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Normal Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards

1
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The pulmonary circulatory system is associated with which side of the heart?

A

The Right Heart

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2
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Deoxygenated blood returns to the right heart via _____

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The venous system

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3
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What is the normal O2 sat for the right heart?

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75%

The right heart is a low pressure, low resistance, low oxygen saturation system.

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4
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The systemic circulatory is associated with which side of the heart?

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The left heart

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5
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What is the normal O2 sat for the left heart?

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98%

The left heart is a high pressure, high resistance, high O2 sat system.

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Anterior (ventral)

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Front of the body

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Back of the body

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Lateral

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Away from the midline

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Medial

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Toward the midline

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10
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Inferior (diaphragmatic)

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toward the patient’s feet, below, or lower

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Superior (basal)

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toward the head, higher, or above

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Proximal

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near the origin

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Distal

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away from the origin

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14
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The heart is encased within the ________

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Pericardium

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15
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What is the pericardium?

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A fluid filled sac that covers the heart and helps protect it against infection and trauma.

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16
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The outer layer of the pericardium is known as ______

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The fibrous pericardium

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17
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The inner layer of the pericardium is known as _______

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The serous pericardium

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18
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What are the two layers of the serous pericardium?

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The parietal layer and the visceral layer

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19
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The parietal layer lines the inside of the _______

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Fibrous pericardium

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20
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The visceral pericardium is also known as ______

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Epicardium, the outermost layer of the heart wall.

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21
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What lies between the visceral and parietal layers and contains a clear fluid that is released by the serous membrane?

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The pericardial space

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22
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The pericardial space normally contains how many milliliters of fluid?

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10-30 ml

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23
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What are the 3 layers the heart wall consists of?

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Epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium

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24
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The _______ is the outermost layer of the heart wall.

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Epicardium
It covers the surface of the heart and extends to the great vessels. The epicardium is also the visceral layer of the serous pericardium.

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25
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The ______ is the center layer of the heart wall and is composed of thick muscular tissue.

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Myocardium

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26
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What layer is the major pumping mechanism of the heart?

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Myocardium

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27
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The myocardium is composed of striated muscle fibrils with contractile elements called what?

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The myofibrils

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28
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The ______ is a thin layer of the endothelium and underlying connective tissue.

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The endocardium

It lines the inner chambers of the heart, valves, chordae tendineae, and papillary muscles.

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29
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What are the great arteries?

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The Aorta and the Main Pulmonary Artery

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30
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What is the tough, fibrous ring that surrounds the superior edge of the valvular leaflets and anchors them between the atria and the ventricle.

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The annulus fibrosus

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31
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What type of tissue makes up the leaflets?

32
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What do the leaflets attach to?

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Chordae tendineae

33
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What do the chordae tendineae attach to?

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Papillary Muscles

34
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The papillary muscles anchor the ______ to the ventricular walls.

A

AV valve apparatus

35
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What is at the junction of the IVC and the right atrium?

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The eustachian valve

36
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What is the normal diastolic IVC diameter?

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1.2-2.3 cm

37
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What is a web-like structure that is an embryonic remnant and may be visualized in the RA in close proximity to the IVC?

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Chiari network

38
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What is located along the posterior atrioventricular groove behind the left atrium?

A

Coronary Sinus

39
Q

What has the lowest O2 sat in the body and is approximately 60%?

A

Coronary Sinus

40
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What is located between the CS and the right atrium?

A

Thebesian Valve

41
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What are the small nodules in the center of the free edge of each coronary cusp that ensures complete closure of the valve?

A

Nodules of Arantius

42
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Approximately what % of the population has a right dominate coronary artery system?

43
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Approximately what % of the population has a left dominate coronary artery system?

44
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Approximately what % of the population is co-dominant?

45
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What is the area between the left subclavian artery and the ligamentum arteriosum?

A

Aortic isthmus

This area is prone to aortic dissections, particularly those caused by deceleration injuries.

46
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What is the volume of blood ejected with each heart beat?

A

Stroke Volume

47
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What is the normal resting SV?

48
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What is the equation for SV?

A

SV=EDV-ESV

End Diastolic Volume- End Systolic Volume

49
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What do the combination of stroke volume and heart rate determine?

A

Cardiac Output

50
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CO is the volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle each ______

51
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What is the normal resting value for CO?

52
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SV x HR=

53
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What is the normal CI?

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3-4 l/min 2

54
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What does the Frank-Starling Law (Length-Tension Relationship) state?

A

The more blood that enters the ventricle during diastole (preload) the greater the force of the contraction (systole) required to eject the blood.

55
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What does the Interval-Strength Relationship state?

A

The longer the interval between heartbeats, the stronger the contraction required to eject the blood.

56
Q

What is the resistance that the heart must pump against?

57
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Inspiration ______ venous return, stroke volume, and cardiac output.

58
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Expiration ______ venous return, stroke volume, and cardiac output.

59
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Squatting ______ venous return, stroke volume, and cardiac output.

60
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Standing ______ venous return, stroke volume, and cardiac output.

61
Q

What is the primary pacemaker of the heart?

62
Q

What is located at the border of the superior vena cava and right atrium?

63
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The SA node pace=bpm

A

60-100 bpm

64
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The AV node rate= bpm

65
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The Purkinje fibers rate= bpm

66
Q

The atria communicate with each other via the _____

A

Interatrial tract (Bachmann’s Bundle)

67
Q

Where is the AV node located?

A

At the floor of the right atrium

68
Q

What serves as a gate to delay electrical conduction?

69
Q

Where is the Bundle of His located?

A

Interventricular Septum

70
Q

Amyl Nitrite _____ venous return, stroke volume, and cardiac output.

71
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Valsalva bearing down ______ venous return, stroke volume, and cardiac output.

72
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Valsalva release phase- ______ venous return, stroke volume, and cardiac output.

73
Q

The mitral valve closes at the ______ wave.

A

R Wave on the QRS complex

74
Q

What is the normal range for fractional shortening?

75
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What is the normal EPSS range?

A

Normal range is 2-7 mm

76
Q

The left main coronary artery divides into the

A

LAD and LCA

Left anterior descending and left circumflex

77
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The right coronary artery (RCA) divides into the

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AM and PDA

Acute marginal artery and Posterior descending artery

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