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1
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Describe the structure of the heart?

A
Right atrium and ventricle
Left atrium and ventricle
Superior and Inferior vena cava (de-O2 blood)
Pulmonary trunk/ artery (deO2 blood)
Pulmonary veins (O2 blood)
Aorta (O2 blood)
2
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How does the aorta branch?

A
Ascending--> out LV
Arch of aorta --> brachiocephalic (Right subclavian and common cortoid)
--> Left common carotid (middle)
--> Left Subclavian 
Descending aorta
3
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What type of imaging of the heart can be done?

A
X-rays 
CT
MRI (CMR)
Ultrasound
Nuclear medicine
4
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What does contrast enhanced angiography allow?

A

Vasculature to be more easily visible

5
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What is the structure of veins?

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Tunica externa (connective tissue)
Smooth muscle and elastic fibres (tunica media) –> thin
Endothelium (tunica intima)
Valves –> unidirection flow, low pressure
Muscular pummping –> blood return to heart

6
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What is the structure of arteries?

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Tunica externa/adventitia (connective tissue)
Smooth muscle and elastic fibres (tunica media) –> thick
–> elastic– expansion and recoil
Endothelium (tunica intima)

7
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What is cardiac output? What is normal?

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Amount of blood ejected from the heart per minute
CO= SV X HR
Normally= 5L/ min

8
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What is the average HR?

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60-90 beat per minute

9
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What is stroke volume? What is normal?

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Amount of blood ejected from the heart each beat.

55-83ml/beat

10
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How does HR, SV and CO change during exercise?

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CO= 20-35 L/min
HR= 150-200bmp
SV up to 200ml/beat

11
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Describe the layers of heart wall?

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Paritel pericardium–>outer serous layer
Pericardial cavity–> filled with pericardial fluid, excess compresses on the heart
Epicardium–> Serous membrane outer surface (visceral pericardium -inner serous layer)
Epicardial fat
Myocardium–> muscle layer
Endocardium–> Smooth inner surface
Pectinate muscle –> ridges in auricles and right atrial wall
Trabecular carnae –> muscle ridge and columns–> ventricles

12
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What is the sac surrounding the heart called?

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Pericardium

13
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What can imaging be used for?

A

Structure of heart and vasculature
Detect disease
Abnormalities

14
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What are the names of the valves in the heart?

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Aortic –>3 cusps–> LV and aorta
Pulmonary–> 3 cusps–> RV and Pulmonary trunk
Tricuspid –> 3 cusps –> RA and RV
Mitral (bicuspid) –> 2 cusps –> LA and LV

15
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What is a tranoesophogeal echocardiography?

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Ultrasound
View heart and vasculature
Invasive- camera down oesophagus
Image heart from inside the body

16
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What are the coronary arteries?

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Supply the heart
Directly off aorta
Left --> Circumflex and Left anterior descending 
Right--> marginal artery 
Posterior interventricular artery 
--> 85% right dominant --> RCA branch 
--> 8% left dominant --> LCA branch 
--> Remainder co-dominant
17
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Where do the veins drain into?

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Coronary sinus–> RA

18
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What is the difference between large, medium and small sized arteries?

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Large arteries–> elastic–> allowing them to expand–> aorta and branches
Medium sized–> distributing arteries, muscular
Small arteries–> arterioles, resistance vessels, control blood pressure

19
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What does the endothelial layer do?

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Secretes hormones

Stops RBC sticking