Torso - Heart Flashcards
Location of the heart
Mediastinum
The heart sits between two pleural cavities in the mediastinum within the pericardial cavity
Base
Broad superior portion of the heart; COntain the great vessels (Vena cava, aorta, pulmonary trunk)
Apex
Narrow posterior region angling to the left of the midline
Inferior margin
Inferior edge of the heart that rests on the diaphragm
Pericardial cavity
Pericardium
Double lining of the pericardial cavity
Pericardial cavity
VIsceral pericardium
Inner layer of pericardium
Pericardial cavity
Parietal pericardium
Outer layer of pericardium
Pericardial cavity
Pericardial fluid
Located between the parietal and visceral layers
Layers of the heart
Epicardium
This is the outer layer of the heart; also known as the visceral pericardium
Layers of the heart
Myocardium
Middle layer of the heart
Thickest layer and muscular wall of the heart
Concentric layers of cardiac muscle tissue
Layers of the heart - myocardium
Atrial myocardium
wraps around great vessels
Layers of the heart - myocardium
Ventricular myocardium
Thick muscle layer between the endocardium and capillaries
Layers of the heart - myocardium
Heart (fibrous) skeleton
Separates atria and ventricles, supports valves, nondonductive
Layers of the heart
Endocardium
Simple squamous epithelium resting on connective areolar tissue
Circuits and Blood vessels
Arteries
Carry blood away from the heart, goes to organs
Circuits and Blood vessels
Arterioles
Are the smallest branch of arteries, within organs
Circuits and Blood vessels
Capillaries
Are the smallest blood vessels; nutrient/waste, gas exchange
Circuits and Blood vessels
Venules
Collect blood from capillaries, found within organs
Circuits and Blood vessels
Veins
Return blood to the hear, comes from the organs
Circuits and Blood vessels
Pulmonary circuit
Deoxygenated blood comes from the body to the right side of the heart and is pumped to the lungs, oxygenated blood from the lungs comes to the left side of the heart
Circuits and Blood vessels
Systemic circuit
Oxygenated blood from the lungs come to the left side of the heart, and is pumped to the rest of the body
deoxygenated blood comes back to the heart on the right side