Teach me anatomy heart Flashcards
At what level does the pulmonary trunk split into the right and left pulmonary arteries
T5-T6
At what level does the superior vena cava drain into the right atrium
Level of 3rd rib
At what level does the inferior vena cava pass through the diaphragm and enter the pericardium
Level of T8
Where does blood leaving the left ventricle go
Passes into the aorta
Enters systemic circulation
Where does blood leaving the right ventricle go
Pulmonary circulation via pulmonary arteries
What is the role of the right auricle
Muscular pouch acts to increase the capacity of the atrium
What separates the inferior surface of the right atrium
Crista terminalis
Where does the coronary sinus open into
Right atrium
Between the inferior vena cava orifice and the right atrioventricular orifice
Describe the interatrial septum
Solid muscular wall that separates the right and left atria
What is the fossa ovalis
Remnant of the foramen ovale
What was the role of the foramen ovale
Allows right to left shunting of blood to bypass the lungs
Closes once the newborn takes its first breath
What does the left atrium receive blood from
Oxygenated - 4 pulmonary veins
What are the series of irregular muscular elevations called found in the right and left ventricle
Trabeculae carnae
What is the rate at which the SA node generates impulses influenced by
Autonomic nervous system
- sympathetic
- parasympathetic
What is the effect of the sympathetic nervous system on the heart
Increases firing rate of the SA node
Increases HR
What is the effect of the parasympathetic nervous system on the heart
Decreases firing rate of the SA node
Decreases HR
Where is the atrioventricular node located
Within the atrioventricular septum
Near the opening of the coronary sinus
What is the role of the AV node
Delay impulses
Ensure the atria have enough time to fully eject the blood into the ventricles before ventricular systole
How long does the AV node delay impulses
120ms
Where are purkinje fibres located
Sudendocardial surface of the ventricular walls
What are the three layers of the heart
Endocardium
Myocardium
Epicardium
Describe the endocardium
Innermost layer
Lines the cavities and valves of the heart
Regulates contractions
Describe the subendocardial layer
Lies between and joins the endocardium and myocardium
Purkinije fibres located here