Normal Physiology Of The Heart Flashcards
THE HEART
• A conical, muscular organ, located in the ____________
middle mediastinum
The weight of the heart varies according to sex and age;
• Males _____-____g
• Females -____-____g
300-350
250-300
The heart of an individual is roughly the size of his ______
clenched fist
Which is thicker?
Right ventricle or left ventricle?
Left ventricle
List the 4 valves and arrange them in order of descending valvular diameter
Tricuspid
Mitral
Pulmonary
Aortic
Normal Anatomy: Boundaries
• Right border- ______
• Left border- mainly by the ____ and ___________
Right atrium
Left ventricles ; appendages of the left atrium
Normal Anatomy: Boundaries
• Left border- by _____ and ________
• Anterior surface- by _______ and _____
Right ventricle ; apex of left ventricle
Right ventricle and Left ventricle
The RIGHT side consist of RA and RV.
• It is responsible for the ____ circulation
• RA receives blood mainly from the ______ and ______
pulmonary
IVC and SVC
• The wall of the Right atrium contains the ________ (a shallow depression on the atrial septum that marks the site of the _______________)
fossa ovalis
foetal foramen ovale
The Right ventricle is joined to the Right atrium by the ______ valve.
tricuspid
The free margins of the A-V valves are tethered to the ventricular walls by the _______ attached to the ________ which are contiguous with the ventricular wall.
chordae tendinae
papillary muscles
The Moderator band crosses the ________ to the _______
ventricular septum
anterior wall
The Moderator band
• It conveys the (left or right?) branch of the _________
Right
AV bundle
The outflow tract of the right side of the heart is the _______-
pulmonary orifice
The Left ventricle communicates with the Left atrium through the ___________
mitral valve
The 2 cusps of the mitral valve are attached to the papillary muscles by _________
chordae tendinae