Cardiovascular Anatomy Flashcards
(29 cards)
Right Border
RA
Left border
LV
Superior border
Auricles and great vessels
Inferior border
RA, RV, LV
Anterior surface
RA, RV, LV
Inferior surface
RV, LV
Posterior surface (base)
LA
Types of pericardia
Fibrous
Serous (parietal and visceral)
2 main coronary arteries
Left and right coronary arteries
RCA divides into
R posterior descending artery
acute/right marginal artery
LCA divides into
Circumflex artery
L anterior descending artery
Main cardiac veins
Small, great, middle, anterior
Where do cardiac veins drain into?
Small, middle, great into coronary sinus
Anterior directly into RA
3 nerves that innervate the heart
Phrenic, vagus, sympathetic
What does phrenic nerve innervate?
Fibrous pericardium, parietal layer of serous
What does vagus innervate?
Heart, visceral layer of serous pericardium
What does sympathetic nerve innervate?
Heart, visceral layer of serous
Intrinsic conduction pathway
SA node, AV node, bundle of His, purkinje fibres
What lies anterior to heart?
Sternum
Costal cartilages 4-7
What lies posterior to heart?
Oesophagus
Descending aorta
What lies lateral to heart?
Pleura
Phrenic nerves
What lies inferior to heart?
Central tendon of diaphragm
What nerve carries pain sensation?
Phrenic nerve
Where is referred pain from sympathetic nerve?
Inner surface of upper arm