Heart Flashcards
Anatomy section (61 cards)
Contracts forcefully to pump blood vessels of the body
Heart
The seat of strong emotion
Heart
The heart and blood vessel make up the??
Cardiovascular system
The healthy heart of adult pumps approximately
5L of blood per minute
Normal heart rate
60 to 100 BPM
The right side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs and back to the left side of the heart through vessels of??
Pulmonary circulation
The left side of the heart pumps blood to all other tissue of the body and back to the right side of the heart through vessels of the???
Systemic circulation
Functions of the heart
Generating blood pressure, routing blood, ensuring one way blood flow, regulating blood supply
Blunt rounded point of the hart is the
Apex
The opposite end of the heart is the
Base
Associated structures forms a midline partition called
mediastinum
The heart is surrounded by its own cavity, called
Pericardial cavity
CPR stands for?
Cardio Pulmonary resuscitation
two thirds of the heart mass lies to the _ of the midline
Left
The apex is behind _ and _ ribs
5th and 6th
The pericardial cavity is formed by the
Pericardium
surrounds the heart and anchors it within the mediastinum
Pericardial sac
The pericardium consist of 2 layer which are:
Fibrous pericardium and serous pericardium
The outer layer of the pericardium
Fibrous pericardium`
The inner layer of the pericardium
Serous pericardium
Lines the fibrous pericardium
parietal pericardium
covers the heart surface
visceral pericardium
Located at the base of the heart
Atria or atrium
Extend from the base of the heart toward the apex
Ventricles