic Contraction) Interstitial Fluids enter vessel via ____
lymph capillaries
The lymphatic system has no central pump but there is an intrinsic
pumping system effected by _____, combined with a valve system preventing
backflow.
contractile smooth muscle fibers in
the lymph vessel walls
_____leads to the heart muscle
pumping against increased resistance, and this commonly causes
marked thickening of the left ventricular wall.
High blood pressure (hypertension)
____ may occur on the free margins of heart valves and, if there is
subsequent bacteremia, they may become infected (valvitis or endocarditis)
Thrombosis
The lymphatic system has no central pump but there is an intrinsic
pumping system effected by contractile smooth muscle fibers in
the lymph vessel walls, combined with a valve system _____
preventing
backflow.
The chordae tendineae is predominantly composed of dense regular
connective tissue and collagen elastic fibers to restrain these valves from
____
high pressure
(The Pericardium) These layers are histologically the same, composed of a continuous layer _____ with microvilli facing the pericardial cavity.
of
mesothelial cells
Cardiac Valves have 3 layers:
spongiosa, fibrosa, and ventricularis
The ______ further divides into 2 layers, an outer layer inseparable
from the fibrous pericardium (serous) and an inner layer overlying the
myocardium (visceral or epicardium
serous layer
Infective endocarditis prophylaxis for dental procedures
should be recommended only for patients with
____ associated with the
highest risk of adverse outcome from infective
endocarditis
underlying cardiac conditions
Components of the Circulatory System:
- Blood vascular system *arteries, capillaries, veins)
* 2. Lymph vascular system
The fibrous layer is composed of _____ tissue.
fibrous connective
The blood vascular system is a circuit of vessels through which
blood flow is driven or powered by a _____
central muscular pump, the
heart.