Heart

A&P 2

Where is the heart located in the body?

What is the apex of the heart?

What is the base of the heart?

pericardium and its function?

pericardial fluid and its functions?

3 parts of the heart wall?

what tissue is found in 3 layers of heart wall?

chambers of the heart and functions of them

valves of heart

tricuspid, pulmonary, bicuspid, aortic

location and function of tricuspid valve

location and function of bicuspid valve

location and function of pulmonary valve

location and function of aoritc valve

feeatures of cariac muscle

function?

flow of blood through heart and O2- or O2+

coronary circulation?

coronary circulation is part of the systemic circuit that supplies blood to the heart wall.

Major arteries are R and L coronary arteries branching off of the

ascending aorta. Most of the blood leaving heart wall will

eventually collect in the coronary sinus (a large thin-walled vein)

before returning to the right atrium.

difference between contractile cells and conducting cells