Lecture 1- Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards
Where is the heart located?
In the L thoracic cavity
Where is the base of the heart located?
It is located superiorly between the 2nd and 3rd rib
Where is the Apex located?
It is located inferiorly on the level of the 5th rib
What plane does the Right Ventricle occupy?
Frontal plane
It is located in the area of the 2nd ICS and angle of Louis
Right Atrium
It is a bump that demarcates manubrium from body of sternum
Angle of Louis
It is lateral and slightly below the angle of Louis and an important auscultatory landmark
2nd ICS
Auscultation point that is at the right of the sternum and on the 2nd ICS
Aortic
Auscultation point that is at the left of the sternum and on the 2nd ICS
Pulmonic
Left and on the 4th ICS
Tricuspid Valve
- On the Left and level of 5th ICS
- Point of maximal impluse
Mitral Valve
Striated, a syncytium or syncytial
Heart tissue
Oblong like structures
Intercalated disc
Pacemaker of the heart
Sinoatrial Node
Has more positive ion
Extracellular
Has more negative ion
Intracellular
- It stops or regulates the Ca+ from entering
- Used for hypertension
Calcium channel blockers
It is a double walled sac outermost layer of the heart
Pericardium
Outer tough fibrous layer of dense irregular connective tissue
Parietal Pericardium
Acts as a protective sac for the heart
Visceral Pericardium
Lubricant that allows the two surfaces to slide past one another
Pericardial fluid
It is an infection with resultant inflammation of the pericardium
Pericarditis
Compression of the heart cause by fluid build-up in the space between the myocardium and pericardium
Cardiac Tamponade
- It is the middle of the heart
- It facilitiates the pumping action of the heart to move blood to the entire body
Myocardium
It is the alterations in the muscular wall of the heart
Cardiomyopathies
Is evidence by ventricular dilation and altered cardiac muscle contractile function
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Inflammaton of the heart muscle
Myocarditis
Presents as diastolic dysfunction with an increased ventricular mass
Hyperthrophic Cardiomyopathy
Presents as diastolic dysfunction owing to the presence of excessively rigid ventricular walls, resulting in decrease compliance
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Innermost layer of the heart
The tissue forms the inner lining of the chambers of the heart
Endocardium
Infections to the endocardium are at risk for ?
Valvular dysfunction
Originates in the sinus of valsalva located in the wall of the aorta neart the aortic valve
Coronary Arteries
Originates from the area near the right aortic leaflet
Right coronary
Originates from the area near the left aortic leaflet
Left Coronary
Begins at the left main and branches into the left anterior descending and circumflex
Left Coronary Artery
- May also have branches known as marginal branches
- Suppy the lateral and part of the inferior surface of the Left ventricle and portions od the Left Atrium
Circumflex
Supply the anterior and apical surfaces of the Left Ventricle, as well as portions of the interventricular septum
Left anterior descendingCA
Supplies the Right Atrium, most of the Right Ventricle, part of the inferior wall of the left Ventricle, portions of the interventricular septum and conduction system
Right Coronary Artery
Most commonly a branch of the RCA and perfuses the posterior heart
Posterior Descending artery
It is the inner diameter of the arteries through which blood flows
Lumen
Increase in lumenal diameter (smooth muscle relaxation)
Vasodilation
Decreased in lumenal diameter (smooth muscle contraction)
Vasoconstriction
Most common vasodilator and used for angina
Nitroglycerin