WEEK 1 LECTURE FINISHED Flashcards
What is the pericardium? What are the 2 types?
A double walled membranous sac that encloses the heart. The outer layer is fibrous and anchors the heart to the diaphragm to assist in maintaining its position in the mediastinum.
The 2 types are fibrous and serous
What is fibrous pericardium?
Surrounds the heart, attaches to the central tendon of the diaphragm. It is lined by a serous membrane called the serous pericardium.
What is serous pericardium?
It is a double layered sac that encloses the heart. It has a layer of serous fluid between its layers.
The outer layer is called the parietal layer, which is continuous with the inner layer and lines the fibrous pericardium; the visceral layer. Between these 2 layers is serous fluid. The visceral layer is also known as the epicardium or the outmost layer of the heart tissues.
What is the purpose of the serous pericardium?
Its double layered walls create a cavity that is filled with serous fluid. This helps to prevent friction rubbing of the heart on the fibrous pericardium.
What is atria latin for?
Hall
What is ventricle latin for?
Little belly
What does the SVC drain blood from?
The head, neck, thorax and arms
What does the IVC drain blood from?
Anything below the diaphragm
What are the 4 sides/ surfaces of the heart?
Diaphragmatic - inferiorly
Sternocostal - anteriorly
Right pulmonary
Left pulmonary
Explain the diaphragmatic surface of the heart.
Mostly inferior
Mainly relates to the central tendon of the diaphragm
Formed by mainly the left ventricle and partially the right ventricle
Explain the sternocostal surface of the heart
Found anteriorly.
Formed mainly by the right ventricle.
Explain the left pulmonary surface of the heart
Formed mainly by the left ventricle.
Forms the cardiac impression on the left lung
Explain the right pulmonary surface of the heart.
Formed mainly by the right atrium
What are the 4 borders of the heart?
Right
Inferior
Left
Superior
Explain the right border of the heart (shape, formed by, extends between which 2 structures?)
Slightly convex.
Formed by the right atrium
Extends between SVC and IVC
Explain the inferior border of the heart (Orientation, formed by)
Nearly horizontal
Formed mainly by the right ventricle and slightly by the left
Explain the left border of the heart (formed by, position)
Formed mainly by the left ventricle
Slightly by the left auricle
Explain the superior border of the heart (formed by, what enters on the right?)
Formed by the right and left atria and auricles in the anterior view
Emerging from the superior border, ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk
The SVC enters on the right
Describe the auricle:
Ear like Muscular pouch Like an 'add on room' Increases the atriums capacity Overlapping the ascending aorta
At what level is the pulmonary semilunar valve?
3rd costal cartilage
How many cusps does the pulmonary semilunar valve have? What are they called?
3
Anterior
Right
Left
What are the names of the pulmonary veins that enter the left atrium?
Superior right and left
Inferior right and left
At what level is the mitral valve?
Posterior to the sternum at the level of 4th costal cartilage
At what level is the aortic valve found?
3rd intercostal space on the left side of the sternum
How many sinus does the aortic semilunar valve have?
3
Right
Left
Posterior
Where does the right coronary artery branch off the aorta?
In the right aortic sinus