The Heart #2 Block 1 Flashcards
what will happen if the right side of the heart became large? more than 1/3
you would think that the right ventricle could be enlarged
how much of the heart is on the left side
2/3
the heart has what kind of axis?
usually anterior and downward, oblique
the electrical axis of the heart is how much?
60 degrees
artria and verntricals are separated by what?
atrioventricular groove ( sulcus)
what separates the left and right ventricle
the inter ventricular groove
what is inside the interventicular groove?
blood vessels
what is the shape of the heart
tilted pyramid
how many borders are in the heart
4
what is the apex formed by
the inferolateral part of the left ventricle
where is the apex located
posterior to the 5th intercostal space in ADULTS
when listening to apex you can hear?
mitral valve
if you put your finger on the 5th intercostal space you can feel a heart beat why
because that is where the apex is beating
where is the base of the heart
the left atrium
the base of the heart faces what?
posteriorly to the body of T6-T9
what is the base of the heart separated from
the pericardium
where is hard to access on the heart
the base of heart
what s located superiorly to the bifurcation of the pulmonary trunk
the base of the heart
what is the VENOUS portion of the heart
the base of the hear
what are the four surfaces of the heart
anterior surface inferiror surface(diaphragmatic) right surface left surface
anterior surface of the heart is mainly formed by what
the right ventricle
inferior surface of the heart is mainly made of
left and right ventricle