The Heart and Major Blood Vessels Flashcards
Mediastinum
- Heart, thymus, trachea, bronchi, esophagus, great vessels of the heart location
- Central division of the thoracic cavity between the pleural cavity (where the lungs are)
Pericardial Cavity
What the heart is surround by
- Thin, fluid-filled cavity that ensures a low friction environment in the heart’s movement
Fibrous Pericardium
Contains Pericardial cavity
Systemic Circuit
Double circuit delivering blood to nearly the entire body
- Blood leaves heart at aorta, travels through body main arteries, arrives at systemic capillaries, blood is collected by veins that empty into vena cava before reaching the heart
Pulmonary Circuit
Blood leaves heart at pulmonary trunk and travels through pulmonary arteries to the pulmonary capillaries
Chambers of the Heart
Small atria and larger ventricles
Right Atrium and Auricle
Receive blood from superior vena cava and inferior vena cava (body’s largest veins)
Coronary Sinus
Small vein sending blood to the right atrium
- Formed by the cardiac veins
Pulmonary Veins (4)
Carry blood from the lungs to the left atrium and its auricle
Right Ventricle
Pumps blood to the pulmonary trunk
Left Ventricle
Pumps blood to all of the body’s remaining structures through the aorta
Pulmonary Trunk
Arterial vessel that delivers blood to the lungs
Right and Left Coronary Arteries
Branch form base of aorta and deliver oxygen to the cells of the heart
- branch to form capillaries
Cardiac veins
Returns blood from right and left coronary arteries
Outermost layer of the heart
Epicardium
Endocardium
Innermost layer that lines the atria and ventricles (in contact with blood)
Myocardium
Middle, thick layer thgat contains cardiac muscle and connective tissue
Epicardium
Outer layer of the heart and holds some fat
- Wher coronary arteries and cardiac veins travel
Pericardial Cavity
Surrounds heart and forms a thin layer
- Fluid and helps ensure heart beats within a friction-free environment
Visceral and Parietal Pericardia
Form the pericardial cavity’s inner and outer boundaries
- Visceral is same membrane as epicardium
Fibrous Pericardium
External to the parietal pericardium and is the outermost structures
- Limits heart’s expansion during filling and forms the outer border of the pericardial cavity
Layers of Heart (Outer to Inner)
Fibrous pericardium, parietal pericardium, pericardial cavity, epicardium (visceral pericardium), myocardium, endocardium
Atrioventricular Valves
B/w atria and ventricles and ensure backflow of blood into atria does not occur
Chordae tendineae
Small cords that anchor the cusps to the ventricle walls in the AV valves
Papillary muscles
Small finger-like projections that hold the chordae tendineae
Tricuspid Valve (Right AV)
3 cusps/leaflets that come together during the contraction of the ventricles