Quiz 2: Lecture 4-6 Flashcards
✔️How many chambers in the heart? What are they? What do they do?
4 chambers
- left ventricle: pumps oxygenated blood to the body
- right ventricle: pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs
- left atrium: holding chamber, collects oxygenated blood from lungs, then sends it to left ventricle
- right atrium: holding chamber, collects deoxygenated blood from inferior vena cava, then sends it to right ventricle
✔️What is the mediastinum?
The cavity (region) between the lungs, sternum, and spine
(Broken up into superior, and inferior mediastinum)
✔️Phrenic nerve is located where?
Anterior to the anterior scalene, then deep into the thorax, then ANTERIOR to the HEART
✔️Where is the vagus (parasympathetic) nerve?
Anterior to the anterior scalene, medial to the phrenic nerve, then goes POSTERIOR to the HEART
✔️How is the mediastinum divided?
Superior and Inferior
Inferior mediastinum also contains anterior, middle, and posterior mediastinum
✔️What does the superior mediastinum contain? (Think nerves, pipes, cardiac structures)
Brachiocephalic veins, superior vena cava, aortic arch (+ branches), trachea, esophagus, phrenic and vagus nerves, thoracic duct and lymphatics
What is the pericardium?
The pericardium is the surrounding covering of the heart that is broken into 3 separate layers; the fibrous pericardium, and serous pericardium [2 layers; parietal (outer), and visceral (inner)
Describe the fibrous pericardium (and innervations, blood supply, etc.)
- creates the boundaries within the mediastinum cavity
- very tough and strong layer
- innervated by the phrenic nerves as they pass to the diaphragm
- blood is supplied via internal thoracic artery (pericardiophrenic vessels)
Describe the serous pericardium
Parietal layer: divides the fibrous pericardium and visceral layer of pericardium
Visceral layer: directly on the heart
What is the pericardial cavity?
- Space between parietal and visceral layers of the heart
- contains a small amount of serous fluid to allow for frictionless movement when the heart beats
What is cardiac tamponade?
A medical emergency when fluid or blood builds up in the pericardial cavity around the heart
What are the two loop systems within the cardiorespiratory system?
Pulmonary loop: transports blood to and from the lungs
Systemic loop: transports blood to and from the rest of the body
Explain the process in which blood goes to and from the lungs (pulmonary loop)
Right atrium —> right ventricle —> pulmonary trunk —> (splits into right and left pulmonary arteries) —> lungs -> pulmonary veins —> left atrium
Explain the superior and inferior vena cava
Superior vena cava: blood returned from arms, neck, face, and skull
Inferior vena cava: blood returned from lower extremity, liver, and abdominal viscera
Both drain into the right atrium
Which vessels lead into the brachiocephalic veins
Internal jugular veins, and subclavian veins
Which vessels lead into the superior vena cava (SVC)
Right and left brachiocephalic veins
Function of azygos vein
Drain blood from thorax into the superior vena cava
⁉️Where does the renal vein and hepatic vein go?⁉️
Inferior Vena Cava (IVC)
Describe the pulmonary arteries
- Carry deoxygenated blood from pulmonary trunk (powered by the right ventricle) to the lungs
- posterior orientation in relation to the other trunks
Describe the pulmonary veins
- Carry oxygenated blood from lungs to heart (left atrium)
- located inferior to where the pulmonary arteries come out of the heart
- 2 sites of attachments for the veins on each side of heart (4 total)
In regards to the two loop systems, which side of the heart corresponds with each system?
Right: pulmonary circulation
Left: systemic circulation
What is ventricular contraction called? What is ventricular relaxation called?
Contraction: systole (sis-toe-lee)
Relaxation: diastole (die-ass-toe-lee)
Where does all the deoxygenated blood in the body go to?
Right atrium
The coronary sinus (CS) drains _______ into the right atrium
The deoxygenated blood of the heart
Where are the pectinate muscles? What is the function?
Where?: anterior part of the inner walls of the right and left atria
Function: increases the power of contractions
What is the fossa ovalis?
A hole between the right and left atrium during fetal development that is then closed shortly after birth
If the fossa ovalis remains open, what could happen?
- Stroke
- decreased endurance
What type of valve allows blood to go from the right atrium to the right ventricle?
Tricuspid valve (atrio-ventricular valve)
- anterior cusp
- posterior cusp
- septal cusp (along the septum)
What are the names of the ventricle muscles?
- Trabeculae carneae
- Papillary muscles
What type of valve is the pulmonary valve?
Semilunar valve
- anterior
- right
- left
Left atrium receives blood from where?
Pulmonary veins (carrying oxygenated blood from the lungs)
Where is the mitral valve?
Bicuspid valve located between the Left atrium and Left ventricle
What is the function of the left ventricle?
Pump oxygenated blood to the entire body
The __________ valve is located between the right ventricle, and pulmonary trunk
Pulmonary valve (tricuspid)
- right cusp
- left cusp
- posterior cusp
The ___________ valve is located between the right atrium and right ventricle
Tricuspid
- anterior
- posterior
- septal
The ______ valve is located between the left atrium and left ventricle
Mitral (only valve with 2 cusps)
- anterior
- posterior
The ________ valve is located between the left ventricle and aorta
Aortic valve
- left cusp
- right cusp
- posterior cusp
What is another word for a “cusp”
Leaflet (leaf-let)
Sympathetic nervous system does what?
Responsible for intentional responses
Parasympathetic nervous system does what?
Responsible for unintentional responses
What is the mediastinum? Describe it in further depth
The mediastinum is the area that lies between the lungs, and holds many organs. This is further broken down into the superior mediastinum, and the interior mediastinum. The inferior mediastinum is also broken down into anterior, middle, and posterior
What is the mediastinum? Describe it in further depth
The mediastinum is the area that lies between the lungs, and holds many organs. This is further broken down into the superior mediastinum, and the interior mediastinum. The inferior mediastinum is also broken down into anterior, middle, and posterior
Where is the vagus nerve (cranial nerve 10) in relation to the phrenic nerve?
Medial (runs on top of the anterior scalenes, and posterior to the heart)
How does cardiac bypass surgery work?
Disconnect the internal thoracic artery from the sternum, then plug it in distal to a blockage
This allows blood flow to continue since the original artery was obstructed
What is a fetal shunt?
When the foremen ovale (between right and left atrium) ductus arteriosum (between pulmonary artery and aortic arch), or ductus venous (umbilical vein to IVC) gets filled in and access gets cut off
What is the SA node? Where is it?
Pacemaker of the heart
- Right atrium
- anterior to SVC
What happens after the SA node is stimulated?
Impulses spread to Bachmans bundle
What do the purkinje fibers do?
Contract the papillary muscles in the ventricles
SA node can fire without external stimulation at ____ to _____ bpm
60-100
If the SA node fails, the AV node will contract ____ to _____ times per minute
40 to 60
If the SA and AV nodes both fail to fire, the purkinje fibers will contract at a rate of ____ to ____ bpm
15 to 40
✔️Where does the sympathetic nervous system originate? Function?
Origin: T1-T4 spinal cord
Function: increase rate and force of contraction
Innervation: SA, AV, atria, ventricles
Where does the parasympathetic innervation of the heart come from? Function?
Vagus nerve [cranial nerve 10 (X)]
Function: decrease the rate
What else innervates the heart?
Cardiac plexus
The right lung has 3 lobes
- upper/superior lobe
- middle lobe
- lower/inferior lobe
The left lung has 2 lobes
- upper/superior lobe
- lower/inferior lobe
Also has the cardiac notch where the middle lobe would be if it were bilateral
What is the purpose of the pleura?
Surrounds each lung (has the same purpose on the lungs as the pericardium does with the heart)
- has 2 layers
Explain the difference between the pericardium layers and the pleura layers
Pericardium has three layers (fibrous, and two serous… parietal and visceral), pleura layers consist of parietal and visceral
What is the lingula?
The point at the bottom of the cardiac notch (inferior to the heart)