Heart info Flashcards
1
Q
Blood flo
A
Pulmonary (right) Body flow (left)
2
Q
Where is the heart located?
A
Sits in the mediastinum
3
Q
The pericardium
A
Connective tissue layer that protects the heart
4
Q
Top of the heart
A
The base
5
Q
Fibrous pericardium
A
- outer most layer + tough
- dense irregular connective tissue
- similar to duramater of the brain
6
Q
Serous pericardium
A
made of two layers: the parietal layer and epicardium
7
Q
parietal layer
A
in contact / fused to the fibrous layer
8
Q
epicardium
A
- purpose is to create a frictionless layer
- “visceral layer”
- shiny
9
Q
pericardial fluid
A
in the pericardial cavity
10
Q
pericardial cavity
A
between paricardial layer + visceral layer
11
Q
What is pericarditis?
A
- inflammation of the pericardium
- restricts movement of the heart
12
Q
Epicardium
A
- external visceral layer
- frictionless surface
13
Q
Myocardium
A
- the muscle of the heart
- auto-rythmic
- intercollated discs
14
Q
Endocardium
A
- A macine heart pump cannot replicate
- layers of trabeculate
- cover inner wall of heart chamber
- rbc need to roll and tumble and not be smooshed
- values of the heart are continuous with this
15
Q
What is the most muscular chamber?
A
The left ventricle
