HEART: Seeley's Flashcards
Softer
Higher
Shorter
Dub (S2)
louder
Lower
Longer
Lub (S1)
Heart rate in 100bpm
Tachycardia
60bpm
Bradycardia
Composed of cardiac muscle cells
Responsible for contraction of heart chambers
Myocardium
Allows blood to move easily through the heart
Endocardium
Slow repolarization
Plateau phase
Sequence of AP in cardiac muscle
Depolarization
Plateau
Repolarization
Connect papillary muscles to tricuspid valve and mitral valve in heart
Chordae tendinae
Prevent back flow of blood into right atrium
Tricuspid valve
Ventricular contraction
Systole
Ventricular relaxation
Diastole
Blunt, rounded point of the heart
Apex
Larger, flat part at the opposite end of the heart
Base
Cavity that surrounds the heart
Formed by pericardium and pericardial sac
Pericardial cavity
Carries the blood from the body to the right atrium
Vena cava
Carrie blood from lungs to left atrium
4 pulmonary veins
2 arteries that exit the heart
Pulmonary trunk and aorta
Carry blood to the lungs
Pulmonary trunk