Heart ( Handout ) Flashcards
The pericardium extends just superior to the ___________ to the ____________
Sternal angle
Xiphisternal joint
Fibroserous membrane that covers the heart and beginning of great essels
Pericardium
2 layers of pericardium
Fibrous and serous
What are the layers of the serous pericardium
Visceral and Parietal
Tough external layer that stabilizes the heart and prevents the heart from overdilating
A. Fibrous pericardium
B. Serous pericardium
A. Fibrous
The fibrous pericardium fuses SUPERIORLY with _________ of the great vessels
Tunica adventitia
Attaches the pericardium to the posterior part of the sternum
Sternopericardial ligament
The fibrous pericardium blends with the central tendon of the diaphragm to form what ligament?
Pericardiacophrenic ligament
Composed mainly of mesothelium that lines the internal surface of the fibrous pericardium and external surface of the heart
Serous pericardium
Serous layer that lines the internal surface of the fibrous pericardium
A. Parietal
B. Visceral
A. Parietal
Closely applied to the heart and makes up the epicardium
A. Parietal
B. Visceral
B. Visceral
Where is the visceral continuous with the parietal layer?
- Where aorta and pulmonary trunk leave the heart
2. Where SVC, IVC, and pulmonary veins enter the heart
Potential space between the parietal and visceral layer
Pericardial cavity
How much fluid is contained in the pericardial sac?
30-50ml
A space that lies posterior to the aorta and pulmonary trunk and anterior to the SVC
A. Transversus sinus
B. Oblique sinus
A. Transverse Sinus
Boundary of the Transversus Sinus: Serous pericardium covering the posterior aspect of the pulmonary trunk and ascending aorta A. Anterior B. Posterior C. Inferior D. Lateral
A. Anterior
Boundary of the Transversus Sinus: Pericardium covering the SVC A. Anterior B. Posterior C. Inferior D. Lateral
B. Posterior
Boundary of the Transversus Sinus: Visceral pericardium covering the atria of the heart A. Anterior B. Posterior C. Inferior D. Lateral
C. Inferior
Pocket-like recess in the pericardial cavity posterior to the base of the heart
A. Transversus sinus
B. Oblique sinus
B. Oblique sinus
Boundary of the Oblique Sinus: Pericardial reflections surrounding the pulmonary veins and IVC A. Anterior B. Posterior C. Inferior D. Lateral
D. Lateral
MAIN blood supply of the pericardium
Pericardiacophrenic a
Internal thoracic a
Small contributions of arterial blood to the pericardium comes from?
CBEMS Coronary (visceral only) Bronchial Esophageal Musculophrenic Superior phrenic
Venous drainage of the pericardium
Pericardiacophrenic v to brachiocephalic v
The phrenic nerve supplies what part of the pericardium?
Fibrous pericardium
PARIETAL layer of the serous pericardium
The sympathetic trunks and vagus nerve supplies what part of the pericardium?
VISCERAL layer of the serous pericardium
Condition: compromises expansion of the heart that limits the amount of blood the heart can receiving thereby decreasing the cardiac output
Cardiac tamponade
Drainage of fluid from pericardial cavity that is done for cardiac tamponade relief
Pericardiocentesis
In performing pericardiocentesis, a wide bore is inserted where?
5th-6th ICS near sternum
What is the normal weight of the heart?
250-300g in female
300-350g in males
A complex of dense collagen that provides attachment for the leaflets, cusps, and myocardium
Fibrous skeleton
What are the structures formed by the fibrous skeleton?
4 fibrous rings
R & L fibrous trigone
Membranous parts of the interatrial and interventricular septum
Keeps the orifices of the AV and semilunar valves patent and forms an electric insulator
Fibrous skeleton
Formed by the inferolateral part of the left ventricle
Apex of the heart
The apex of the heart lies where?
Posterior to the L 5th ICS, 9cm from the median plane
Where the sounds of mitral valve closure are maximal
Apex
- apex beat
Opposite the apex and forma the posterior aspect of the heart
Base
Formed mainly by the L atrium and partially by the R atrium
Base
Extends superiorly to the bifurcation of pulmonary trunk and inferiorly to the coronary groove
Base
The base of the heart receives what vessels?
Pulmonary veins
SVC
IVC
What are the surfaces of the heart?
Sternocostal
Diaphragmatic
R pulmonary
L pulmonary
Surface of the heart:
Formed mainly by the R ventricle
A. Sternocostal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. R pulmonary
D. L pulmonary
A. Sternocostal
Surface of the heart:
Forms the anterior surface of the heart
A. Sternocostal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. R pulmonary
D. L pulmonary
A. Sternocostal
Surface of the heart:
Formed mainly by the L ventricle and partly by the R ventricle
A. Sternocostal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. R pulmonary
D. L pulmonary
B. Diaphragmatic
Surface of the heart:
Related to the central tendon of the diaphragm
A. Sternocostal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. R pulmonary
D. L pulmonary
B. Diaphragmatic
Surface of the heart:
Forms the inferior surface of the heart
A. Sternocostal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. R pulmonary
D. L pulmonary
B. Diaphragmatic
Surface of the heart:
Formed mainly by the R atrium
A. Sternocostal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. R pulmonary
D. L pulmonary
C. R pulmonary
Surface of the heart:
Formed mainly by the L ventricle
A. Sternocostal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. R pulmonary
D. L pulmonary
D. L pulmonary
Surface of the heart:
Forms the cardiac impression of the L lung
A. Sternocostal
B. Diaphragmatic
C. R pulmonary
D. L pulmonary
D. L pulmonary
What are the four borders of the heart?
R border
Inferior border
L border
Superior border
Border of the heart:
Formed by the R atrium extending between the SVC & IVC
A. R border
B. Inferior border
C. L border
D. Superior border
A. R border
Border of the heart:
Formed by the R ventricle & slightly by the L ventricle
A. R border
B. Inferior border
C. L border
D. Superior border
B. Inferior
Border of the heart:
Formed by the L ventricle & slightly by the L auricle
A. R border
B. Inferior border
C. L border
D. Superior border
C. Left
Border of the heart:
Formed by the R and l atria and auricles
A. R border
B. Inferior border
C. L border
D. Superior border
D. Superior
Border of the heart:
Forms the inferior boundary of transverse pericardial sinus
A. R border
B. Inferior border
C. L border
D. Superior border
D. Superior
What emerges from the superior border of the heart?
Ascending aorta
Pulmonary trunk
SVC enters its R side
What are the three layers of the heart?
Endocardium
Myocardium
Epicardium
Layer of the heart:
Thin internal layer
A. Endocardium
B. Myocardium
C. Epicardium
A. Endocardium
Layer of the heart:
Serves as the lining membrane of the heart and its valves
A. Endocardium
B. Myocardium
C. Epicardium
A. Endocardium
Layer of the heart:
Thick middle layer composed of cardiac muscle
A. Endocardium
B. Myocardium
C. Epicardium
B. Myocardium
Layer of the heart:
Thick external layer
A. Endocardium
B. Myocardium
C. Epicardium
C. Epicardium
Layer of the heart:
Formed by the visceral layer of the serous pericardium
A. Endocardium
B. Myocardium
C. Epicardium
C. Epicardium
What are the four chambers of the heart?
R & L atrium
R & L ventricle
Chamber of the heart:
Forms the R border of the heart
A. R atrium
B. L atrium
C. R ventricle
D. L ventricle
A. R border
The R atrium receives venous blood from what vessels?
SVC
IVC
Coronary sinus
The SVC opens to the superior part of the R atrium at what level?
R 3rd costal cartilage