SM 106a - Heart and Mediastinum Anatomy (Incl. Lab Objectives) Flashcards
Which part of the heart is cut open in this picture?
How do you know?
Left ventricle and Left Atrium
Ventricle has thick muscular walls, no opening for coronary sinus to drain into
Left atrium sits on top of left ventricle
What structure is labeled by #8?
Costal Pleura
What structure is labeled by #1?
Ascending Aorta
Which structure is labeled by #16
Right ventricle
Which structure is labeled by #13?
Pectinate muscles (in the left auricle)
Which structure is labeled by #10?
Left atrium
Which structure is labeled by #7?
Opening of inferior vena cava and valve
Which of the three major coronary arteries supplies blood to the left ventricle?
Front and bottom of LV: Anterior interventricular artery (aka Left anterior descending artery)
Back and side of LV: Circumflex artery
Where is the Aortic Semi-Lunar Valve?
Where do you place your stethoscope to listen?
Valve: Between the left ventricle and the aorta
Stethoscope: In the second intercostal space to the right of the patient’s sternum
(Circled A)
Which structure is labeled by #14?
Right coronary artery
What is cardiac tamponade?
Cardiac tamponade = fluid in the pericardial cavity that compresses the heart
Parietal pericardium has low compliance; increased volume in the sac puts pressure on the heart, rather than expanding the pericardial sac.
Describe the pathway of sympathetic innervation of the heart
- Presynaptic neuron
- Spinal cord
- Lower cervical or uppor thoracic sympathetic trunk
- Synapse in sympathetic trunk
- Cell body is here in the stellate ganglion
- Postsynaptic neuron
- Sympathetic trunk
- Cardiopulmonary splanchnic nerves
- Plexus at the bifurcation of the trachea
What structure is labeled by #12?
Right Ventricle
What structure is labeled by #9?
Left Internal Jugular Vein
Which structure is lableled by #7?
Right coronary artery
Which coronary artery suplies the left atrium?
Circumflex artery
Why does angina sometimes radiate down a person’s arm?
The left ventricle is supplied by nerves from T1
Nerves from T1 also supply the brachial plexus
Therefore, anginal pain can be referred to nerves in the arm
Which structure is labeled by #5?
Interventricular septum
Which structure is labeled by #1?
Ligamentum Arteriosum
What structure is labeled by #16?
Right Brachiocephalic Vein
Which part of the lung does the heart interface on the…
Left side?
Right side?
Right side = middle lobe of the right lung
Left side = lingula of the upper lobe of the left lung
What structure is labeled by G?
Left subclavian artery
Which structure is labeled by #3?
Opening of the left coronary artery
List the differences between the left and right ventricles
- Smooth top of chamber
- Left is called the aortic vestibule
- Right is called the conus arteriosus
- Left is round with thicker walls
- Right is bellow-shaped with thinner walls
Which structure is labeled by #7?
Cusp of bicuspid aka mitral aka left atrioventricular valve
Visceral sensory fibers from which spinal segment supply the ventricles?
T1
Which structure is labeled by #11?
Anterior cusp of the tricuspid valve (right atrioventricular valve)
Which structure is labeled by #9?
Apex of the heart
Which structure is labeled by #2?
Crista Terminalis
What structure is labeled by #5?
Cervical Pleura
What structure is labeled by #1?
Left Phrenic Nerve
Describe the general flow of blood into and out of the azygous vein
From left side
- Left posterior intercostal veins
- Hemiazygous vein
- Azygous vein
- Superior vena cava
- Must arch over root of the right lung to get here
From right side
- Intercostals drain directly into azygous vein
Which structure is labeled by #6?
Right cusp of the aortic semi-lunar valve
Which structure is labeled by #1?
Nodule of the posterior cusp of the aortic semi-lunar valve
What structure is labeled by #4?
Left Subclavian Artery
Which structure is labeled by #4?
Left ventricle
Which structure is labeled by #14?
Conus arteriosus
Which structure is labeled by #12?
Right atrium
Which structure is labeled by #3?
Remnants of foramen ovale
Which structure is labeled by #3?
Marginal branch of the right coronary artery
What structure is labeled by #15?
Right Vagus Nerve
Which structure is labeled by #10?
Chordae tendineae
What is the function of the papillary muscles?
Located in the ventricles
Stabilize the AV (tricuspid and bicuspid) valves via chordae tendineae to prevent flaps from swinging into the atrium when the ventricle contracts
Which structure is labeled by #13
Right pulmonary veins
What is the name of the valve shown in this picture?
What is the name of this valve on the other side of the heart?
Shown (left side): Bicuspid aka Mitral aka Left Atrioventricular Valve
Other (right) side: Tricuspid aka Right Atrioventricular valve
Which structure is labeled by #8?
Remnants of the fossa ovalis
Describe the structure and function of the atrioventricular valves
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Structure:
- Flat cusps that are stabilized by papillary muscles and chordae tendineae
- Right: Tricuspid = 3 flaps
- Left: Bicuspid (mitral) = 2 flaps
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Function:
- Prevent backflow into the atrium during ventricular contraction
Which blood vessel is cut open in this picture?
How do you know?
The aorta
The pulmonary trunk woudl look similar, but the aorta has openings for the left and right coronary arteries
Describe the pathway of visceral sensory innervation of the heart
- Heart
- Cardiopulmonary splanchnic nerves
- Sympathetic trunk
- Joins spinal nerve
- Enters spinal curve via dorsal root
- Cell body is in the dorsal root ganglion
What structure is labeled by #10?
Esophagus
What structure is labeled by #13?
Right Phrenic Nerve
List the differences between the right and left atria
- Right has the crista terminalis
- Contains pace maker tissue
- Right recieves blood from systemic circulation (vena cavae)
- Left receives blood from the pulmonary circulation
Which structure is labeled by #5?
Anterior papillary muscle
What structure is labeled by B?
Thymus
Which structure is labeled by #1?
Right atrial “nodal” branch of the right coronary artery
What structure is labeled by #11?
Left Ventricle
What structure is labeled by #3?
Right Phrenic Nerve
Which structure is labeled by #9?
Left ventricle
Which structure is labeled by #11?
Trabeculae carneae
What structure is labeled by #3?
Diaphragm
What structure is labeled by #7?
Left Subclavian vein
Which section of the mediastinum contians the heart?
Middle mediastinum
Which structure is labeled by #5
Left atirum
What is the coronary sinus?
An endothelial-lined venous channel imbedded in the cardiac muscle in the posterior AV groove
(Not a vein)
What structure is labeled by D?
Trachea
What is epicardium?
Viscerial pericardium
Which structure is lableled by #4?
Great cardiac vein
Which structure is labeled by #2?
Pulmonary semi-lunar valve
Which structure is labeled by #4
Pulmonary arteries
What structure is labeled by C?
Superior vena cava
Which structure is labeled by #3?
Aortic arch
Which structure is labeled by #6?
Opening of coronary sinus and valve
What structure is labeled by #13?
Right Atrium
Trace the flow of blood through the heart
- Enters via superior and inferior vena cavae
- Right atrium
- Through tricuspid valve
- Right ventricle
- Through pulmonary semi-lunar valve
- Pulmonary trunk
- Pulmonary arteries
- Lungs (Lobes -> Bronchopulmonary segments)
- Pulmonary veins
- Left atrium
- Bicuspid (mitral) valve
- Left ventricle
- Aortic semi-lunar valve
- Aorta
- Systemic circulation
What is the effect of sympathetic innervation on the hearth/
Increase heart rate by stimulating the SA node
Act on myocardial cells to increase force of contraction
- Increase myocyte metabolism
- Dilate coronary arteries
- Increase blood flow to muscles
Sympathetic innervation = helps us run away from scary things
What is the effect of parasympathetic innervation on the heart?
Decrease heart rate by inhibiting the SA node
Parasympathetic = rest and digest
Trace the pathway of the conductive system that regualtes the heart beat
- SA node = pacemaker
- Three nodal pathways
- AV node = backup pacemaker
- AV bundle (bundle of hiss)
- Right and left branch bundle (septal branch)
- Right and left purkinje fibers
- Right and left ventricular muscle
What structure is labeled by #11?
Trachea
Where does blood from the coronary sinus drain into?
Right atrium
Which structure is labeled by #2
Left inferior pulmonary vein
What structure is labeled by #12?
Right Internal Jugular Vein
What structure is labeled by #7?
Aortic Arch
What structure is labeled by #4?
Serous Visceral Pericardium (Epicardium)
What structure is labeled by #7?
Descending Aorta
Which structure is labeled by #7 (the space)?
Aortic sinus (there are 3 sinuses shown in this picture)
What structure is labeled by #17?
Superior Vena Cava
What structure is labeled by B?
Manubrium of the sternum