Lecture 9 Flashcards
Heart
Muscular double pump
Conical structure with apex to the left of the midline
Two functions of heart
- Pulmonary circuit
2. Systemic circuit
Pulmonary circuit
Right side receives oxygen-poor blood from the body and pumps it to the lungs
Systemic circuit
Left side receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps through the body
Superior vena cava
Brings blood from upper half of body
Inferior vena cava
Brings blood from lower half of body
Divided at diaphragm
Bicuspid/mitral valve
Left AV valve
Tricuspid valve
Right AV valve
Mitral regurgitation
Blood flows back from left ventricle to left atrium
Aortic semilunar valve
Blood exits left ventricle
Pulmonary semilunar vlave
Blood exits right ventricle
Mediastinum
Surrounds heart
Pericardial cavity
Contains heart
Pericardium (2)
- Fibrous pericardium
2. Serous pericardium
Fibrous pericardium
Strong layer of dense connective tissue
Serous pericardium
Formed from parietal and visceral layers
Layers of heart wall (3)
- Epicardium
- Myocardium
- Endocardium
Epicardium
Visceral layer of serous pericardium
Myocardium
Consists of cardiac muscle arranged in circular and spiral patterns
Endocardium
Endothelium resting on a layer of connective tissue
Lines internal walls of heart