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Base of the heart is at the level of the |
left 5th intercostal space |
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the base of the heart is where you can hear |
auscultation of mitral valve |
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surfaces of the heart |
anterior diaphragmatic left pulmonary right pulmonary |
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3 wall layers of the heart |
epicardium: visceral myocardium: heart muscle endocardium: innermost slick layer |
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Groove markingseparation between atria and ventricles |
coronary sulcus |
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groove separating right and left ventricles |
Anterior and Posterior Interventricular Sulci |
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what is inside that anterior and posterior inter ventricular sulci |
Coronary vessels and fat |
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muscles in the right atrium |
few pectinate muscles (ridges of myocardium) |
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what is the sinus venarum |
the site of crista terminals (muscular ridge running vertically between SVC and IVC |
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right auricle of the right atrium contains |
pectinate muscles |
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the pectinate muscles help increase |
force of contraction |
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pectinate muscles on the right auricle originate from |
crista terminalis |
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fossa ovalis is the site of |
foramen ovale (attachment btwn right and left atrium in a fetus) |
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opening of coronary sinus |
thebesian valve |
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3 sources of O2 poor blood into the R atrium |
SVC IVC Coronary sinus |
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the left atrium is smaller than the right atrium but what is different about the walls of it> |
thicker and smoother walls |
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the left atrium and left auricle muscles |
no muscle in the L atrium few pectinate muscles in the L auricle |
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_________ blood comes into the left atrium through the ________ |
O2-rich blood pulmonary VV |
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right ventricle is thicket than ______ |
right atrium |
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ridges within the ventricles |
trabeculae carnae |
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papillary muscles origin, function, & connection |
–Muscles on anterior and posteriorventricular walls(2-3) originated from trabeculae carnae –They are on apex connected to chordae tendon –Contract to tighten chordae tendonae |
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3 types of papillary MM |
anterior, posterior, septal |
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what is the function of the chord tendonae |
prevent back flow of blood and prevents valve cusps from turning inside out |
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–isolated band of trabeculae carnae |
Moderatorband/Septomarginal trabecula |
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moderator band forms bridge between |
interventricular septum and base of anteriorpapillary m. |
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what is the function of the moderator band |
-Prevents anterior wall of ventricle frompulling too far from interventricular septum– -Prevents over stretching of ventricle |
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Area before pulmonary trunk |
conus arteriosus (infundibulum) |
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conus arteriosus is the outflow tract leading to |
pulmonary trunk |
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thickest chamber. |
left ventricle |
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entry way to aorta from left ventricle |
aortic vestibule
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muscles on the left ventricle |
2 setsof papillary muscleswith chordae tendonae |
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valve that does no depend on chord tendinae |
•PulmonarySemilunar valve |
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pulmonary semilunar valve is between the ____ and ______ |
–betweenR. ventricle and pulmonary trunk |
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the semilunar valve outflow _________ blood to ________ |
–Outflowof oxygen poor blood to pulmonary trunk |
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cusps of the pulmonary semilunar valve |
3 semilunar cusps |
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valve between L ventricle and ascending aorta |
aortic semilunar valve |
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cusps of the aortic valve |
3 semilunar cusps |
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sinuses of the aortic valve |
right, left and posterior aortic sinuses |
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Other set of valves |
atrioventricular valve |
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Valve between Right atrium and Right venticle |
Tricuspid valve |
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cusps of the tricuspid valve |
anterior, posterior, septal |
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atrioventricular valves depend on |
chordae tendonae and papillary muscles |
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valve between left atrium and left ventricle |
bicuspid (mitral) valve |
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cusps of the bicuspid valve |
anterior and posterior |
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right coronary A comes from |
aortic arch |
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what does the right coronary A supply |
right atrium right ventricle SA and AV nodes |
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the right coronary A arises from |
right aortic sinus |
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right coronary A courses under |
right auricle into coronary sinus |
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The right coronary artery emerges from the aorta into the AV groove and continues in the posterior interventricular sulcus. Within millimeters after emerging from the aorta, the right coronary artery gives off two branches: |
1) The Conus artery which runs to the right ventricle 2) The atrial branch |
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the atrial branch gives off the |
sinoatrial nodal branch |
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the right coronary A terminates as |
1. marginal A 2. posterior interventricular A |
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Left coronary A branches from |
aortic arch |
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left coronary A supplies |
Left atrium Left ventricle interventricular septum |
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the left coronary A arises from |
left aortic sinus |
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left coronary A courses between |
pulmonary trunk and Left auricle into the coronary sulcus |
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branches of the left coronary A |
Anteriorinterventricular A –diagonalbranches Circumflexbranch –L.marginal a. |
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coronary sinus is on what surface of the heart |
posterior |
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function of coronary sinus |
collecting pool of venous blood |
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coronary sinus empties into |
right atrium |
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valve of the coronary sinus |
thebesian valve at base of IVC |
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4 main tributaries of the coronary sinus |
1. Great cardiac vein 2. Middle cardiac vein 3. Small cardiac vein 4. Posterior cardiac vein |
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great cardiac V ascends the ______ sulcus |
anterior interventricular sulcus with artery |
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middle cardiac V and posterior cardiac V ascends the _______ sulcus |
posterior interventricular sulcus with artery |
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small cardiac V courses with |
marginal A |
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posterior cardiac V lies left of |
middle cardiac V |
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lymphatics of the heart drain into |
trachiobronchial and brachiocephalic nodes |
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cardiac plexus has sympathetic and parasympathetic contributions. what do each do to the heart? |
sympathetic: increase heart rate and force of contraction, dilation of coronary A parasympathetic: decreases heart rate and force of contraction, constriction of coronary A |
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superficial part of the cardiac plexus is beneath or inferior to |
aortic arch |
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deep part of the cardiac plexus lives between |
aortic arch and carina |
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visceral afferents of the heart enter CNS via |
sympathetic trunk and Vagus N
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Vagal cardiac NN are sensory to heart for |
changes in blood pressure |
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afferent associated with sympathetic trunks are sensory for |
pain from heart |
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Great vessels of the heart |
1. Thoracic aorta: ascending aorta arch of aorta descending aorta 2. superior vena cava 3. inferior vena cava 4. pulmonary trunk |
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the ascending aorta has origin from |
Left ventricle |
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ascending aorta is contained in what part of the pericardial sac |
middle mediastinum |
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3 sinuses of the ascending aorta |
formation of R and L coronary AA |
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arch of aorta is formed at level of |
2nd right costal cartilage |
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arch of aorta is contained in what part of the pericardial cavity |
superior mediastinum |
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superior vena cava enters the |
right atrium |
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superior vena cava is the union of |
R and L brachiocephalis VV |
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The superior vena cava is venous return from all structures above |
diaphragm |
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superior vena cava descends to right of the |
ascending aorta |
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what part of the pericardial sac contains SVC |
superior (superior half) middle mediastinum (inferior half) |
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is the IVC inside the pericardial sac |
barely, short segment |
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pulmonary trunk is inside the pericardial sac beginning at _________ |
conus arterioles of the right ventricle |
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pulmonary trunk bifurcates into _______ at level of _______ |
R and L pulmonary AA under aortic arch at level of sternal angle |
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closed pathway from ductus arterioles (pathway in fetus) |
ligamentum arteriosum |