Heart and Neck NECK VESSELS Flashcards
1
Q
- away from heart
A
ARTER
2
Q
- back to the heart
A
VEIN
3
Q
- carry oxygenated blood to head, neck,
brain
A
CAROTID ARTERY
4
Q
- carry deoxygenated blood back to the heart through SVC
A
JUGULAR VEIN
5
Q
l - deep to sternocleidomastoid muscle
A
Internal -
6
Q
superficial & above the clavicle
A
External
7
Q
- differentiate diff.
Form of heart & lung disease; determine hemodynamics of
right side of heart
A
JUGULAR VENOUS PRESSURE/PULSE
8
Q
- assess volume status
5-10 - normal >10 - distention
A
➢ JUGULAR VENOUS EXAM
9
Q
- tracing of pressure in internal JV in right
side of heart during cardiac cycle
A
JVP WAVEFORM
10
Q
contracts
A
A WAVE
11
Q
relax
A
X DESCENT
12
Q
- bulging of tricuspid valve
A
C WAVE
13
Q
- right atrial filling
A
V WAVE
14
Q
right atrial emptying
A
Y DESCENT
15
Q
Inspect, Auscultate, Palpate
A
ASSESSING JUGULAR VEIN
16
Q
- where the heart is located
A
● MEDIASTINUM -
17
Q
- overlies heart & great vessels
A
PRECORDIUM -
18
Q
- surrounds heart
A
PERICARDIUM
19
Q
- covers outer surface of heart
A
EPICARDIUM
20
Q
- thickest
A
MYOCARDIUM
21
Q
- innermost layer
A
ENDOCARDIUM - i
22
Q
divides heart into L & R
A
● SEPTUM
23
Q
transport oxygenated blood from l. ventricle to the
body
A
AORTA -
24
Q
- where blood enters
A
RIGHT ATRIUM