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Mediastinum

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Region of thoracic cavity that contains all thoracic viscera besdies lungs and surrounding pleura

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How is mediastinum divided?

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Superior and inferior by plane passing from sternal angle to inferior border of 4th thoracic vertebrae

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Inferior mediastinum divided into

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Anterior, middle, and posterior regions

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Superior mediastinum contains

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Aortic arch and all branches
Brachiocephalic veins and 1/2 of sup vena cava
Vagus, phrenic, left recurrent laryngeal nerves
Esophagus
Trachea
THoracic duct
Thymus

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Anterior mediastinum contains

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Basically nothing

Some lymph nodes and fat…thymus in children

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Middle mediastinum contains

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Heart
Pericardial sac
Ascending aorta
INferior 1/2 of sup vena cava
Termination of azygos vein
Pulmonary trunk and branches
Pulmonary veins 
Phyrenic nerves
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Posterior mediastinum contains

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Bifurcation of trachea 
Descending aorta
Esophagus
Azygos and hemiazygos veins 
THoracic duct 
Vagus and splanchnic nerves
Sympathetic chain
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How is heart attached to diaphragm?

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central tendons attached to fibrous pericardium

9
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Apex of heart is where what two parts come together?

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Ventricles

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Fibrous pericardium and nerve on surface

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Inelastic fibrous sac surrounding heart

Phrenic nerves

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Parietal pericadium

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Just deep to fibrous pericardium

Serous layer

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Visceral pericardium…what is it continuous with and other name for it

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Serous layer on surface of the heart
Continuous with parietal at roots of great vessels
Epicardium

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Pericardial cavity

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Space between visceral and parietal layers

Only contains a few drops of fluid

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Adhesions of pericardial cavity

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Restrict heart movement and compromise cardiac function

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Pericarditis

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INflammation of pericardium

Can have effusion into pericardial cavity and compression of the heart

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Cardiac tamponade

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Extensive fluid in pericardial cavity…compresses heart

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Pericardiocentesis

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Draining of fluid from pericardial cavity

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Transverse pericardial sinus separates

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Venous and arterial ends of the heart

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Oblique pericardial sinus

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Pocket-like recess in the pericardial cavity posterior to base of the heart

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Transverse pericardial sinus can be used to isolate

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Ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk

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Base of heart on which surfaces?

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Posterior and superior

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Apex of heart projects which way and which intercostal space

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Anterioly and inferior

5th intercostal space

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Coronary sulcus

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Atrioventricular sulcus

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Anterior and posterior interventricular sulcus

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Marks position of interventricular septum on anterior or diaphragmatic surface surface

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Surfaces of heart

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Anterior/sternocostal
Posterior (base)
Inferior or diaphragmatic

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Auricles fucntion and derivation

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Increases capacity of atria
Ear like pouches
Derived from primitive atria
Right and left atrium

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Crista terminalis derivation and mistaken for

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Muscular right in right atrium seprating smooth from rought portion of internal wall of right atrium
Intracardiac mass
Right atrium only

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Rough and smooth portion of atria derivations

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Rough - primitive atrium

Smooth - sinus vensosus

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Pectinate muscles

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Ridges on rough portion of internal wall of both right and left atria
Right and left atrium

30
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Fossa ovalis and what is it a remnant of?

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Depression of interatrial septum
Forament ovale
Right only

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Trabeculae carnae

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Right and left ventricles

Muscular ridges on walls

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Papillary muscles

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Right and left ventricles

Conical muscular porjections with bases attached to walls

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Chordae tendineae

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Right and left ventricles

Run from papillary muscles to free edge of AV valve cusps

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How to AV valves stay closed during systole?

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Papillary muscles contract and pull chordae tendineae tight

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Septomarginal trabecula and function

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Right ventricle only
Runs from inferior part of interventricular spetum to papillary
Facilitats coordination of electrical impulse to papillary muscles for coordinated contraction of papillary with ventricle

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Left vs. right ventricle

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Left has bicuspid valve
Thicker wall
Higher pressure

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What enters left atrium vs right atrium

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Left - pulmonary veins

Right - vena cava

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Ventricular relaxation - aortic valve and mitral valve

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Mitral valve open and aortic closed

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Coronary sulcus

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Groove on external surface of heart

Separates atria from ventricles

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Anterior and posterior interventricular sulci

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Grooves on external of heart separating right and left ventricles

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Right coronary artery - what does it supply and what are its branches

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Right atrium, right ventricle, and part of left ventricle
Marginal artery
Posterior interventricular artery

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Marginal artery runs

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Along right margin of the heart

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Posterior interventricular artery runs

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In posterior interventricular sulcus

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Left coronary artery supplies and what are brnahces

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Left atrium, left ventricle, and parts of right ventricle

Anterior interventricular artery and circumflex artery

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Anterior interventricular artery runs

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In anterior interventricular sulcus

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Circumflex artery runs

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Through coronary sulcus

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What does it mean when we say most coronary arteries are end arteries?

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Little to no anastomoses with other branches

If slow, onset of clot, anastamoses may form

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Coronary sinus - where does it empty, what does it receive drainage from, and where is it located?

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Empties into the right atrium between inferior vena cava and right atrioventricular valve
In coronary sulcus
Most veins in heart drain into ti

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Great cardiac vein assoicated with

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Anterior interventricular artery

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Posterior vein of the left ventricle drains and what is it associated with?

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Left ventricle

Circumflex artery

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Middle cardiac vein associated with

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Posterior interventricular artery

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Small cardiac vein follows

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Marginal and right coronary artery

53
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Anterior cardiac veins and cardiac veins empty into

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The heart chambers…NOT the coronary sinus

Most into the RA

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SA node location and blood supply

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Pacemaker of the heart
In myocardium near anterior margin of opining of SVC in right atrium
Supply from SA nodal artery from right coronary

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AV node location and blood supply

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Interatrial septum…superior and medial to opening of coranry sinus in right atrium
AV nodal artery from right coronary

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AV bundle and division

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Begins at AV node and passes through fibrous skeleton…runs along membranous part of IV septum
Divides into the left and right bundle branches at the IV septum

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Pukinje fibers

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Termination of BUndle of His in the ventricles

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Fibrous skeleton of the heart composition and function

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Anchoring point of cusps and valves
Keeps orifices patent
Forms electrical insulator
Fibrous connective tissue that surround orifices and valves

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Innervation of the heart and nerve fibers

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Cardiac plexus
Postgang sym (paravertebral)
Pre gang sym (vagus nerve)
Visceral affarent

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic cardiac stimulation

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Sympathetic - increase heart rate, impulse conduction, force of contraction…dilation of coronary arteries
Para - decrease HR, impulse conduction, force of contraction…constriction of coronary arteries

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Affarent innveration of heart…waht is it sensitive to and what is it not?

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Not to touch, cutting, heat, and cold

Ischemia and metabolic product accumulation stimulate pain endings in myocardium

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Affarent pain fiber path

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In cardiac nerves to sympathetic trunk

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Axons of affarent cardiav fibers

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Enter spinal cord at T1 through T4-T5

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Cardiac pain regions

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T1-T5…left pectoral region, shoulder, medial arm, and forearm

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Visceral sensory fibers innervate ______ receptors in the heart and travel with _______ back to brainstem

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Baro and chemo

Vagus nerve

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Base of heart is where?

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3rd costal cartilage

67
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Apex of heart is where?

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5th intercostal space

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Aortic semilunar valve location and where to listen

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3rd intercostal space (post to sternum)

Right 2nd intercostal space

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Pulmoanry semilunar valve and where to listen

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L 3rd costosternal junction

L 2nd intercostal space

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Tricuspid valve and where to listen

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R 5th costosternal junction posterior to sternum

Left lower sternal border

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Bicupsid valve (mitral) and where to listen

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4th costosternal junction

L 5th intercostal space