HTHSCI 1H06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Posterior Interventricular Sulcus, Anterior Interventricular Branch Of Left Coronary Artery, Pulmonary Artery
17 Jan 2019
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1h06b lecture 1-cardiovascular anatomy: heart: location (mediastinum), base vs apex. Primary purpose is to supply blood and oxygen and nutrients to the body tissues, and remove carbon dioxide, waste, and heat from those tissues. The heart is located within the pericardium, which is located within the mediastinum. The pericardium is a fibrous sac that protects the heart by keeping it anchored to the diaphragm. The heart is about the size of your fist and is a blunt shaped organ. At the top of the heart is the base, and at the bottom is the apex. Apex is off towards the left and off towards the midline, towards the bottom: major landmarks (svc, ivc, pulm. It returns blood from the upper regions of the body. The deoxygenated blood returning from the body"s tissues are going to return to the right side of the heart through the svc.
