HEART Flashcards
➢ Covering of the Heart
➢ an invaginated sac
Pericardium
TYPES OF Pericardium :
o Fibrous pericardium
o Serous Pericardium
- Pericardium
- Visceral Pericardium (Epicardium)
➢ tough covering
➢ provide protection and anchors the heart into mediastinum
➢ Lining the wall of mediastinum
Fibrous pericardium
➢ outer layer of the serous membrane lines the fibrous coat.
➢ That will line the fibrous pericardium, adherent to the fibrous pericardium
Pericardium
➢ Inner layer of the serous membrane
➢ Outermost layer of the wall of the heart Pericardial cavity
➢ filled with pericardial fluid that will served as lubricant, to prevent friction between the parietal and visceral pericardium during contraction of the heart.
➢ Space between parietal and visceral pericardium
Visceral Pericardium (Epicardium)
Walls of the Heart :
Epicardium
Myocardium
Endocardium
➢ External/outermost layer, the visceral layer of the serous pericardium
Epicardium
➢ middle muscular layer
➢ made up of cardiac muscle cells
Myocardium
➢ inner layer of the endothelium
Endocardium
➢ Location: Right border of the heart.
➢ Function: Receives venous blood from the Superior vena cava (SVC), Inferior vena cava (IVC), anterior cardiac veins, Vena cordis minimae, and the coronary sinus.
➢ Features:
▪ Interatrial septum
▪ Fossa ovalis
▪ Musculiati
▪ Crista terminalis
▪ Tricuspid valve
Right Atrium
Chambers of the Heart :
- Atria
- Right Atrium
- Left Atrium
- Ventricles
- Right Ventricle
- Left Ventricle
allows blood flow to the right ventricle.
Tricuspid valve
separates the right and left atria.
Interatrial septum
separates smooth and ridged areas.
Crista terminalis
remnant of the fetal foramen ovale.
Fossa ovalis
ridges that allow atrial expansion.
Musculiati
➢ Location: Base of the heart.
➢ Shape: Quadrilateral.
➢ Function: Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through the pulmonary veins.
➢ Blood Flow: Blood exits via the mitral/bicuspid valve to the left ventricle.
➢ Features: Smooth interior with musculi pectinati only in the auricle.
Left Atrium
smooth upper portion leading to the pulmonary artery.
Infundibulum
➢ Location: Forms most of the heart’s anterior surface.
➢ Function: Receives venous blood from the right atrium and pumps it to the lungs via the pulmonary arteries.
➢ Wall: Thinner than the left ventricle.
➢ Features:
▪ Infundibulum
▪ Trabeculae carneae
▪ Papillary muscles
▪ Chordae tendineae
▪ Moderator Band
Right Ventricle