Gross Anatomy of the CVS
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| What is the border where the superior and inferior mediastinum are divided | Sternal angle anteriorly and T4/T5 posteiorly |
| What are the contents of the superior mediastinum | Great vessels → Arches of the aorta like brachiocephalic artery and superior vena cava Trachea Oesophagus Thymus |
| What are the contents of the inferior middle mediastinum | Heart Great blood vessels Pericardium |
| What are the contents of the inferior posterior mediastinum | Oesophagus Descending thoracic aorta Sympathetic trunk |
| What are the different arches of aorta | Brachiocephalic trunk → supplying the right side of the head and neck and the right upper limb Left Common Carotid Artery → to the left side of the head and neck Left Subclavian artery → to the left upper limb |
| What forms the majority of the anterior border of the heart | Right ventricle |
| What part of the heart does the left ventricle form | Apex of the heart and diaphragmatic border |
| What is the tough CT layer covering the heart | Fibrous Pericardium |
| What are the different layers of the Serous Pericardium | Parietal , Pericardial cavity and visceral layer ( epicardium ) |
| What is the function of the fibrous skeleton | Fibrous Tissue prevents free conduction of electrical signal from atria to ventricle Support of the valves as well |
| What does the left circumflex coronary artery supply | Supplies the left atrium and ventricle |
| What does the anterior intraventricular artery supply | Right and left ventricles and 2/3 of the anterior septum |
| What is the dominant coronary artery | Right coronary artery |
| What does left marginal artery supply | Left ventricle |
| What nerve supplies the parasympathetic NS to the heart | Vagus nerve ( CN X ) |
| What nerve roots supplies the sympathetic NS to the heart | T1-T4 part of the sympathetic chain |