Unit 9 & 10 Flashcards
Relating to blood vessels
Angi/angio
Vas/vaso/vascular
Color for blood low in O2
Blue
Color for blood high in O2
Red
Are arteries red or blue
Red, high O2
Are veins red or blue
Blue, low O2
Location of heart
Within mediastinum
Caudal part of heart
Apex
Cranial part of heart
Base
Fibrous sac that holds heart
Pericardium
Outermost layer of pericardium, tough & fibrous, slightly loose to allow heart to move
Fibrous pericardium
Innermost part of pericardium, composed of two layers
Serous pericardium
Outer layer of serous pericardium, smooth & moist
Parietal layer
Inner layer of serous pericardium, adhered directly to cardiac muscle
Visceral layer (epicardium)
Purpose of pericardial fluid
Lubrication, prevents friction
What separates atria from ventricles, anchors heart valves, & provides attachment for myocardium
Connective tissue rings
Outmost layer of heart walls (visceral serous pericardium)
Epicardium
Muscle layer of heart wall (cardiac muscle)
Myocardium
Membrane lining inside of heart walls, simple squamous epithelium
Endocardium
Receive blood
Atria
Pump blood out of heart
Ventricles
Right ventricle pumps blood to
Lungs via pulmonary artery
Left ventricle pumps blood to
Body via aorta
LAMB
Left atrioventricular mitral bicuspid
RAT
Right atrioventricular tricuspid