Pericardium & Heart Anatomy 2 (Megan) Flashcards
The heart and pericardial sac are situated ______, approximately 2/3 to the left and 1/3 to the right of the median plane.
obliquely
Externally, the atria are demarcated from the ventricles by the coronary or atrioventricular ______ (sulcus)
groove
The right and left ventricles are demarcated from each other by anterior and posterior ______ grooves
interventricular (IV)
The heart is shaped like a tilted pyramid with an _____ (directed anteriorly and to the left), a _____ (opposite the apex, facing mostly posteriorly), _______ and _________.
apex, base, four surfaces and four borders
Formed by the inferolateral part of the left ventricle.
Apex
The apex lies posterior to the left ______ intercostal space in adults
5th
The apex is where the sounds of _____ closure are maximal (apex beat)
mitral valve
The apex underlies the site where the heartbeat may be ____ on the thoracic wall.
auscultated
The heart’s posterior aspect (opposite the apex).
base
The base is formed mainly by the ___, with a lesser contribution by the right atrium.
left atrium
The base of the heart faces posteriorly toward the bodies of vertebrae ______ and is separated from them by the pericardium, oblique pericardial sinus, esophagus, and aorta
T6 - T9
The _____ of the heart extends superiorly to the bifurcation of the pulmonary trunk and inferiorly to the coronary groove.
base
The base of the heart receives the pulmonary veins on the right and left sides of its left atrial portion and the superior and inferior ____ at the superior and inferior ends of its right atrial portion.
venae cavae
This surface of the heart is formed mainly by the right ventricle.
Anterior (sternocostal) surface
This surface is formed mainly by the left ventricle and partly by the right ventricle; it is related mainly to the central tendon of the diaphragm.
Diaphragmatic (inferior) surface
This surface is formed mainly by the right atrium.
Right pulmonary surface
This surface is formed mainly by the left ventricle; it forms the cardiac impression of the left lung.
Left pulmonary surface.
Right border (slightly convex), formed by the _____ and extending between the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava
right atrium
Inferior border (oblique, nearly vertical), formed mainly by the ____ and slightly by the left ventricle.
right ventricle
Left border (nearly horizontal), formed mainly by the ______
left ventricle and slightly by the left auricle.
This border is formed by the right and left atria and auricles in an anterior view; the ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk emerge from this border and the superior vena cava enters its right side.
Superior border
The superior border is posterior to the aorta and pulmonary trunk, and forms the inferior boundary of the _____
transverse pericardial sinus
Dextrocardia is abnormal folding of the embryonic heart that may cause the position of the heart to be completely reversed so that the ___ is directed to the right instead of the left.
Apex
This congenital anomaly is the most common positional abnormality of the heart, but it is still relatively uncommon
Dextrocardia
Dextrocardia is associated with _____ positioning of the great vessels and the arch of the aorta.
mirror image
general transposition of the thoracic and abdominal viscera
situs inversus
transposition may affect only the heart
isolated dextrocardia
In _____ with situs inversus, the incidence of accompanying cardiac defects is low, and the heart usually functions normally.
dextrocardia
In isolated dextrocardia, however, the congenital anomaly is complicated by severe cardiac anomalies, such as transposition of the ______
great arteries.
when patient has inverted internal organs, bronchi is not working properly (cilia of bronchi not removing dust, mucus from bronchi). As a result, patients will suffer from chronic inflammation in bronchi, lungs, pneumonia, and other lung problems. What is this syndrome called?
Kartagener syndrome
The _______ receives blood from the superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, and coronary sinus
right atrium
The ear-like right _____ is a conical muscular pouch that projects from the right atrium
auricle
Posterior wall of the right atrium formed by superior vena cava and inferior vena cava and coronary sinus opening, it has smooth surface and called _____
sinus venarum
Anterior wall of right atrium composed of _____ and has rough surface.
pectinate muscles
The smooth and rough parts of the atrial wall are separated externally by a shallow terminal groove, and internally by a vertical ridge, the ______
crista terminalis
The _________ separating the atria has an oval, thumbprint-size depression, the oval fossa (fossa ovalis), which is a remnant of the oval foramen (foramen ovale) and its valve in the fetus.
interatrial septum
Specialized cardiac muscle cells that carry impulses throughout the heart musculature, signaling the chambers to contract in the proper sequence
Electrical conduction system (in Right atrium)
Main parts of conduction system:
Sinoatrial node Atrioventricular Node Bundle of His Left/Right Branches of the bundle of His Purkinje fibers
In the conduction system, the ___ node is located in wall of right atrium, sets basic heart rate 70-80 bpm, and is the normal pacemaker.
SA (sinoatrial)
Impulse from SA to atria Impulse also to AV node via _______ pathway
internodal
In the conduction system of the right atrium, which node is in the interatrial septum?
AV node
SA node through AV bundle (also known as the…?)
bundle of His
SA node through AV bundle, into interventricular septum. Divides R and L _______.
bundle branches
The R and L bundle branches in conduction become subendocardial branches, or ______.
Purkinje fibers
Contraction of ventricles begins at _______
apex
Recording of electric activity of the heart
ECG
In ECG, this pattern is an impulse that spreads across atria, triggering atrial contractions
P wave
In ECG, this pattern is an impulse that spreads to the ventricles, triggering ventricular contractions.
QRS complex
In ECG, this pattern consists of ventricles returning to resting state.
T wave
Damage to the conducting system causes a ______, which interferes with the ability of the ventricles to receive the atrial impulses.
heart block
A ______ of the electrical signals produces an irregular and slower heartbeat, reducing the heart’s efficiency in maintaining adequate circulation.
delay or disruption
Heart block requires a ______ to be implanted.
pacemaker
_____ is a cardiac arrhythmia resulting from rapid irregular uncoordinated contractions of the atrial or ventricular muscle due to fast repetitive excitation of myocardial fibers, causing palpitations, shortness of breath, angina, fatigue, congestive heart failure, and sudden cardiac death.
Atrial or ventricular fibrillation
This chamber of the heart Is smaller and has thicker walls than the right atrium, but its walls are smooth, except for a few pectinate muscles in the auricle.
left atrium
Is the most posterior of the four chambers lying posterior to the right atrium but anterior to the esophagus
Left atrium