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UNIT 2: heart Flashcards

1
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where is the heart located?

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middle mediastinum - behind sternum/ between 2nd and 6th ribs and between T5-8/ directly above diaphragm

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where can you find the apex of the heart?

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posterior to 5th intercostal space- left midclavicular line

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3
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where is the base of the heart?

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posterior towards T6 to T9 (predominantly left atrium)

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4
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What are the four surfaces of the heart?

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  • anterior/ sternocostal - RV
  • diaphragmatic/ inferior - LV
  • left pulmonary - LV
  • right pulmonary - RA
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5
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what are the four borders of the heart?

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  • superior
  • inferior
  • left
  • right
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6
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what is the loose fitting sac around the heart called and what is it made of?

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pericardium - double walled fibroserous membrane

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7
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what is the serous pericardium split into?

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visceral / parietal

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what does the parietal pericardium form?

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epicardium - thin external layer

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9
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what is the function of the pericardium?

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  • fixation of heart
  • prevents overfilling
  • lubrication
  • protection from infection
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how are the pericardial sinuses formed? what are the two sinuses and where are they found?

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embryological folding of primordial heart

  • transverse: separates the heart’s arterial outflow - posterior to aorta and pulmonary trunk - can pass a finger through (surgeons use this for cardiac surgery/ clamps)
  • oblique: blind recess partly covering the SVC/IVC/pulmonary veins
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which veins/arteries supply the pericardium?

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  • pericardiophrenic artery - main supply (branch of internal thoracic artery)/ other arteries: musculophrenic/ bronchial/ esophageal/ superior phrenic/ coronary
  • pericardiophrenic veins and azygos veins
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what are the other two external layers of heart?

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  • myocardium = cardiac muscle

- endocardium = internal layer of endothelium/ sub-endothelial connective tissue

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where does the right atrium receive blood from?

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venous blood from SVC/IVC

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14
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what is an auricle?

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atrial appendage - muscular pouch that increases capacity of atrium on anteromedial portion
(represents primordial atrium)

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how is the interior of the right atrium split?

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atrium proper - anterior to cristae terminalis - rough muscular wall due to pectinate muscles
sinus venarum - posterior to cristae terminalis - smooth walls - incorporates sinus venosus

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16
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from which veins does the sinus venarum receive blood from?

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SVC/ IVC/ coronary sinus

17
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where is the fossa ovalis found?

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interatrial septum - remnant of oval foramen (foetus - bypass lung)

18
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where is the sulcus terminalis found on right atrium?

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external surface -terminal groove

19
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what is the name of upper region of the right ventricle?

describe its feature

A

conus arteriosus

smooth wall/ cone shaped

20
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what is the name of the ridged muscular wall separating the outflow part from inflow part of right ventricle?

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supraventricular crest

21
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what is the name of the partition between the right and left ventricle? describe its two parts

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interventricular septum

  • upper: membranous part - thin - continuous with fibrous skeleton of heart
  • lower: muscular part - thick due to high blood pressure produced by LV
22
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what is the name of the irregular muscular elevations in ventricles?

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trabecular carneae

23
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what is the name of the moderator band which carries the right branches of the AV bundle and what does this facilitate?

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septomarginal trabecula

- allows co-ordinated contraction of anterior papillary muscle

24
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what forms the tricuspid valve?

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three cusps: anterior/ posterior/ septal which are controlled by contraction of papillary muscles connected by chordae tendinae

25
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what forms the semilunar valve?

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three pulmonary valve cusps: left/ anterior/ right

26
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describe features of a semilunar cusp (pulmonary)

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pulmonary sinus - a pouch of cusp formed by and dilated wall of pulmonary vein

  • when filled with blood, prevents sticking of cusps to wall of PT and so closes the valve to prevent backflow
  • lunule - fibrous margin of cusp/ nodule - peak of cusp
27
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where can the left auricle be found and what does it contain?

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superior left border - overlapping pulmonary trunk

- contains pectinate muscles

28
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how does blood enter the left atrium?

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via two pairs of pulmonary veins - left/right

29
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what is the name of the outflow tract in the left ventricle?

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aortic vestibule

30
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what is the name of the opening where ascending aorta begins?

A

aortic orifice

31
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how many cusps does the aortic valve?

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right/left/posterior

32
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what is the cardiac skeleton made out of?

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fibrous framework of dense collagen
- 4 fibrous rings (for 4 valves) connected by two fibrous trigones which also connect membranous parts of interatrial/ IV septum

33
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what are the functions of the cardiac skeleton?

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  • attachment for myocardium
  • attachment for cusps
  • electrical insulator -separates atrial/ ventricular impulses
  • prevents disextension of orifices
34
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what is the main arterial supply of heart?

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coronary arteries - right/ left

35
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where does the right coronary artery arise from and what are its branches?

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arises from right aortic sinus

  • SA/ AV nodal branches - SA/ AV node
  • MARGINAL ARTERY - right border
  • POSTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY/ INFERIOR INTERVENTRICULAR ARTERY - both ventricles
36
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where does the left coronary artery arise from and what are its branches?

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arises from left aortic sinus

  • CIRCUMFLEX ARTERY
  • ANTERIOR INTERVENTRICULAR ARTERY/ ANTERIOR DESCENDING ARTERY
37
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What is the main vein of the heart?

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coronary sinus - runs in posterior part of coronary sulcus

38
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what veins empty into the coronary sinus?

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  • great cardiac vein
  • middle cardiac vein
  • small cardiac vein
  • left posterior ventricular vein/ marginal vein
39
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where do the anterior cardiac veins empty into?

A

directly into the right atrium

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