Week 6 Lecture 2 Flashcards
Arteries
away from the heart
Viens
blood towards the heart
Capillaries
connect arteries and veins
What does the right of the heart do?
take in oxygen poor blood and push it towards the lungs to get oxygenated and come back
- pulmonary circulation or pulmonary circuit for blood vessels that are going to the lungs and back from the lungs
What does the left side of the heart do?
- recieve oxygenated rich blood
- pump it away from the heart and towards the body tissues
- systematic circuit or the systematic circulation
What is the third circuit?
How the blood is going to circulate through the heart muscle itself
Location where we hold the heart
Middle mediastinum
What the borders of the heart?
- Lateral border: lungs
- Anterior border: sternum (breastbone, is a flat, elongated bone located in the center of the chest)
- Inferior border: Diaphragm (help us breath)
- Superior border: sternal angle (top of your sternum, fourth or fifth vertebrae T4,T5)
- Posteriorly: Esophagus
a
Superior vena cava
b
Aorta
c
Parietal pleura (cut)
d
Pulmonary trunk
e
Left Lung
f
Pericardium (cut)
g
Apex of heart
pointed tip at the bottom of the heart. It points downwards and slightly to the left,
h
Diaphragm
a
Atrial septum
b
Bicuspid
c
Ventricular Septum
d
Tricuspid Valve
e
Right atrium
f
Right ventricle
g
Left atrium
h
Left venticle
Coronary Vessels:
on the surface of heart, supplying and draining the heart muscle
Coronary Arteries: Carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle (to keep it healthy).
Coronary Veins: Carry oxygen-poor blood away from the heart muscle back to the heart.
Simple Breakdown:
Arteries → Away from the heart (to organs or muscles).
Adipose tissue
- yellow stuff,
- protecting the heart, adding extra layer of cushioning around it
Visceral fat is a type of fat that is stored inside your abdomen, around important organs like the liver, pancreas, and intestines.
a
superior vena cava
Blood Flow to the Heart: The superior vena cava carries oxygen-poor blood from the upper body back to the right atrium of the heart. This blood is returning from all parts of the body after delivering oxygen and picking up waste products.
Next Step to the Lungs: From the right atrium, the blood then moves to the right ventricle, which pumps it to the lungs via the pulmonary arteries. In the lungs, the blood gets rid of carbon dioxide and picks up oxygen, becoming oxygen-rich again.
Summary:
Superior Vena Cava: Brings oxygen-poor blood back to the heart from the body.
Heart to Lungs: The heart then sends that blood to the lungs to get oxygen.
b
right auricle of right atrium
The right auricle is a small flap on the outside of the right atrium of the heart. It helps hold extra blood that comes back to the heart from the body.
c
right ventricle
The right ventricle is one of the heart’s chambers that pumps oxygen-poor blood to the lungs. It receives blood from the right atrium and sends it to the lungs to get oxygen.
d
mediastinum
e
aorta
The aorta is the largest artery in the body. It carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to all parts of the body.
f
left lung
g
fat in epicardium
epicardium is the outer layer of the heart. It helps protect the heart