Chapter 19 Flashcards
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Do pulmonary arteries carry blood to the heart or away from the heart?
To the heart
What is the pulmonary circuit?
Carries blood to the lungs for gas exchange And returns blood to the heart
Do pulmonary veins carry blood away from the heart or to the heart?
Away from the heart
What side of the heart receives O2 poor blood from the body?
The right side
Where does the heart pump the blood into?
The pulmonary trunk
The pulmonary trunk divides into?
Left and right pulmonary arteries
What do the pulmonary arteries do?
They transport blood to the alveoli ( air sacs) of the lungs where gases are exchanged, CO2 is unloaded and O2 is loaded
02 Rich blood flows through pulmonary veins to which side of the heart?
The left side
Which circuit supplies blood to the organs of the body? (Systems made of organs)
The systemic circuit
Blood leaves the left side of the heart through what?
The aorta
What is the biggest artery in the body?
The aorta
What gives off smaller arteries to the organs?
The aorta
How does the O2 poor blood return to the right side of the heart?
By way of the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava
Where is the heart located?
In the thoracic cavity
What is the shape of the heart?
It has a base which is the broad superior portion, point of attachment for the great Vessels
It has an apex which is the inferior blunt point
The heart looks like an upside down triangle
What are the five parts of the anatomy of the heart?
Pericardium The heart wall The chambers Valves Bloodflow through the chambers
Pericardium
What does peri mean?
What does cardi mean?
Peri- around
Cardi- heart
What is the pericardial sac (parietal pericardium)?
Parie -wall
Fibrous layer of dense irregular connective tissue and deep serous layer
(Fibrous layer- Anchors heart to diaphragm and lungs)
What is the Epicardium (visceral pericardium)?
Serious membrane on the external surface of the heart
Epi -on
Visc - organ
Visceral - like layer of Saran Wrap on organ
What is the pericardial cavity?
Space between parietal and visceral membranes
Parietal - lines the mediastinum
Visceral - lines the heart
What does Pericardial fluid do?
It lubricates the membranes and allows the heart to beat with minimal friction
What is pericarditis?
Inflammation of the pericardium. (Infection, radiation)
What do the heart and lungs look like in the thoracic cavity?
Two upright triangles which are the lungs and one upside down triangle for the heart in the middle
What are the four main parts of the heart wall?
Epicardium
Endocardium
Myocardium
fibrous skeleton