Heart Anatomy Flashcards
Human Heart Location
Thoracic Cavity
Heart is medially between?
Mediastinum
Heart is separated by other structures by?
Pericardial Cavity
Great Veins
Superior and Inferior Vena Cava
Great Arteries
Aorta and Pulmonary Trunk
Pulmonary and Aorta are attached to the Superior Surface called?
Base
Where is the apex of the heart (inferior location)
Between fourth and fifth ribs with third coastal cartilage
Left side of the heart is deflected
Posteriorly
Right side of the heart is deflected
Anteriorly
Slight deviation of the apex in the depression of the left lung is called
Cardiac Notch
Enlarged heart caused by an unknown reason which causes death in healthy individuals
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
How many chambers are in the heart
Four
What system transports blood to and from the lungs?
Pulmonary Circuit
What system transports oxygenated blood to and from all other tissues besides the lungs?
Circulatory Circuit
Where does the right ventricle pump deoxygenated blood to?
Pulmonary Trunk
The Pulmonary Trunk leads to the?
Pulmonary Arteries
Gas exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen occur in the
Pulmonary Capillaries
Highly oxygenated blood go from the Pulmonary Capillaries to the?
Pulmonary Veins
Where does the deoxygenated blood throughout the system return to
Superior and Inferior Vena Cava
Membrane that directly surrounds the heart
Pericardium or Pericardial Sac
Inner visceral layer that is fused to the heart
Epicardium
macroscopic layer consisting of simple squamous epithelium
mesothelium
Leaf like extensions of the atria near the superior surface of the heart
Auricle or Atrial Appendages
Fat filled grooves on the superior side of the heart
Sulcus
Sulcus located between the Atria and Ventricles
Coronary Sulcus