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Heart Lecture 1 Flashcards

1
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Mediastinum

A

Connective tissue protecting heart (heart location)

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2
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Heart position

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2/3rds left body midline

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3
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Apex location

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5th intercostal space

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4
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Base Location

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3rd costal cartilage

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5
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Pericardium

A

membrane protecting heart

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6
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Fibrous pericardium function

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Hold heart in place, prevents stretch, provide protection

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7
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Serous pericardium how many layers

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Divided in 2 layers

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8
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Parietal pericardium layer

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Outer layer fused to fibrous layer

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9
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Visceral pericardium

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Adheres to heart surface

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10
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Pericardial cavity

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Space b/w parietal and visceral layers

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11
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Pericardial fluid

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Fluid b/w layers. Reduce friction

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12
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Pericarditis

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Pericardium inflammation

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13
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Cardiac tamponade

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excess pericardial fluid

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14
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Epicardium

A

Outer layer of heart

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15
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Myocardium

A

muscle tissue 95% heart mass

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16
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Endocardium

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smooth lining inside the heart

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17
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how many chambers

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4 total
2 atria
2 ventricles

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18
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Atria

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Receives blood from body

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19
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Auricles

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“little ears” to receive more blood

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20
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Septum

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Connective tissue separate chambers

21
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Interventricular septum

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separate ventricles

22
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Interatrial septum

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Separate atrium

23
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Sulcus

A

Grooves b/w chambers, hold fat/blood vessels

24
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Coronary sulcus

A

separates atrium/ventricles

25
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Anterior interventricular sulcus

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separate anterior ventricles

26
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Posterior interventricular sulcus

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separate posterior ventricles

27
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Right atrium

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receive from systemic circuit (body)

28
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Right ventricle

A

receive deoxygenated from right atrium into pulmonary circuit (lung)

29
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Left atrium

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receives oxygenated blood from pulmonary circuit (lungs)

30
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Left ventricle

A

receive from left atrium into systemic circuit (body)

31
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Right Atrium receives blood from (3)

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  1. superior vena cava
  2. inferior vena cava
  3. Coronary sinus
32
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RA Anterior wall rough because

A

pectinate muscles for contractions

33
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Bi-cuspid mitral valve function

A

control blood passage LA to LV

34
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Fossa ovalis

A

Oval depression from foramen ovale

35
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Ligament arteriosum

A

Connect pulmonary trunk to aorta. (Lungs to body)

36
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Ductus Arteriosus

A

duct connect pulmonary trunk to body

37
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Trabeculae carneae

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muscle ridges

38
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Papillary muscles attach where

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stick out of trabeculae carneae

39
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Chordae tendineae

A

attach to valves

40
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Pulmonary valve

A

Blood pass from RV to lungs

41
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Left ventricle, why stronger

A

Largest chamber, More muscle to pump blood further

42
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Aortic valve

A

Where blood passes from LV to aorta

43
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Myocarditis

A

Inflamed heart muscles (viral infections)

44
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Endocarditis

A

Inflamed endocardium (bacterial infections)

45
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Pericarditis

A

Pericardium Inflammation
(viral infection)

46
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which direction blood flows

A

One-way flow

47
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Pressure changes cause

A

open/closing valves causing blood flow

48
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valve b/w each ventricle/atrium

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Atrioventricular valve

49
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At exit from each ventricle

A

Semilunar valves

Anatomy and Physiology - 300 (14 decks)

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