heart practical Flashcards
blunt rounded point of heart
apex
larger flat part
base
located in
thoracic cavity
formed by the pericardium
pericardial caivty
anchors heart within mediastinum
pericardial cavity
2 layers of pericardium
fibrous and serous
tissue that surrounds the heart
pericardium
tough fibrous outer layer of CT
layer of pericardium
fibrous
inner layer of epithelial cells
layer of pericardium
serous
portion of the serous pericardium lining the fibrous pericardium
Parietal pericardium –
portion covering the heart
Visceral pericardium or Epicardium –
– produced by serous pericardium
-helps reduce friction as the heart moves within the pericardium
pericardial fluid
separates atria from ventricles
Coronary sulcus –
grooves which indicate the division between right and left ventricles
Anterior and posterior interventricular sulcus –
Veins carrying blood to the heart
superior and inferior vena cava
pulmonary veins
Arteries carrying blood away from the heart
aorta and pulmonary trunj
- receive blood from veins
- primarily function as reservoirs
- contraction of the__ forces blood into the ventricles
atria
Right atrium receives blood through 3 major openings:
SVC, IVC, Coronary sinus
Left atrium receives blood through
pulmonary veins
partition separating the two atria
Interatrial septum –
– pumps blood into pulmonary trunk
right ventricle
pumps blood into aorta
left ventricle
- partition separating the two ventricles
Interventricular septum
between right atrium and right ventricle and between left atrium and left ventricle
-allow blood to flow from the atria
Atrioventricular valves –
cone-shaped, muscular pillars in each ventricle
Papillary muscles –
– three, pocketlike semilunar cusps
-possessed by aorta and pulmonary trunk
semilunar valves
– plate of CT
-consists of fibrous rings that surround the AV and semilunar valves
cardiac skeleton
– supply blood to the wall of the heart
-originate from the base of the aorta
coronary arteries
3 Major Branches of left coronary artery
- Anterior interventricular artery
- Circumflex artery
- Left marginal artery
Major Branches of right coronary artery
- Posterior interventricular artery
2. Right marginal artery
– large vein located within the coronary sulcus on the posterior aspect of the heart
coronary sinus
heart wall layer
– thin, serous membrane forming the smooth outer surface of heart
-simple squamous epithelium over a loose CT and adipose tissue
epicardium
heart wall layer
– thick, middle layer
-composed of cardiac muscle cells
-responsible for contraction of heart chambers
myocardium
– smooth inner surface
- simple squamous epithelium over CT
- allows blood to move easily through the heart
- forms the heart valves
endocardium