Heart and Great Vessels Flashcards
Invented the cardiac catheterization
Werner Forssman
Conducted the first heart transplant
Dr. Christian Barnard
Invented the stethoscope
Renee Laenee
Condition wherein there is a narrowing of a valve
Stenosis
Sign of an abnormality, particularly with respect to blood flow through a valve
Murmur
Where can you hear the apex beat / point of maximum impulse?
5th L. ICS, 6-10 cm from the midline
Where is Erb’s point?
3rd L. ICS
Tough, unyielding, external, superficial layer of the pericardium
Fibrous pericardium
The fibrous pericardium is attached anteriorly to _____________ and posteriorly to _____________. It is continuous superiorly with ____________ and ______________ and then inferiorly with the _______________.
Sternopericardial ligament
Pericardiophrenic ligament
Pretracheal layer of deep cervical fascia and tunica adventitia of the great vessels
Central tendon of the diaphragm
Pericardial layer that consists mainly of mesothelium (single layer of flattened cells forming an epithelium)
Serous pericardium
Layer of the serous pericardium that lines the internal surface of the fibrous pericardium:
Parietal layer
Layer of the serous pericardium that lines the heart, forming the epicardium:
Visceral layer
Potential space between parietal and visceral layers of serous pericardium
Pericardial cavity
Main arterial supply of the pericardium:
Pericardiophrenic artery
Main venous drainage of the pericardium:
Pericardiophrenic vein