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Hollow, muscular 4 chambers
Inverted cone Top= base bottom= apex
Extends vertically from L 2nd to L 5th ICS
Extends horizontally from RSB to LMCL |
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| Anterior chest area overlying heart and great vessels |
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Vena Cava- returns blood to RA
Pulmonary Artery- carries deoxygenated blood to lungs, exits RV
Pulmonary Veins- carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the LA
Aorta- transports blood from LV to rest of body |
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Heart Valves
ATRIOVENTRICULAR (AV) |
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Right- tricuspid
Left- bicuspid (mitral) |
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Right- Pulmonic
Left- Aortic |
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| to see neck vein pulsations in a normal pt., they must be ________ |
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Neck Vessels
JUGULAR VEINS |
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Internal & external
Pulses important in determining demo dynamics of R heart |
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| Jugular vein distention can show a sign of ________ side heart failure |
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Filling of the heart
Av valves open
Ventricle FILL |
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Emptying of the heart
AV valves close (S1)
Ventricles contract
Semilunar vales close (S2) |
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