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Heart Anatomy
Location MEDIASTINUM
Projection:
Base (posteriorsuperior portion)
Apex (inferioranterior portion), Located at the 5th
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Heart
Heart Anatomy
Figure 18.1
HEART
Hollow, muscular organ
300 grams (size of a fist)
Surrounded by membrane called Pericardium
The heart is a complex muscular pump that
maintains blood pressure and flow through the
lungs and the rest of the body.
The heart pumps about 100,000 times and moves
7200 liters (1900 gallons) of blood every day.
Pericardium
Heart Wall
Epicardium visceral layer of the serous
pericardium
Myocardium cardiac thick muscle layer
forming the bulk of the heart
Middle layer, thickest part
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Figure 18.2
Figure 12-4(a)
HEART
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Figure 18.4e
Figure 12-6(a)
Capillaries
Microscopic vessels where exchange
between cells and blood takes place
Veins
Receive blood from capillaries and carry it
back to the heart
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Systemic circuit
To and from the rest of the body
Circulatory Routes
Systemic Circulation blood flow from
the L ventricle to the body & back to
the R atrium
Pulmonary Circulation blood flow from
the R ventricle to the lungs and back
to the L atrium
aorta
inferior vena cava
Figure 12-1
Figure 12-5
Figure 12-7(a)
Figure 12-7(b)
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Figure 18.4b
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Figure 18.4d
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