Heart Flashcards
Pericardium
Double walled fibroserous sac which encloses the heart and the roots of the great vessels
Pericardium attached to…
Sternum via the sternopericardial ligaments
Fibrous Pericardium
Anchor, tough and inelastic
Fused to central tendon of diaphragm
Protects against overfilling
Serous Pericardium
Parietal
Visceral
Pericardial Cavity
Serous Pericardium - Parietal
Fused to internal surface of the fibrous pericardium
Can’t separate parietal from fibrous
Serous Pericardium - Visceral
Epicardium - shiny layer on top
Serous Pericardium - Parietal Cavity
Sinuses
- Oblique = space btw visceral and parietal
- Transverse = significant with bipass - outflow
Heart Base
Left Atrium
Heart Apex
Left Ventricle
Left 5th intercostal space
Surfaces
Planar
Anterior
Inferior
Left
Anterior Surface
Sternocostal = right ventricle
Inferior Surface
Diaphragmatic = both ventricles, primarily left
Left Surface
Pulmonary = left ventricle, occupies cardiac notch
Borders - Right
Right Atrium
Right 3rd costal cartilage to right 6th costal cartilage
Borders - Inferior
Right ventricle and apex of left ventricle
Right 6th costal cartilage to left 5th intercostal space