Quiz 1 Flashcards
What is the main function of the thorax?
-to protect major organs of the cardiopulmonary system
What ribs does the sternum articulate with?
-Ribs 3-7
What is the main of the level in the thorax at which the trachea bifurcates to the main bronchi?
-The angle of louis
Where does the manubrium meet the sternum?
-The angle of Louis
What ribs are considered true ribs?
-Ribs 1-7
What ribs are considered false ribs?
-Rib 8-10
What ribs are floating ribs?
-Ribs 11 and 12
Where does the vascular and nervous supply of ribs run?
-Just beneath the inferior border of the ribs
What is the outermost layer of heart tissue?
-The pericardium
What are the two layers of the pericardium?
-Parietal and Visceral
What is the outer layer of the pericardium?
-Parietal layer
What is the inner layer of the pericardium?
-Visceral layer
What divides the two layers of the pericardium?
-The pericardial space
What is in the pericardial space?
-Pericardial fluid (about 20ml)
What is pericardial effusion?
-When there is more than 20 ml of pericardial fluid in the pericardial space
What is the muscle of the heart the facilitates pumping?
-The myocardium
What three properties do myocardial cells have?
-Automaticity, rhythmicity, and conductivity
What lines the chambers of the heart?
-The Endocardium
What valve separates the right atrium and the right ventricle?
-The tricuspid valve
What valve separates the left atrium and left ventricle?
-The mitral valve
What valve separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary arteries?
-The pulmonic (semilunar valve)
What valve separates the left ventricle from the aorta?
-The aortic (semilunar) valve
A myocardial infarct affecting the papillary muscle will effect what?
-The valves of the hart
What node sets the rhythm of the heart?
-The SA (sinoatrial) node
Where is the SA node located?
-The Right atrium
What is the normal firing rate of the SA node?
-60-100 BPM
What node slows the impulses down to allow the ventricles to properly fill?
-The AV (atrioventricular) node
What node can take over if the SA node fails?
-The AV node
What is the normal firing rate of the AV node?
-40 to 60 bpm
What fibers transmits impulses to the myocardial cells?
-Perkinjie fibers
What provides parasympathetic innervation to the heart?
-The Vagus nerve
What provides sympathetic innervation to the heart?
-Epinephrine and norepinephrine
What it the low pressure system of the cardiopulmonary system?
-The pulmonary system
What is the high pressure system?
-Systemic circulation
What are the first branches of the aorta?
-the coronary arteries
What is the first branch off of the aortic arch?
-The brachiocephalic trunk
What does the brachiocephalic trunk divide into?
-The right common carotid and right subclavian arteries
What is the branch off of the aortic arch after the brachiocephalic trunk?
-the left common carotid artery