Week 2: Heart & Blood Flashcards
Location of heart
Medial to lungs
Superior to diaphragm
Thoracic Cavity (under sternum)
Layers of the heart (inner to outer)
Endocardium, Myocardium, Epicardium, Pericardial Cavity, Parietal layer of serous pericardium, fibrous pericardium.
Pericardium:
Protects the heart
Fibrous Pericardium
Serous Pericardium
Serous Pericardium
2 membranes with fluid in between
Parietal Pericardium
Pericardial Cavity (containing fluid)
Visceral Pericardium OR Epicardium
Myocardium
Muscular tissue of heart
Endocardium
Lining of inside chambers of heart (epithelial tissue)
Veins
Lead to the heart
Vena Cavae (into right atrium)
Pulmonary Veins (into left atrium)
Arteries
Away from the body
Aorta (leaving left ventricle)
Pulmonary Trunk (leaving right ventricle)
Chordae Tendinae
Anchor valves, attached to papillary muscles in ventricle wall
Tricuspid Valve
Right side
Bicuspid Valve
OR Mitral Valve
Left side
Semilunar Valves (Names and purpose)
Prevent backflow of blood into ventricles when they relax
Pulmonary Valve (right)
Aortic Valve (left)
Pulmonary Loop
Deoxygenated blood from body to lungs to be oxygenated.
Right.
Systemic Loop
Oxygenated blood from lungs to the rest of body (system).
Left.
Electrical Conduction System
Pacemaker cells that repeatedly and rhythmically generate and spread action potentials
Controls muscle contraction and blood flow.
Sinoatrial Node
“Pacemaker”
Right Atrium
Atrioventricular Node
Signal from SN through inter-nodal pathway
Right Atrium
Atrioventricular Bundle
Septum
Bundle Branches
Septum
Purkinje Fibers
Walls of the heart
Depolarized
Stimulated