Veterinary anatomy: cardiovascular anatomy Flashcards
greek and latin for blood
hema; sanguis
in domestic animals blood takes up what percentage of total body weight
6…8% of body weight
what percentage of total blood loss is fatal
15-25%
define baroreceptors
a type of mechanoreceptors in the walls of blood vessels and the heart that are stimulated by the absolute level of, and changes in, arterial pressure
cardiac function is controlled by
baroreceptors
which result in changes to the heart rate, contractility and vascular tone
respiratory function is controlled centrally by
chemoreceptors
greek and latin for heart
cor; cardia
in juveniles the heart is bordered cranially by the
thymus
shape of heart in Un
cone-shaped
the heart is what shape in car
ovoid
cardiac tip and situation
apex cordis points downwards and slightly to the left close to the sternum
define pericardium
conical serous sac-like structure enclosing the heart and the roots of the largest vessels
pericardium covered by what?
pleura pericardiaca
fibrous pericardium
pericardium fibrosum
pericardium fibrosum forms what in ru and su
ligg. sternopericardiaca
pericardium fibrosum forms what in eq
lig. sternopericardiacum
pericardium fibrosum forms what in car
lig. phrenicopericardiacum
pericardium divide into what
pericardium fibrosum & pericardium serosum
serous pericardium
pericardium serosum
pericardium serosum consists of
parietel and visceral layers
translate parietel and visceral layers
lamina parietalis & lamina visceralis [epicardium]
latin for visceral layer of the serous pericardium
lamina visceralis [epicardium] of pericardium serosum
pericardial cavity
cavum pericardii
layers of the pericardium from inside out
lamina visceralis [epicardium]
(cavum pericardii)
lamina parietalis
pericardium fibrosum
(pleura pericardiaca)