circulatory system Flashcards
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mediastinum
middle chest
- contains heart, its large vessels
- esophagus
- trachea
- thoracic aorta
mediastinum bounded anteriorly by?
sternum and costal cartilages
mediastinum bounded laterally by
lungs
mediastinum bounded posteriorly by?
bodies of thoracic vertebrae
mediastinum divided into 2 parts
- superior
- inferior
- separated by transverse imaginary plane passing through sternal angle anteriorly and intervertebral disc btw vertebrae TIV and TV posteriorly
inferior mediastinum divided into 3 parts
- middle
- anterior
- posterior
anterior part of inferior mediastinum
- located btw sternum and pericardium
middle part of inferior mediastinum
- occupied by heart and surrounding membranes (pericadium)
posterior part of inferior mediastinum
- btw pericardium and bodies of vertebrae TV to TXII
superior mediastinum contains:
- arch of aorta and its branches
- right and left brachiocephalic veins, inferior part of superior vena cava, and end of azygus vein
anterior mediastinum contains:
- thymus gland
middle mediastinum contains:
- heart and pericardium
- ascending aorta, pulmonary trunk, pulmonary veins
- right and left phrenic nerves
- main bronchii
posterior mediastinum contains:
- descending aorta, azygus, hemiazygous vein
- right and left vagus nerve
- sympathetic chains (trunk) and splanchnic nerve
- thoracic duct and esophagus
heart
- muscular conical pump located in the middle mediastinum
pulmonary circulation
- right atrium receives dexoygentated blood, pass to right ventricle to lungs
systemic circulation
- left atrium receives oxygenated blood, pass to left ventricle, to body
surface anatomy of heart: 4 corners
- upper left corner
- upper right corner
- lower right corner
- lower left corner
upper left corner
- left 2nd intercostal space
- 1 inch away from midline
upper right corner
- right 3rd costal cartilage
- 1 inch away from midline
lower right corner
- right 6 th costal cartilage
- 1 inch away from midline
lower left corner
- left 5th intercostal space
- 3-4 inches away from midline
external features of heart
- heart sulci
- heart surfaces
- heart borders
- heart base
- heart apex
heart sulci: 3 main sulci
- coronary sulcus
- anterior sulcus
- posterior sulcus
coronary sulcus
- encircles heart
- separate atria from ventircles