Review CHAP 19 Flashcards
Blood flow of the right atrium?
Receives deoxygenated blood from the body and sends blood to the right ventricle
Blood flow of the left atrium?
RECEIVES OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM PULMONARY VEINS (LUNGS) AND SENDS IT TO THE LEFT VENTRICLE
Blood flow of the left ventricle?
RECEIVES OXYGENATED BLOOD FROM LEFT VENTRICLE AND SENDS IT TO THE BODY
Blood flow of the right ventricle?
RECEIVES DEOXYGENATED BLOOD FROM RIGHT ATRIUM AND SENDS IT TO THE LUNGS
Blood flow of vena cava?
BLOOD COMES IN FROM TISSUES/BODY TO FLOOD INTO THE SUPERIOR AND INFERIOR VENA CAVA TO THEN LAND IN THE RIGHT ATRIUM
Blood flow of pulmonary trunk?
COMES FROM RIGHT VENTRICLE, PUMPS DEOXYGENATED BLOOD TO THE LUNGS, THEN, ONCE OXYGENATED, THE BLOOD COMES BACK INTO THE LEFT ATRIUM THRU 4 PULMONARY VEINS
Blood flow of aorta?
COMES FROM LEFT VENTRICLE, PUMPS TO THE BODY
LEFT SIDE OF THE HEART PUMPS BLOOD TO THE _____. RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEART PUMPS BLOOD TO THE ______.
BODY; LUNGS
Describe the position/orientation of the heart in the body.
APEX OF THE HEART PROJECTS ANTEROINFERIORLY TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF BODY
Compare the wall of the heart in the atria vs ventricles.
ATRIA RECEIVE BLOOD; VENTRICLES PUMPS OUT BLOOD
Epicardium:
MOST SUPERFICIAL LAYER; EPITHELIUM, AREOLAR, & ADIPOSE CT
Myocardium:
BETWEEN EPICARDIUM & ENDOCARDIUM; CARDIAC MUSCLE
Endocardium:
DEEPEST LAYER; EPITHELIUM & AREOLAR CT
Voltages associated with the RMP of nodal cells.
-60 mV
Voltages associated with the threshold of nodal cells.
-40 mV; Na+ CHANNELS HAVE OPENED, CREATING A MORE POSITIVE CHARGE