Unit 3 - The Heart Flashcards

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Pulmonary Circuit

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Right side of the heart

Carries blood from lungs > heart > lungs

Gas exchange

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Systemic Circuit

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Left side of the heart

Carries blood from heart > tissues > heart

Transports oxygenated blood

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Base (of the heart)

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Wide upper (superior) portion of the heart where large vessels attach

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Apex (of the heart)

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Narrow, pointed (tip), inferior portion of the heart

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Pericardium

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Double-walled sac that encloses the heart

Parietal layer (outer layer): two smaller layers, one of fibrous connective tissue and a thin serous layer

Visceral layer (inner layer): made of serous membrane

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Pericardial Cavity

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Space between the layers of the pericardium that contians pericardial fluid

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Epicardium

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The visceral pericardium

The outermost layer of the three layers (epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium)

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Myocardium

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Muscle of the heart

Thickest layer

The second layer of the three layers (epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium)

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Endocardium

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Lines the inner surfaces of the heart

The third (innermost) layer of the three layers (epicardium, myocardium, and endocardium)

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Right Atria

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Right superior chamber

Receives blood returning to the heart

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Left Atria

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Left superior chamber

Receives blood returning to the heart

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Right Ventricle

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Right inferior chamber

Pumps blood into arteries and away from the heart

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Left Ventricle

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Left inferior chamber

Pumps blood into arteries and away from the heart

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Interatrial Septum

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Muscle wall that separates the atria

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Interventricular Septum

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Muscle wall that separates the ventricles

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Tricuspid Valve (Right AV Valve)

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Controls flow between the right atria and ventricle

Three cusps

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Mitral (Bicuspid) Valve (Left AV Valve)

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Controls flow between the left atria and ventricle

Two cusps

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Chordae Tendinae

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Cords that connect the AV valves to papillary muscles on the floor of the ventricles

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Semilunar Valves

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Controls flow into great arteries

2 semilunar valves: pulmonary valve and aortic valve

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Pulmonary Semilunar Valve

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Opening between right ventricle and pulmonary trunk

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Aortic Semilunar Valve

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Opening between left ventricle and aorta

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Blood Flow Circuit

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  1. Superior and inferior venae cavae
  2. Right atrium
  3. Right ventricle
  4. Pulmonary valve
  5. Pulmonary trunk
  6. Right and left lungs
  7. Pulmonary veins
  8. Left atrium
  9. Left ventricle
  10. Aortic valve
  11. Ascending aorta
  12. Body organs
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Cardiomyocytes

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Cardiac muscle cells

Myogenic pacemaker

Autorhythmic

Striated

Short, thick, branched cells

Contacts several others to form a network

Joined by intercalated discs

Contains desmosomes and gap junctions

Looks like varying levels of pink striated blocks separated by thin discs with intermittent purple nuclei

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Cardiac Conduction System

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  1. SA node
  2. Atrial myocardium
  3. AV node
  4. AV bundle
  5. Purkinje fibres
  6. Ventricular myocardium
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Atrioventricular (coronary) sulcus
Separates atria and ventricles
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Interventricular Sulci (2)
Overlies interventricular septum that divides right ventricle from left Contain coronary arteries
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Coronary Circulation
Blood flow to the heart itself
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Left Arterial Supply
Consists of: left coronary artery, anterior interventricular branch, and circumflex branch
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Left Coronary Artery
Branches off the ascending aorta Supplies blood to the left atrium, both ventricles, 2/3 of the anterior interventricular septum, and the posterior left ventricle
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Anterior Interventricular Branch
Supplies blood to both ventricles and 2/3 of the anterior interventricular septum
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Circumflex Branch
Supplies left atrium Supplies posterior left ventricle Passes around left side of heart in coronary sulcus Gives off left marginal branch Ends on the posterior side of the heart
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Right Arterial Supply
Consists of: right coronary artery, right marginal branch, and posterior interventricular branch Supplies blood to right atrium, SA node, right ventricle, and the posterior walls of ventricles
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Right coronary artery
Braches off ascending aorta Supplies right atrium and SA node
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Right Marginal Branch
Supplies lateral aspect of the right atrium and ventricle
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Posterior Interventricular Branch
Supplies posterior walls of ventricles
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Heart Venous Drainage
Coronary blood returns to right atrium by way of the coronary sinus Coronary sinus has three inputs: great cardiac vein, posterior interventricular, and left marginal vein
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Purkinje Fibers
Receive conductive signals and activate the ventricles by stimulating the ventricular myocardium