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Heart Anatomy Flashcards

1
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Cardiovascular System Made up of:

A

Heart
Arteries
Veins
Blood

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Cardiovascular system function:

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Transportation
Blood= Transport vehicle
Carries oxygen , nutrients wastes , and hormones
Movement provided by pumping heart

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Heart function

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Responsible for circulation of the blood

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4
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What does two pump in one mean?

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One propels blood through pulmonary circulation

Other propels blood through the systemic circulation

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5
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Anatomy of the heart

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Hollow, muscular organ located in the center of the thorax

Weight approximately 300g

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6
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What influences the weight and size of the heart?

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Age, gender,body weight, extent of physical exercise and conditioning, and heart disease

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Location of the heart

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Located in the thoracic cavity between lungs in a space within mediastinum called pericardial cavity

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Why is it important to know the heart placement ?

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For auscultation,ECGs, CPR

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9
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5 areas for listening to the heart

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Aortic 
Pulmonic
ERB’s point
Tricuspid 
Mitral
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10
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Aortic location

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Right 2nd intercostal space

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Pulmonic location

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Left 2nd intercostal space

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ERB’s point location

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left 3rd intercostal space (S1-S2)

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Tricuspid location

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Lower left sternal border 4th intercostal space

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Mitral location

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Left 5th intercostal space, medial to midclavicularline

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15
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In a normal heart,where is the PMI located?

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At the intersection of the midclavicular line of the left chest wall and the fifth intercostal space

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16
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Pericadium?

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A thin, fibrous sac that encased the heart

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17
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The two layers of the pericardium are:

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Fibrous pericardium

Serous pericardium

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18
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Serous pericardium have two layers

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Parietal

Visceral

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19
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Parietal pericardium

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A tough fibrous tissue that attaches to the great vessels, diaphragm, sternum,and vertebral columns and support the heart in the mediastinum

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20
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The space between the parietal and visceral pericardium is?

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The pericardial space

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21
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The pericardial space

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Filled with about 20 mL of fluid, which lubricates the surface of the heart and reduces friction during systole

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22
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3 layers of the heart

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Endocardium
Myocardium
Epicardium

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Endocardium

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The inner layer, consists of endothelial tissue and lines the inside of the heart and valves

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Myocardium

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The middle layer, made up of muscle fibers and is responsible for the pumping action

25
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Epicardium

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The exterior layer of the heart

26
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True or false

myocardium of the left ventricle is much thicker than the right

27
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The right side of the heart

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Distributes venous blood (deoxygenated) to the lungs via the pulmonary artery (pulmonary circulation)

28
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True or false

The pulmonary artery is not the only artery in the body that carries deoxygenated blood

A

False

It is The Only one that does it

29
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The left side of the heart

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Distributes oxygenated blood to the remainder of the body via the aorta (systemic circulation)

30
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True or false

Four pulmonary veins carry oxygenated blood from lungs to the left atrium

31
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True or false

The ventricular walls are much thinner than the atrial walls

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False, they are thicker

32
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Why are the myocardial layer of both the atria is much thinner than that of the ventricles?

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Because there is little resistance as blood flows out of the atria and into the ventricles during diastole

33
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Systemic mean

A

Oxygenated blood

34
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Systemic circulation pathway:

A 
Left pulmonary vein 
Left atrium →bicuspid valve
Left ventricle →aortic semilunar valve
Aorta 
All other tissue
35
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What happen during the relaxation phase?

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All four chambers relax simultaneously,which allows the ventricles to fill in preparation for contraction

36
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What causes the pumping action of the heart?

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The rhythmic relaxation and contraction of the muscular walls of the atria and ventricles

37
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Diastole

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The period of ventricular filling, refers to the events in the heart during contraction of the atria and the ventricles

38
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True or false

Atria and ventricular systole are not simultaneous events

A

True

Atrial systole occurs first, just at the end of diastole, followed by ventricular systole

39
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The heart valves

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Composed of thin leaflets of fibrous tissue, open and close in response to the movement of blood and pressure changes within the chambers

40
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The two types of valves are:

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Atrioventricular (AV)

Semilunar

41
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When the heart is relaxed:

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Blood passively fills atrium
Flows right past tricuspid/bicuspid valves
Semilunar valves remain shut

42
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When the heart contracts (pump):

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Tricuspid/ bicuspid valves swing up and shut
Blood ejected out of ventricle
Semilunar valves open up

43
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True or false

The AV valves separate the atria from the ventricles

44
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The tricuspid valve

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Composed of three cusps or leaflets, separates the right atrium from the right ventricle

45
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The bicuspid or mitral valve

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Lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle

46
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The papillary muscle

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Located on the sides of the ventricular walls, are connected to the valve leaflets by the chordae tendineae

47
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Chordae tendineae

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Thin fibrous bands

48
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Pulmonic valve

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The valve between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery

49
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Aortic valve

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The valve between the left ventricle and the aorta

50
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How many branches does the left coronary artery have?

51
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The first major branch of the left coronary artery is called:

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The left main coronary artery

52
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The left anterior descending artery

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Courses down the anterior wall of the heart

53
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The circumflex artery

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Circles around to the lateral left wall of the heart

54
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The right side of the heart is supplied by:

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The right coronary artery, which travels to the inferior wall of the heart

55
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Posterior descending artery

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Supply blood to the posterior wall of the heart

56
Q

True or false

The coronary veins are superficial to the coronary arteries

57
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Great cardiac vein

A

Major vein draining tissue on the left side of heart

58
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Small cardiac vein

A

Drains right margin of heart

59
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Atherosclerosis is

A

Clogging of arteries

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