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Written by Justin Cutler
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Monday, 23 October 2006 |
- What topographical structures define the borders of each
mediastinum?
- What is contained in the anterior mediastinum?
- What is the relationship of the fibrous pericardium to the
serous pericardium?
- The epicardium is actually what layer of the pericardium?
- What is contained in the pericardial cavity?
- The transverse sinus separates what structures?
- If you reach under the apex of the heart and then move the tips
of your fingers superiorly, in to what space would your fingers be
placed?
- Blood supply to the pericardium comes from where?
- Nerve supply to the pericardium comes from where?
- What forms the major portion of the sternocostal surface of the
heart?
- What forms the major portion of the diaphragmatic surface of
the heart?
- What forms the major portion of the pulmonary surface of the
heart?
- What forms the major portion of the base of the heart?
- ****Correction in the notes the lower border of the heart is
formed mostly by the RIGHT ventricle.
- Where is the apex of the heart located topographically?
- Where is the superior border of the heart located
topographically?
- ***Don't confuse the base of the heart with the diaphragmatic
surface!
- Where is the coronary sulcus located?
- Describe blood flow through the heart--include chambers,
valves, and great vessels.
- What is the normal thickness of the left ventricle compared to
the right?
- What is the term for contraction of the heart?
- What is the term for relaxation of the heart?
- What is the "roughened" internal surface of the right atrium
called? What part of the atrium is it in?
- In what chamber of the heart is the SA node located? The
AV node?
- How many cusps make up the right A-V valve?
- What keeps the right A-V valve from collapsing into the
atrium?
- What veins normally drain directly in to the right atrium?
- In what chamber of the heart is the valve for the foramen ovale
found?
- How many cusps make up the left A-V valve?
- Where are the openings of the right and left coronary arteries
found?
- Where is the membranous septum found?
- Where is the best location for auscultating the closure of the
pulmonary valve?
- Where is the best location for auscultating the closure of the
aortic valve?
- Where is the best location for auscultating the closure of the
tricuspid valve?
- Where is the best location for auscultating the closure of the
bicuspid valve?
- For the coronary circulation, KNOW what areas of the heart each
vessel supplies.
- What is the difference between left and right sided dominant
hearts? What is most common?
- Know the location of each of the cardiac veins.
- What is forms the moderator band (septomarginal
trabecula)?
- Where is the cardiac plexus located?
- In what nerve are the parasympathetic fibers carried to the
heart? What action will they cause?
- Free sensory nerve endings in the heart are stimulated by
what?
- ***Why does a patient experiencing a myocardial infarction
often have referred pain to the left upper limb, neck, and
jaw?
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