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Chapter 20 - The Heart

Chapter 20 - The Heart. Location and Size of Heart. Located in thoracic cavity in mediastinum About same size as closed fist base is the wider anterior portion apex is tip or point. Pericardium: Heart Covering. Fibrous Pericardium. Rests on and is attached to diaphragm

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Chapter 20 - The Heart

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  1. Chapter 20 - The Heart

  2. Location and Size of Heart • Located in thoracic cavity in mediastinum • About same size as closed fist • base is the wider anterior portion • apex is tip or point

  3. Pericardium: Heart Covering

  4. Fibrous Pericardium • Rests on and is attached to diaphragm • Tough, inelastic sac of fibrous connective tissue • Continuous with blood vessels entering, leaving heart at base • Protects, anchors heart, prevents overstretching

  5. Parietal (Outer) Serous Pericardium • Thin layer adhered to inside of fibrous pericardium • Secretes serous (watery) lubricating fluid

  6. Pericardial Cavity • Contains pericardial (serous) fluid • lubricates surface of parietal and visceral serous pericardium • decreases friction

  7. Visceral (Inner) Serous Pericardium • Adheres to Heart • Forms epicardium • Secretes watery (serous) lubricating fluid

  8. Pericardium

  9. Homeostatic Imbalances • Pericarditis • inflammation of pericardium • painful, rubbing of tissues • can damage myocardium • Cardiac tamponade • a buildup of pericardial fluid • bleeding into pericardial cavity • may result in cardiac failure

  10. Heart wall - Three layers • Epicardium (outer) • visceral layer of pericardium • thin, transparent • smooth, slippery • Myocardium (middle) - cardiac muscle • Endocardium (inner) • endothelium over connective tissue • smooth lining for inside of heart, valves • continuous w/ endothelium of vessels

  11. Chambers of the Heart • External landmarks • coronary sulcus separates atria/ventricles • anterior/posterior interventricular sulcus separates right/left ventricles

  12. Internally - 4 compartments • R/L atrium w/ auricles • R/L ventricles • Interatrial septum separates atria • Interventricular septum separates ventricles

  13. Ventricular thickness varies depending on function • Right – pumps to lungs (pulmonary circulation) • Left – pumps to the body (systemic circulation)

  14. Valves of the Heart • Function to prevent backflow of blood into/through heart • Open, close in response to changes in pressure in heart • Four valves

  15. Valve Structure • Dense connective tissue covered by endocardium • AV valves • chordae tendineae - thin fibrous cords • connect valves to papillary muscles

  16. Valve Function • Opening and closing a passive process • when pressure low, valves open, flow occurs • with ventricular contraction, pressure increases • papillary muscles contract, prevent valves from pushing back into atria

  17. Atrioventricular (AV) valves • Separate atria, ventricles • tricuspid valve - right • bicuspid (mitral) valve - left

  18. Semilunar valves • In arteries that exit heart to prevent blood from re-entering heart • pulmonary semilunar valves • aortic semilunar valves • Pathologies • incompetent – do not close • stenosis – stiff and do not close

  19. Blood Flow Through Heart • Right atrium (RA) - receives deoxygenated blood from three sources • superior vena cava (SVC) • inferior vena cava (IVC) • coronary sinus

  20. Right ventricle (RV) • receives blood from RA • pumps to lungs • Pulmonary trunk - from RV branches into pulmonary arteries (PA) • Pulmonary arteries • from heart to lungs for gas exchange • right and left branches for each lung • blood gives up CO2 and picks up O2 • Pulmonary veins (PV) - oxygenated blood from lungs to heart

  21. Pulmonary Circulation

  22. Left atria • receives blood from PV • pumps to left ventricle • Left ventricle (LV) • sends blood to body via ascending aorta • aortic arch • curls over heart • three branches off of it that feed superior portion of body • thoracic aorta • abdominal aorta

  23. Myocardial Blood Supply • Myocardium has own blood supply • coronary vessels • diffusion into tissue impossible due to thickness • much overlap of vessels and anastomoses (art-art connections) • Heart can survive on 10-15% of normal arterial blood flow

  24. Arteries • left coronary artery divides into anterior interventricular artery and circumflex arteries • anterior interventricular artery supplies walls of both ventricles and septum • circumflex supplies LV and LA • right coronary artery small branches to RA, divides into posterior interventricular and marginal artery • posterior interventricular supplies walls of both ventricles • marginal branch supplies RV

  25. Coronary veins • blood into muscle then drains into coronary sinus • supplied by great cardiac vein (drains anterior of heart) and middle cardiac vein (drains posterior)

  26. Coronary Circulation Pathologies • Faulty coronary circulation due to: • blood clots • fatty atherosclerotic plaques • smooth muscle spasms in coronary arteries • Problems • ischemia • hypoxia

  27. Pathologies (cont.) • Angina pectoris - "strangled chest" • pain w/ myocardial ischemia - referred pain! • tight/squeezing sensation in chest • labored breathing, weakness, dizziness, perspiration, foreboding • often during exertion - climbing stairs, etc • silent myocardial ischemia

  28. Pathologies (cont.) • Myocardial infarction (MI) - heart attack • thrombus/embolus in coronary artery • tissue distal to blockage dies • if survival, muscle replaced by scar tissue • Long term results • size of infarct, position • pumping efficiency? • conduction efficiency, heart rhythm

  29. Pathologies (cont.) • Treatment • clot-dissolving agents • angioplasty • Reperfusion damage • re-establishing blood flow may damage tissue • oxygen free radicals - electrically charged molecules w/ unpaired electron • radicals attack proteins (enzymes), neurotransmitters, nucleic acids, plasma membranes • further damage to previously undamaged tissue or already damaged tissue

  30. Myocardium (Cardiac Muscle) • Cells are involuntary, striated, branched • Fibers connected to others by intercalated discs • gap junctions allow AP's to pass from fiber to fiber • desmosomes • “spot welds” • prevent cardiac fibers from separating

  31. Intercalated Discs

  32. Normal Action Potential

  33. Cardiac Muscle Action Potential

  34. Long absolute refractory period

  35. Pacemaker potentials • Leaky membranes • Spontaneously depolarize

  36. Conduction System and Pacemakers • Autorhythmic cells • cardiac cells repeatedly fire spontaneous action potentials • autorhythmic cells: the conduction system • pacemakers • SA node • origin of cardiac excitation • fires 60-100/min • AV node • conduction system • AV bundle of His • R and L bundle branches • Purkinje fibers

  37. Conduction System and Pacemakers • Arrhythmias • irregular rhythm • abnormal atrial and ventricular contractions • Fibrillation • rapid, out of phase contractions • squirming bag of worms • Ectopic pacemakers (ectopic focus) • abnormal pacemaker controlling the heart • SA node damage, caffeine, nicotine, electrolyte imbalances, hypoxia, toxic reactions to drugs • Heart block • AV node damage - severity determines outcome • may slow conduction or block it

  38. Conduction System and Pacemakers • SA node damage (MI) • AV node can run things (40-50 bts/min) • if AV node out AV bundle, bundle branch/conduction fibers fire at 20-40 bts/min • Artificial pacemakers - can be activity dependent

  39. Atrial,Ventricular Excitation Timing • SA node to AV node - small delay • about 0.05 sec from SA to AV, 0.1 sec to get through AV node • conduction slows • allows atria time to finish contraction and better fill the ventricles • once to AV bundle, conduction rapid to rest of ventricle

  40. Extrinsic Control of Heart Rate • Basic rhythm of heart set by pacemaker system • Central control from medulla • sympathetic input • parasympathetic input

  41. Electrocardiogram • Electrical activity of the heart • P wave • QRS complex • T wave

  42. Cardiac Cycle • Connection between electrical and mechanical events • Systole • Diastole • Isovolumetric contraction • Isovolumetric relaxation

  43. Quiz!!!!! • 1. Superior vena cava • 2. Right atrium • 3. Tricuspid valve • 4. Right ventricle • 5. Papillary muscle • 6. Aorta (aortic arch) • 7. Pulmonary trunk • 8. Left atrium • 9. Bicuspid valve • 10. Interventricular septum

  44. Cardiac Output • Amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in 1 minute • CO = HR x SV • HR • heart rate • 70 bts/min • SV • stroke volume • 70 ml/min • CO  5 L/min (70 bts x 70 ml)

  45. Regulation of Stroke Volume • SV = EDV – ESV • EDV • End Diastolic Volume • volume of blood in the heart after it fills (following diastole) • 120 ml • ESV • End Systolic Volume • volume of blood in the heart after contraction (after systole) • 50 ml • each beat ejects about 60% of blood in ventricle

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