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Lecture 21
Heart I
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 2
10/28/2010

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Term
foramen ovale
Definition
-opening in septum between atria
-closes to form fossa ovale
Term
pericardium
Definition
-double walled sac enclosing heart and vessel roots
-visceral and parietal
Term
visceral pericardium
Definition
-inner sac
-attached to heart like skin of an apple
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parietal pericardium
Definition
outer sac
Term
pericardial cavity
Definition
space between pericardial coverings
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serous fluid
Definition
-thin layer of watery fluid that reduces friction when heart pumps
Term
atrioventricular sulcus
Definition
-seperates atria from ventricles
-contains coronary arteries and circumflex artery
Term
anterior and posterior interventricular sulci
Definition
-seperates ventricles
-contains interventricular arteries
Term
heart wall
Definition
-3 layers
-epicardidium
-myocardium
-endocardium
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epicardium
Definition
-outer
-composed of fibrous CT
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myocardium
Definition
-middle
-composed of cardiac muscle
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endocardium
Definition
-inner
-composed of simple squamous epithelium (thin layer of cells)
-also cover valves
Term
ways to enter heart
Definition
-superior/inferior vena cava
-coronary sinus
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Flow of blood
Definition
-right atrium
-tricuspid valve
-right ventricle
-pulmonary trunk
-pulmonary semilunar valve
-pulmonary arteries
-lungs
-pulmonary veins
-left atrium
-bicuspid (mitral) valve
-left ventricle
-base of aorta
-aortic semilunar valve
-arch of aorta
Term
papillary muscles
Definition
-finger-like projections from wall of heart
-prevents valve inversion
-stabilizes valve
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chordae tendonae
Definition
-cord-like tendons that attach papillary muscles to tricuspid and bicuspid valve
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pulmonary trunk
Definition
divides into two pulmonary arteries
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